Cardiff English Although based in nearby Barry, accents heard in the sitcom "Gavin & Stacey" are not Cardiff or Barry accents, with the exception of the character Nessa, played by Ruth Jones who was brought up in Bridgend but now resides in Cardiff. A common first reaction to the accent is often that it is scarcely different from what is considered a "proper Welsh accent", which is usually seen by most outside Wales as being the variety spoken in the South Wales Valleys. The accent is also sufficiently distinct from standard English that researchers from the University of Birmingham have carried out
Cyril Stacey Cyril Stacey John Cyril Stacey (birth unknown - death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax and Batley as a . He is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee. Cyril Stacey was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won a cap for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1920 against New Zealand. Stacey won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax. Cyril Stacey played right-, i.e. number 2, in Batley's