Gavin & Stacey live for the "Top of the Pops 2009 Red Nose Day" special. There have been two charity episodes depicted as a "spin-off" of "Gavin & Stacey" called "Smithy", starring James Corden as the title character. For Sport Relief 2010 on 19 March 2010, Corden appeared again as Smithy in a long sketch about coaching. Corden had previously recorded a live 9 minute segment during the December 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony. It sees Smithy being presented with the Coach of the Year Award for his unsung coaching influence on several British sports stars. As he jokes
Gavin Friday 2010. On 6 April 2010 Record company Rubyworks announced they signed Gavin Friday and that a new album is on its way. The new CD is titled "catholic" and was released in Ireland on Good Friday: 22 April 2011. Friday's first acting experience was in the Kirsten Sheridan film "Disco Pigs" (2001), in which he played a bit part. In 2005 Gavin Friday played Billy Hatchett in the Neil Jordan film "Breakfast on Pluto" based on Irish author Patrick McCabe's book, which had been influenced by Friday's album "Shag Tobacco". On the soundtrack he sings "Wig Wam Bam" and "Sand",