After the conclusion of Gavin and Stacey, fans are encouraged to explore 'Stella', a critically acclaimed comedy-drama starring Ruth Jones.
Gavin and Stacey fans looking for their next comedy series to binge can tune into another ‘superb’ one starring Ruth Jones . A few weeks ago, the BBC comedy series came to an end, with creators Ruth and James Corden revealing they had no further plans to revive the series, which first hit screens in 2007. After the three seasons wrapped up in 2010, two years later Ruth went on to work on the comedy drama Stella for Sky TV.
Airing for six seasons between 2012 and 2017, the show was co-created by Ruth and David Peet. The series followed ‘the ups and downs in the life of a struggling mother of three living in the fictional Welsh town of Pontyberry, earning a living doing the laundry and ironing for the locals’. Ruth starred as the titular character, whose eldest son Luke was serving a prison sentence for joyriding while her daughter Emma is completely besotted with boyfriend Sunil and wants to leave school without doing her exams. Meanwhile her youngest son, Ben is working on his family tree, however, the project leads to a familiar face from Stella’s past reemerging and ‘sending shockwaves throughout the valley’. Across the 58 episodes, several celebrities also made appearances, including Rylan Clark, Gethin Jones, Gillian McKeith, Jonathan Ross and Ashley Banjo. The series has received significant praise online. ‘Ruth Jones has created something special in Stella and I don’t think it gets the recognition that it deserves,’ one fan posted on IMDB. ‘Ruth Jones has created a classic with Stella… if you haven’t seen it already, I recommend you do,’ someone else shared. ‘Stumbling upon the series Stella has been an absolute delight! There is not one detail of this series that I don’t adore,’ another adde
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