Ruth Jones, James Corden

Broschiertes Buch

When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between

A Story of Love and Friendship

Beschreibung

From the BAFTA award-winning writers James Corden and Ruth Jones, discover the funny and intimate memoir about the making of one of our most beloved shows. 'Gavin & Stacey' is a TV series like no other. Now, for the first time, its creators tell the full extraordinary story of how they turned their little show into a full-on cultural phenomenon. As they recount the rejection, obstacles and challenges they faced on the way to giving birth to their beloved comedy creation, Ruth and James also explore the flourishing of their own real-life friendship. While their now legendary on-screen characters Nessa and Smithy had a profound awkwardness to negotiate, Ruth and James forged a magical relationship of mutual support based also on a deep, shared sense of subversive fun. In their incredible new memoir, When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between, the duo detail what's occurred every step of the way, from their tentative initial pitch to the emotionally overwhelming final day of filming, bouncing off each other in inimitable style. Full of revelations and never-before-heard stories, this one-of-a-kind book takes you behind-the-scenes of one of the most iconic and beloved TV shows in British history.

Autor

Ruth Jones MBE is well known for her television work, most notably BBC One's multi-award-winning Gavin and Stacey, co-written with James Corden, in which she played Nessa Jenkins. The 2019 and 2024 Christmas specials of this well-loved show garnered viewing figures of 18 million and 21 million respectively. Ruth also created and co-wrote several series of Stella for Sky TV, for which she was BAFTA nominated. Other TV work includes Hattie, Nighty Night and Saxondale. In 2024 Ruth played Mother Superior in Sister Act the Musical at London's Dominion Theatre. Her latest acting role is Elena Ravenscroft in Harlan Coben's Run Away for Netflix. Ruth's novels have sold over a million copies. Never Greener was a Sunday Times bestseller for fifteen weeks, three weeks at number one, as well as WHSmith Fiction Book of the Year 2018, a nominated Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, and a Zoe Ball Book Club pick. Her second novel, Us Three, and her third novel, Love Untold, were also instant Sunday Times bestsellers. Love Untold was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year, as well as a Richard & Judy Book Club pick. Ruth's latest novel is By Your Side

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 350g
• ISBN-13: 9780857507457
• ISBN-10: 0857507451
• Artikelnr.: 73574086