“Even if you weren’t a fan the first time round, travelling back there now in the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special feels like an hour’s respite, sorely needed.” ****
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

“What luck then to be delivered a Christmas special as hilarious, irreverent and heart-warming as the original series.” *****
Emily Baker, i

“James Corden and Ruth Jones, the writers, took a risk in reviving an award-winning show because the only way is down. But it paid off. Characters this well-conceived can rise from the near-dead and you barely notice any decay.” ****
Carol Midgley, The Times

“This, though, was a joyful indulgence, a pub scene glowing with love and affection. ‘There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour,’ Dickens wrote in A Christmas Carol — and there in Barry, the Christmas spirit was very much present.”
Victoria Segal, The Sunday Times

“By the end of the hour my face hurt from the smiling. It wasn’t the jokes as such, but the sheer pleasure of having all the characters back and hearing why Nessa will be otherwise occupied on New Year’s Day.” *****
Deborah Ross, The Mail on Sunday 

“Any fears that Gavin and Stacey’s long-awaited return might be a comeback too far disappeared after around two minutes. That was when Mick and Pam arrived on screen and I actually found myself cheering out loud.” *****
Ian Hyland, Daily Mirror

“Warm, family friendly, slightly daft and crucially it was funny; in parts anyway. Lush, as they say in Barry.”
Garry Bushell, The Sunday Express

“Gavin & Stacey proves that playing it safe is not always a bad thing. It’s a way of spending an hour with people we’ve known a long time, and we are happy to see, but probably only once a year at most.” ***
Ed Cumming, The Independent

“Dropping to one knee in front of an amazed Smithy, on the door-step of their best friends’ terrace house in Barry, South Wales, she grunted: ‘I loves ya.’ What could possibly have been more satisfying at the end of this one-off special? We didn’t realise it, but we’ve been waiting for this moment for ten years.” *****
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail

Tidy Productions is wholly owned by Ruth Jones and David Peet. It was formed in 2009 following the huge success of the BAFTA award winning sitcom Gavin and Stacey, created, written and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden and produced by Baby Cow.

Gavin & Stacey was a celebration of two undervalued cultural jewels within the UK’s comedy landscape: Billericay and Barry Island. It afforded both places a newfound kudos and introduced the world to expressions like “What’s occurring”, “Lush” and “Tidy”.

Meanwhile, David brought a vast range of writing, presenting and producing experience in TV and radio. He established his credentials on Radio 4 and BBC Wales as a writer and producer of ambitious documentary series, interviewing the likes of Martin Scorsese, Arthur Miller, Graham Greene and Michael Caine. At the time, comedy at BBC Wales was non-existent, and seeking to remedy this, David brought together a team of new talent to produce the TV pilot Throw Another Log on the Cottage. The team comprised Rob Brydon, Wayne Forester and Steve Speirs, and introduced new comedy actress (and then bartender!) Ruth Jones. David then went on to produce Except for Viewers in England, with the same cast, which aired on BBC1 Wales. The seeds of Tidy Productions had been sown.