{"id":97806,"date":"2025-06-11T14:34:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=97806"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:34:57","slug":"watch-why-is-gavin-and-stacey-so-tidy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/06\/11\/watch-why-is-gavin-and-stacey-so-tidy\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Why is Gavin and Stacey so tidy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"ose-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube ose-youtube-single-video aligncenter\">\n\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFPJeBX7sKE?controls=1&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1\"\n\t\t        allowtransparency=\"true\"\n\t\t        allowfullscreen=\"true\"\n\t\t        frameborder=\"0\"\n\t\t        width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\n\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><em>GAVIN AND STACEY<\/em> is one of the UK\u2019s most beloved sitcoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its finale last year became one of the most watched programmes of the century, with over 19.11 million viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tale of two families from Billericay and Barry has captured the hearts of many all over the world, and despite being over, fans continue to flock to Barry Island to capture a glimpse of its now iconic landmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what is so magic about the show, and why do people decide to make the journey to Barry Island?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Cardiffian <\/em>visited Barry to find out &#8220;what\u2019s occurin'&#8221;, speak to fans and find out more about the Gavin and Stacey experiences the seaside town has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details of Brit Movie Tour\u2019s Gavin and Stacey tour can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/britmovietours.com\/bookings\/gavin-and-stacey-tour\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at Knock Off Nessa\u2019s work <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/knockoffnessa?fbclid=IwY2xjawKyWZ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlQ5Cf3BFntZ0Zms15JZsBXIgAxcdc96gCGsnWQY40b0FVy_swcwoSR7bY3T_aem_BimXLVj2l7O8joj0DvNRCg\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cardiffian visited Barry to find out &#8220;what\u2019s occurin'&#8221;, speak to fans and find out more about the Gavin and Stacey experiences the seaside town has to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1216,"featured_media":97807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9030,9,361,2,3,439],"tags":[144,145,342,9114],"coauthors":[8792],"class_list":["post-97806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture","category-barry","category-days-out","category-featured","category-news","category-diary","tag-barry","tag-barry-island","tag-gavin-and-stacey","tag-whats-occurin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WATCH: Why is Gavin and Stacey so tidy? 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