Gavin & Stacey
2007–2024BBC ThreeBBC OneComedy
Essex and Barry Island, from James Corden and Ruth Jones.
One opening sequence is catalogued for Gavin & Stacey, covering season 1.
It arrived on BBC Three in 2007, when A Question of Sport, Grandstand and Last of the Summer Wine were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
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