BBC America announces Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special and season 3

By April MacIntyre Dec 9, 2009, 18:06 GMT

G&S from BBC America

Hit UK series "Gavin & Stacey" is a BBC dramedy starring Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as the leads.  The well-received series is written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who also co-star in the show as Gavin and Stacey's friends Smithy and Nessa.

The first run of the series was a build-up of the romance of Gavin and Stacey and ended with their marriage.

BBC AMERICA today announced the acquisition of the U.S premieres of the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special and the highly anticipated third season.

The Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special premieres Thursday, December 24, 10:00p.m. ET/PT and season three premieres Q2, 2010.

From BBC America:

Gavin & Stacey CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - U.S. PREMIERE

Last season ended with Gavin and Stacey reuniting after a difficult separation and happily celebrating the birth of Smithy and Nessa’s baby. Now it's Christmas Eve and Stacey’s family decide to join Gavin’s for one of his dad’s famous turkey dinners. Chaos erupts - obviously.

Smithy, excited about his first Christmas with his son, doesn’t count on Nessa’s boyfriend Dave Coaches (Steffan Rhodri) tagging along and hilarity ensues throughout the day as Smithy’s jealousy builds.

The neighbors Pete (Adrian Scarborough) and Dawn (Julia Davies) get embroiled in a family argument and it ends with Pete punching Dave Coaches.

Meanwhile Stacey's older brother, Jason (Robert Wilfort) and Uncle Bryn (Rob Brydon), have a heart-to-heart about “that” mysterious fishing trip from season one while Gavin and Stacey’s reveal their plan to move to Barry Island which doesn’t quite turn out to be the Christmas present their families were expecting.

Gavin & Stacey- Season 3 - U.S. PREMIERE

As Gavin starts his new job, the move to Barry Island means big changes for the whole family. Gavin’s parents, Pam and Mick have to adjust to an empty nest while Stacey’s mom, Gwen's got a full house again.

Stacey’s in her element, but will this finally be the solution to the couple's long-distance problem?

And how will Gavin take to living in Wales?