The jobbing actress: Melanie Walters from Gavin and Stacey

At last the wait is over and the second series of the hilarious ‘Gavin and Stacey’ returns later this month. The award winning BBC comedy, which charted the fortunes of an Essex boy and a Barry girl from meeting to marriage, was a huge hit when it was shown last year. The series features a stellar cast including Matthew Horne and Joanna Page as the eponymous couple along with Alison Steadman, Larr
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At last the wait is over and the second series of the hilarious ‘Gavin and Stacey’ returns later this month. The award winning BBC comedy, which charted the fortunes of an Essex boy and a Barry girl from meeting to marriage, was a huge hit when it was shown last year.

The series features a stellar cast including Matthew Horne and Joanna Page as the eponymous couple along with Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Rob Brydon. Arts Hub caught up with Stacey’s ‘Mam’, Gwen, AKA Melanie Walters to find out about life away from Barry (the seaside town, not the fella).

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Becky Land
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Becky Land has been writing and broadcasting for 15 years. After working for the BBC for 12 years she now writes for websites and business and lifestyle magazines as well as offering PR training to SMEs. In her spare time she is trying to stand up on her surf board and is relearning the oboe.