Overview
- Ruth And Steve: From Porthcawl With Love aired on BBC One Wales at 9pm on December 15 and is now available on BBC iPlayer.
- Jones brings back Vanessa “Nessa” Jenkins without prior fanfare during a visit to Coney Beach with co-star Steve Speirs.
- At a Porthcawl screening, Speirs said Jones’s transformation into Nessa felt like a “massive metamorphosis” and “wasn’t like Ruth at all.”
- The programme marks the town’s 200th year as Jones revisits childhood locations and shares home movies filmed by her late father, Richard.
- Coverage recalls Gavin & Stacey’s enduring reach, noting the 2024 Christmas finale drew 19.1 million seven-day viewers, according to the BBC.