The Choir is a new Apple TV show by Gavin and Stacey co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones. According to an exclusive with Deadline, the plot details are revealed:
Corden and Jones are playing the leads and exec producing The Choir and will star as brother and sister Ben and Lisa, who haven’t seen each other for several years. Ben has been living abroad, while Lisa has carried on in their small English town where nothing ever happens. But when events take a sorry turn, Ben is forced to return to a life he never wanted, a town he never liked and a family from which he’s estranged.
The Choir comes as a result of a hush deal with Apple.
The Choir Release Schedule Schedule and More Details
According to Deadline’s exclusive, the Apple TV show will be an eight-part comedy, with filming set to begin in 2026.
Corden’s own Fulwell Entertainment, which made the Gavin & Stacey finale with Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow, will likely be in the mix. Although Apple has not made any comments, Jones and Corden reportedly struck a deal worth around $10.8 million.
The show is the latest big bet from Apple TV+’s highly rated Europe boss Jay Hunt, who has found success with the likes of Slow Horses and Bad Sisters.
Gavin and Stacey Apple TV Show Was a Hit
Gavin and Stacey saw a record-breaking finale as it was the most-watched TV show in the UK in 2024. Concluding on Christmas Day, the show received an audience of around 20 million people (via BBC).
James Corden & Ruth Jones originally wrote the show for BBC Three, and the success of the show in the UK led to BBC One picking it up.
Corden made the finale after his run ended on The Late, Late Show in the States. Jones, meanwhile, is set to star in the BBC and BritBox’s The Other Bennet Sister and Netflix’s next Harlan Coben adaptation, Run Away.
Here are a few key details of the show:
| CATEGORY | DETAILS |
| Title | Gavin & Stacey |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | James Corden & Ruth Jones |
| Production Companies | Baby Cow Productions Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original Network | BBC Three (2007) BBC One |
| First Aired | 13 May 2007 |
| Finale | 25 December 2019 (Christmas Special) |
| No. of Series | 3 series + 2 specials |
| No. of Episodes | 20 |
| Setting | Billericay, Essex (England) Barry, Vale of Glamorgan (Wales) |
| Filming Locations | Primarily Barry (Wales) Essex (England) |
Gavin and Stacey is one of the UK’s most beloved sitcoms that has run for a few decades, which followed the long-distance relationship between Gavin (from Essex) and Stacey (from Barry, Wales). They first met online, and what followed is a series of comedic and heartfelt moments as their two families from different backgrounds come together.
The show became famous for many catchphrases, like Uncle Bryn’s “What’s occurring?” and Nessa’s “Tidy”. James Corden and Ruth Jones won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance. The show also won Best TV Comedy in the British Comedy Awards in 2008.
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Gavin and Stacey is currently streaming on BritBox on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
The Choir does not have a release date and will begin production in 2026.
