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Gavin and Stacey stars to feature in festive Julia Donaldson TV…

Rob Brydon voices the BBC's Christmas screen version of a Julia Donaldson picture book, with fellow Gavin and Stacey cast members joining him; the book is short.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:56 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: JaceMerlyn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Rob Brydon — Photo: JaceMerlyn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by BBC: “Gavin and Stacey stars to feature in festive Julia Donaldson TV adaptation”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 2:56 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Stacey, TV.
BBN covered this story before: Melanie Walters out of Strictly, Welsh star of Gavin and Stacey (October 12).

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BBCGavin and Stacey stars to feature in festive Julia Donaldson TV adaptation

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRob Brydon is voicing a new Julia Donaldson picture book adaptation, and it airs on the BBC over Christmas, with more Gavin and Stacey stars joining him.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA whole cast of grown-ups voicing a book with about forty words in it. I want Rob Brydon narrating my grocery list.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI want him narrating my parking ticket, and I'd frame it.