Gavin & Stacey is set to be remade by Fox for an American audience.
The show's original writers and stars, James Corden and Ruth Jones, have also signed up as executive producers.
The comedy features Gavin (Mathew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page) navigating the difficulties of a long distance relationship between Essex and Wales.
The original production company, Baby Cow Productions, will work on the development along with BBC Worldwide.
It is not thought that Corden and Jones will have an on-screen role in this version.
One half-hour pilot episode is currently being developed.
The original series has already aired in the States on BBC America.
Other British TV hits have been remade for US audiences with varying degrees of success.
Ricky Gervais's The Office was remade, starring Steve Carell in the role of office manager.
The Office: An American Workplace has gone on to have nine series and win Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
The US version of Channel 4 comedy The Inbetweeners started this summer in America and received mostly poor reviews from critics.
Other notable flops include remakes of Skins, Spaced and The IT Crowd.
An American version of Misfits is also due soon.
Gavin and Stacey emigrate
Gavin and Stacey emigrate
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
-
MajGenl.Meade
- Posts: 21233
- Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:51 am
- Location: Groot Brakrivier
- Contact:
Re: Gavin and Stacey emigrate
I understand the story line has to undergo some changes for the U.S. version though:
Meade
Working title is "How Clean Was My Valet?""We have an idea where, uh, I get into an accident with a girl... uh Stacey... who has no insurance and the judge sentences her to be my butler". (Everyone laughs) "You know she cooks for me, she has to cook for me... She cleans my house, she's doin' my shopping, you know? I'm walkin' around with one of those big neck collars. But I live in New York and she lives in Boston... so you... she has to commute... and she's from Wales with a funny accent. I... I'm Gavin... that's a funny name, right? ... and I get the hots for Stacey but she's like... you know... I don't even know you and I'm from Wales and we don't do that there... but I don't... I don't believe her because she has ah... I don't see any panty lines"
Meade
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
Re: Gavin and Stacey emigrate
LOL!! 
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
-
oldr_n_wsr
- Posts: 10838
- Joined: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:59 am
Re: Gavin and Stacey emigrate
Seinfeld?