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Stella is a British comedy-drama filmed in the Rhondda valleys that aired on Sky One from 2012 to 2017. It was created by David Peet along with Ruth Jones, who plays the role of the titular character and appears alongside a cast ensemble which includes Patrick Baladi. The sixth and final series premiered on 13 September 2017 and concluded with a 70-minute finale on 18 October 2017. Various celebrities make guest cameos, with former Wales rugby union international Scott Quinnell making the most appearances.

Plot

Stella focuses on the ups and downs in the life of a struggling mother of three living in the fictional Welsh town of Pontyberry, earning a living doing the laundry and ironing for the locals. Stella’s eldest son, Luke, is serving a prison sentence for joyriding; her daughter, Emma, is completely besotted with boyfriend Sunil and wants to leave school without doing her exams; and her youngest son, Ben, is working on his family tree, which brings back a familiar face from Stella’s past and sends shockwaves throughout the valley.

Along for the bumpy ride are Stella’s best friend Paula, a functioning alcoholic funeral director married to Stella’s brother Dai, an ex-serviceman injured on duty; Stella’s dim, but well-meaning ex-husband Karl, father to Emma and Ben and now with the much-younger Nadine; and lollipop man and youth rugby coach Alan, Stella’s old schoolfriend who has had unrequited love for her since their schooldays.

Episodes

Cast

Key Cast

Supporting cast

Special guests

Many celebrities appeared in the series as themselves:

• Ashley Banjo
• Joe Calzaghe
• Colin Charvis
• Keith Chegwin
• Rylan Clark-Neal
• Nicky Clarke
• Gino D'Acampo
• Andy Fairweather Low
• Warren Gatland
• Russell Grant
• Eamonn Holmes
• Colin Jackson
• Gethin Jones
• Neil Kinnock
• Debbie McGee
• Gillian McKeith
• Only Men Aloud
• Damien O'Kane
• Mike Phillips
• Robert Plant
• Graham Price
• Scott Quinnell
• Tim Rhys-Evans
• Jonathan Ross
• Kate Rusby
• Craig Bellamy
• Andrew Stone
• Gareth Thomas
• Shane Williams

DVD releases

Filming

The series was largely filmed in Ferndale in the Rhondda Valley in Wales.

References

1. "Will TV hit Stella give 'Gavin and Stacey factor' to Ferndale?". BBC News Online. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

External links

• Stella at British Comedy Guide
• Stella at epguides.com
• Stella at IMDb

• 2010s British comedy-drama television series
• 2012 British television series debuts
• 2017 British television series endings
• British comedy-drama television shows
• Sky UK comedy-dramas
• Television shows set in Wales
• British English-language television shows