Gavin & Stacey stars, Matthew Horne and Joanna Page, have reunited just in time for Christmas.
Following their long-running roles as Gavin Shipman and Stacey West – which culminated in last year’s TV special – the duo are set to appear in How to Say It With Food, a festive mini-series from Waitrose.
Launching across Waitrose’s online and social channels, with instalments dropping every Tuesday and Friday in the lead up to 19 December, each episode will see Horne and Page “help solve some of the nation’s most common Christmas quandaries with food”.
As of today (3 December) the first episode, ‘How to say “I love you” with our No. 1 Festive Turkey Pie’ is now available to watch.
According to the grocer: “Jo and Mat take on each issue to prove that there’s few things that can’t be solved with delicious food including the Waitrose No.1 Festive Turkey Pie, No.1 Golden Mince pies with Limoncello, No.1 Hazelnut Creme Panettone, No.1 Party Polar Bao Buns, No.1 Mushroom Malbec & Port Wellington and No.1 Nutcracker.”
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Speaking about the series, Page quipped: “You thought you’d seen the last of us! Well, we’re back and what fun we had. I love food, so it was such a treat working with Mat and Waitrose on this new mini-series. From a delicious turkey pie to a mouth-watering mushroom wellington, food is what brings people together over the festive season.”
Echoing this sentiment, Horne added: “It was brilliant to be back on set with Joanna – it’s become a Christmas tradition. We’re very familiar with the classic Christmas conundrums, but there’s nothing that some good food can’t fix. If I haven’t eaten it all first! Jokes aside, food really is the perfect way to show your love this festive season.”
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Meanwhile, Emily Angliss, Senior Social Marketing Manager at Waitrose, said: “This Christmas, we’re celebrating the magical role that food plays in bringing people together and showcasing love. Our new series is a funny compilation of seasonal scenarios that bring this to life and inspire our customers to say it with food. As a duo that are synonymous with family, friendship and love at Christmas across the UK – Mathew and Joanna were the perfect fit.”
Tune in to How to Say It With Food on Waitrose’s online and social channels.
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Megan is a freelance news reporter for Digital Spy.