Stella
- TV comedy drama
- Sky One
- 2012 - 2017
- 58 episodes (6 series)
Comedy drama written by and starring Ruth Jones as Stella, a single mother struggling in the Welsh valleys. Stars Ruth Jones, Joanna Riding, Piers Ahia, Patrick Baladi, Craig Gallivan and more.
Streaming rank this week: 3,371
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Series 5, Episode 2
Further details
As Stella and Michael strive to get their relationship and their finances back on track, Beyoncé starts demanding outrageously expensive items for the baby. Always eager to put others first, Stella comes up with a typically selfless solution, while Michael argues it's high time she put herself first.
Elsewhere in Pontyberry, Karl and Nadine hope to put the spark back into their marriage through the power of dance, while a mysterious stranger drives a wedge between Bobby and Aunty Brenda.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 19th January 2016
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ruth Jones | Stella |
| Patrick Baladi | Michael Jackson |
| Craig Gallivan | Luke |
| Justin Davies | Ben |
| Di Botcher | Aunty Brenda |
| Daniel Gammond | Little Alan |
| Karen Paullada | Nadine |
| Julian Lewis Jones | Karl |
| Aled Pugh | Bobby |
| Pal Aron | Jagadeesh |
| Remy Beasley | Beyonce |
| Russell Gomer | Yanto |
| Clare Hingott | Cheryl |
| Maxine Evans | Rhian |
| Dafydd Hywel | Glen Brennig |
| Taj Atwal | Jasminder |
| Leona Vaughan | Cerys |
| Tony Gardner | Ivan Schloss |
| Suzanne Packer | Carole |
| Laila Rouass | Maria |
| Grace Fan | Mrs Wong |
| Patricia Kane | Dotty |
| Gillian Elisa | Nana Pat |
| Nayef Rashed | Mohammed Al Komadi |
| Andy Fairweather Low | Self |
| Ruth Jones | Writer |
| Julia Kent | Script Editor |
| Arwen Roberts | Script Editor |
| David Peet | Story |
| Ruth Jones | Story |
| Simon Delaney | Director |
| Spencer Campbell | Producer |
| Ruth Jones | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
| David Peet | Executive Producer |
| Mike Hopkins | Editor |
| Paul Cowell | Production Designer |
| Mark Thomas | Composer |
| Simon H Jones | Composer |
Press
Radio Times review
Star/co-creator Ruth Jones calls another Welsh favour this week. After cameos in previous series from Lord Kinnock, presenter Gethin Jones and rugby star Scott Quinnell, Andy Fairweather Low gets to busk in a pub! The Wide Eyed and Legless singer is the kind of delightful aside at which this post-watershed Pobol y Cwm excels.
The crux of the episode is expectant vamp Beyoncé applying a financial squeeze on the rueful Michael, while comedy linchpins Bobby and Brenda tussle for the same ndertaker's job. Their interviewer is the enigmatic Ivan Schloss (the usually excellent Tony Gardner, here with an uncomfortable accent). If it's all a tad overplayed, the feel-good factor conquers all.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 12th January 2016