Corden and Horne Want Catherine Tate For Comedy Sketch Show - ‘Gavin & Stacey’ Boosts Tourism
Catherine Tate is currently appearing in Doctor Who, and some would say ruining the show. Although I’m still enjoying the series, it seems to have been turned in to a combination of a bad sitcom and a bad Sci-fi show since Tate’s arrival. And what is it with all the running? I know David Tennant is fit, in more ways than one, but does he really need to run in every episode?
But Tate may soon be returning to her comedy roots, as reports suggest Mathew Horne and James Corden want her to appear in their newly commissioned sketch show for BBC Three. Horne and Corden are the two geniuses behind Gavin and Stacey, and Horne also appeared as a multitude of characters in two series of The Catherine Tate show, including the grandson of the sweary grandma.
Mathew said:
“I would love to find Catherine a role and I’m sure she would do it,”
Meanwhile, Corden has denied the rumours that Lily Allen, his new love interest/best friend (no-one is quite sure whether they’re together or just playing with the press) will be involved in the show. Having seen Allen’s own BBC Three show, which while having some good ideas, fell down due to Allen’s own crappy presenting style, I personally hope she isn’t involved.
As for Gavin and Stacey, the award winning sitcom starring Corden and Horne, the town of Barry in Wales where it is set has reported a massive rise of 25% in the tourism trade thanks to the show.
Glamorgan Council tourism and marketing officer Claire Evans even claims the show has put the town on the map.
“Considering it’s a BBC Three production, the profiling has been amazing. The cast of Gavin & Stacey are doing for Barry what Doctor Who and Torchwood have done for Cardiff.”
“We’ve even had callers quoting Nessa’s famous line - ‘what’s occurring’.”
And so it all comes back to Doctor Who. For some reason the BBC loves to use Wales as a location for its shows, and both Doctor Who and Gavin and Stacey have made the towns in which they are located more famous than they once were.
June 21st, 2008 at 5:33 am
Catherine Tate is not ruining Doctor Who in my estimation. I’ve seen that horrendous Lauren Cooper bit and I think Who is a better fit. She has excellent chemistry with Tennant and that is priceless.