Stella (British TV series)

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 and 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; daughter, Emma, completely besotted with boyfriend Sunil, wants to leave school without doing her exams; and youngest, 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.

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

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