Stella (Series 1 & 2) - 6-DVD Box Set ( Stella (Series One and Two) )

Stella (Series 1 & 2) - 6-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Stella (Series One and Two)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
879 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Box Set
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Susan Tully
Mandie Fletcher

Written By:
Ruth Jones
David Peet

Actors:
Karen Paullada ..... Nadine (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Elizabeth Berrington ..... Paula / ... (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Catrin Stewart ..... Emma (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Ruth Jones ..... Stella (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Rory Girvan ..... Sunil
Steve Speirs ..... Alan
Owen Teale ..... Dai (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Julian Lewis Jones ..... Karl
Justin Davies ..... Ben (19 episodes, 2012-2013)
Craig Gallivan ..... Luke (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Howell Evans ..... Daddy (17 episodes, 2012-2013)
Aled Pugh ..... Bobby (16 episodes, 2012-2013)
Kenny Doughty ..... Sean
Daniel Gammond ..... Little Alan (15 episodes, 2012-2013)
Pal Aron ..... Jagadeesh (15 episodes, 2012-2013)
Mark Lewis Jones ..... Rob
Taj Atwal ..... Jasminder (14 episodes, 2012-2013)
Sudha Bhuchar ..... Tanisha (13 episodes, 2012-2013)
Beth Robert ..... Mrs. Barclay (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Maxine Evans ..... Rhian (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Nadia Kamil ..... Bethan / ... (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Di Botcher ..... Aunty Brenda (10 episodes, 2013)
Michael Elwyn ..... Ken (9 episodes, 2012)
Julian Seager ..... Doorman / ... (9 episodes, 2012)

Synopsis:

The fictional town of Pontyberry in the South Wales Valleys is home to Stella Morris - a vivacious 40-something single divorcee making a living doing the locals' washing and ironing. But what Stella does best is juggle the ups and downs of her family, ex-husbands, lovers and friends. And that's a full-time job... Her eldest son Luke is in jail and her teenage daughter Emma is heading off the rails. Her best friend Paula is a functioning alcoholic funeral director with a vigorous sex life, her shallow-as-a puddle ex has taken up with a 28-year old and the lollipop man has been in love with her since 1984. And then there's the tricky issue of love which takes her totally by surprise.. Oh, and the neighbours across the road keep a horse outside the front door.

Season 1
Episode #1.1 S1, Ep1 Jan. 6, 2012
Aged sixteen Stella fell pregnant with son Luke but his father Rob emigrated to Canada with his family. Stella married school-mate Karl by whom she has Emma and Ben but now, at forty-two, she is alone, Karl having gone off with the younger, vain Nadine and Luke in prison. She makes ends meet with her ironing business. After a row with Karl and Nadine over Emma's schooling Stella is ready for a night in the pub with best friend Paula, an undertaker and lollipop man Alan, who fancies her.
Episode #1.2 S1, Ep2 Jan. 13, 2012
Unhappy about Emma's situation Stella goes to see Sunil's parents, newsagent Jag and his snobbish wife Tanisha. Though they too are unhappy Stella falls out with Tanisha, who considers Sunil above Emma and a general row ensues which also alienates Stella from her daughter. To make things worse she has car trouble and has to deliver her ironing by push-bike but things start to look up when she is helped out of a sticky situation by Sean, a handsome - and younger - decorator who has moved to Wales from Yorkshire.
Episode #1.3 S1, Ep3 Jan. 20, 2012
Two months have passed and Emma and Sunil are planning their wedding. However everything in Pontyberry is overshadowed by the death of local Rugby legend Dick the Kick. This proves to be a boon for Paula and her father, whose business is ailing when they are charged to organize a celebrity funeral with orations from the likes of Neil Kinnock and a whole bunch of famous pall-bearers. And once more, when things look like going wrong Sean proves his worth.
Episode #1.4 S1, Ep4 Jan. 27, 2012
Luke is now home but, unlike Nadine, who has started a dog grooming business and wants to practice on Stella's dog, he is having no luck in finding work and is tempted when Keckers, the local drug dealer, suggests they do business together. Matters come to a head at a family outing where Sean confronts Luke about his involvement with Keckers and the two lads end up fighting. on the plus side Stella agrees to go on a date with Sean.
Episode #1.5 S1, Ep5 Feb. 3, 2012
In preparation for her date with Sean, Stella decides to try and lose weight and joins Ben's rugby training fitness group led by Alan. She is visited during her work-out by Dai, her older brother and partner of Paula. Dai is an ex-serviceman wounded out of the army and technically unable to work though he has a habit of playing on his disability. Then he goes missing.
Episode #1.6 S1, Ep6 Feb. 10, 2012
After her sexy date with Sean Stella is on top of the world but she's about the only one. Emma has heard that Sunil is two-timing her with an older woman and ends their relationship after Luke spots him with another girl, Dai is up in court for working whilst he is meant to be an invalid and Luke has had a letter from his father, now back in the area and anxious to meet up with him.
Episode #1.7 S1, Ep7 Feb. 17, 2012
Sean takes Stella to Big Rae's gym to teach her how to box and she is amazed that her boyfriend is a personal friend of Welsh champion Joe Calzaghe. In the evening everybody gathers for Luke's twenty-fifth birthday bash, where Luke is pursued by Sunil's teen-aged sister Jasminder and Stella shares a romantic dance. All is going well until Luke's father Rob appears.
Episode #1.8 S1, Ep8 Feb. 24, 2012
Sunil's stag party takes the form of a camping weekend and, as she sees her son and her man off on the coach, Stella is not happy to see that Rob is going with the others. Stella herself joins her daughter and her female friends for a pampering session at a spa but she is brought down to earth when Paula tells her that Dai has overheard Rob asking Luke to go back to Canada with him.
Episode #1.9 S1, Ep9 Mar. 2, 2012
Still upset by Rob's proposal Stella accompanies Dai for his day in court, where he dresses to impress in his full regimental uniform. However the more pressing event is Emma, about to sit her school exam going into labour and being rushed to hospital where she gives birth to a son and is joined by Sunil. As Rob apologizes to Stella for his past behaviour they share a moment recalling their first love, a moment which does not sit well with Sean.
Episode #1.10 S1, Ep10 Mar. 9, 2012
Following the birth of their baby Emma and Sunil's wedding is put on hold but, since Sunil's mother is against them living together in their new flat until they are married, they sneak off to the registry office. Stella accepts that Luke wants to try for a new life with Rob in Canada and there is a send-off party for him - and for Paula's gay assistant Bobby, who is leaving to move to Bristol with his boyfriend. At the party Rob confesses that he never forgot Stella and was reluctant to leave her. He still has feelings for her and asks her to go with him and Luke. ...
Season 2
Episode #2.1 S2, Ep1 Jan. 11, 2013
Sunil goes to medical school but spends most of his time drinking whilst Dai drives Paula mad when he joins her working at the undertakers. Alan is made redundant, thanks to the new traffic lights at the school. As Karl and Nadine open their tanning salon Tantastic Bodies it looks likely that a regular customer will be one of two arrivals in town. Stella's sharp-tongued Aunty Brenda, back from 'wicked' Tenerife. The other arrival, however, is Rob and, given her one night stand with him, Stella is not happy as she and Sean are looking forward to their new arrival.
Episode #2.2 S2, Ep2 Jan. 18, 2013
As Stella confesses that the father of her baby may indeed be Rob, a disheartened Sean prepares to leave town and, thanks to the likes of Aunty Brenda, Stella's bad news is soon all over Pontyberry. Stella is anxious to shield thirteen year old Ben from the scandal but he is too busy discovering girls and going in for body-building to impress. Bobby returns to town, to the immense relief of Paula, who cannot work with Dai. Also back is Luke, deported from Canada for not disclosing his criminal record.
Episode #2.3 S2, Ep3 Jan. 25, 2013
With Sean gone and a visit to the doctor yielding a shock, Stella finds herself without a man and a baby and is vulnerable enough to be tempted into reconciliation with Rob. Aunty Brenda decides her niece needs a change of direction and gets her a job at the local bap factory. Russell Grant arrives to open the tanning salon but not everybody is happy. Paula and Dai's colourful sex life has hit a problem as Dai is unable to perform and succumbs to taking the strange blue pills Aunty Brenda has picked up in Spain.
Episode #2.4 S2, Ep4 Feb. 1, 2013
Sunil is happy to return to Emma as they prepare for their son's forthcoming naming ceremony but Leah seems persistent in her efforts to catch the young man. Alan is desolate when the rugby club closes and Paula makes it clear that she no longer wants Dai either as a work colleague or her man. Fortunately a Dutch new age life coach Peschman arrives in Pontyberry and soon has half the residents sitting in a semi-circle chilling out to 'Tubular Bells'. Can he save Paula and Dai's relationship?
Episode #2.5 S2, Ep5 Feb. 8, 2013
Dancer Ashley Banjo comes to town with talent contest 'Got To Dance' and Ben persuades Little Alan that this could be his chance to get the money to save the rugby club from closing. Stella attends an 80s themed fancy dress reunion at her old school where she finds herself attracted to Rob's Tom Cruise outfit and once again comes close to reconciliation with him. Dai's Adam Ant get-up is the least of his worries as,at a marriage guidance meeting with Peschman,Paula admits to having sex with Yanto before moving into her own bedsit.
Episode #2.6 S2, Ep6 Feb. 15, 2013
After unwittingly showing herself up at the school reunion Stella decides to concentrate on her job at the undertakers with Paula and is surprised to see Rob and Melissa sharing a romantic moment. Alan feels anything but romantic towards his ex-wife and decides he must take up a plan of action on learning that property developers intend to buy the land on which the rugby club stands. Inspired by Pechman Paula decides to be a better person and offers to baby-sit Sunil and Emma's son Abrha,but loses him on the way to his naming ceremony.
Episode #2.7 S2, Ep7 Feb. 22, 2013
Dai has gone missing and Aunty Brenda sends the formidable WPC Glover to track him down. Paula,on the other hand,annoys Stella by her lack of commitment to the funeral parlour,preferring instead to take up meditation and then put on her dancing shoes for the Gotta Dance auditions. Conserquently Stella ends up double booking and Bobby is left to pick up the pieces when two funeral parties turn up to find only one plot available. Luke meanwhile prepares to fight Lenny in the amateur boxing ring with Zoe the prize.
Episode #2.8 S2, Ep8 Mar. 1, 2013
As fight night approaches and Lenny makes it clear that he will do anything to beat Luke a worried Stella blames Rob for encouraging their son to box though animosity turns to a rekindling of their old feelings. On Come To School Dressed As a Famous Person Day Stella comes to Ben's aid by sending along as Harry Potter though his request for a date with Bethan does not go as planned. Alan's ex-wife Melissa uses the fact that he is prepared to sell his house in order to fund his campaign to save the rugby club to show that he is irresponsible and should give her custody...
Episode #2.9 S2, Ep9 Mar. 8, 2013
When Alan's bid to remortgage in order to save the club is rejected Aunty Brenda comes up with the idea of a charity rugby match,bringing ex-international Scott Quennell in to coach the locals. Suddenly Alan is very popular. Zoe moves in with Luke to Lenny's displeasure whilst Nadine and Karl announce that they are trying for a family.On the day of the match Sunil gets grief from Emma over his supposed affair with Leah but for Stella happiness seems assured this time with Rob.
Episode #2.10 S2, Ep10 Mar. 8, 2013
Rob has asked Stella to go back to Canada with him but can she leave her family as Sunil and Emma are weathering their crisis and Daddy gives everybody a false alarm. With Sean back in the picture Stella has a decision to be made, a decision that may be decided when she finds that she does require a trip to the hospital after all.

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