Who is Ruth Jones’ husband David Peet and how long has the Gavin & Stacey star been with the TV producer?
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RUTH Jones is set to make her return as the iconic Vanessa Shanessa Jenkins, better known as Nessa, in the Gavin and Stacey finale on Christmas day. But Ruth has been married to TV producer David Peet for years - here's what we know about their relationship.
![[Ruth and David married in 1999]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/67291489-48ca-48ef-9bc5-cd2b046323a4.jpg?strip=all&w=622)
David is a writer, producer and executive producer, best known for co-creating the British comedy-drama Stella. Stella starred Ruthas the titular character, as she tried to juggle the drama and demands of love and life, airing in 2012, originally on Sky 1.
![[David is a TV and radio producer who has a production company with Ruth, Tidy Productions]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/james-watkins-bbc-pa-wire-959444415.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
In 2008, David Peet co-founded Tidy Productions with Ruth. Together, the two produced the Ruth Jones’ Sunday Brunch which Ruth presented on BBC Radio Wales in 2008-2009. The company also made two 90-minute dramas for S4C as well as light-entertainment shows for BBC Wales.
![[The cast of Gavin and Stacey promoting the hotly anticipated final episode]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/james-watkins-bbc-pa-wire-959444295.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It was also Tidy Productions which made the 58 episodes of Stella. When the series came out in 2012, it was Ruth’s first major hit since Gavin & Stacey. Alongside her husband, she executive produced the comedy series. Not only that, Jones starred in the title role and wrote several of the episodes.
![[The exact plot of the Gavin and Stacey finale is under wraps]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/editorial-use-ruth-jones-james-958591863_17969f.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
David also worked on the Gavin and Stacey 2019 Christmas special. Ruth and David met when they both filming the pilot episode of a BBC comedy pilot. But, David was in a relationship at the time, married with three children. Ruth confessed in an interview that her husband wasn't single when they first met therefore there was an overlap between their dating and his splitting up with his wife.
