Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb admits the cast were "always on a low salary" as the show was seen as an "experiment". The BBC sitcom's finale became one of the most-watched programme of the century last Christmas , drawing in 19.1 million viewers. But Larry, 78, admits the show was given a "low budget" when it launched in 2007. He says the cast weren't "in it for the money", but rather they "loved" the concept of the popular sitcom. In a chat with the Mail on Sunday, he shared: "Gavin and