What is Gavin & Stacey's IQ Score?

Gavin & Stacey has an IQ Score of 106/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 33/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 3/50 Educational Value, and 49/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Gavin & Stacey educational?

Gavin & Stacey is low on educational value, 3/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's IQ Score is calculated as round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers: Masterclass (≥160), Stimulating (≥130), Competent (≥100), Passive (≥70), and Numbing (<70). The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Gavin & Stacey , IQ Score 106/200

Name: Gavin & Stacey
Genre: comedy
Rating: 106

Gavin & Stacey has an IQ Score of 106/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH·Updated 2026-06-06·Methodology

comedy

106/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

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Why you should trust this score

Methodology reviewed by Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH

Physician scientist. Master of Public Health, with substantial coursework in research methodology. Reviews the rubric and its application across the adult catalog.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,324 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

James Corden and Ruth Jones's BBC sitcom about a Welsh man (Stacey) and Essex man (Gavin) navigating long-distance courtship and marriage. The structural commitment to letting Welsh-and-English regional specificity be the actual subject, and the property's surreal-comedy register (Smithy, Nessa, Dawn's marriage troubles) be the comedic engine, is what gives the property its enduring British-comedy reputation.

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