Gavin and Stacey: The finale

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A final final episode!

Fingers crossed they can go out with a bang but not sure!

Noel from Hearsay playing cards with her dad before her wedding to Dave

Agree, really didn’t enjoy the 2019 special and wasn’t sure this would hit the mark. But it was so much better, genuine laugh out loud moments as well. Loved it.

i wouldnt have known Noel from Hearsay but John Prescot had a fantastic cameo appearance

I'd be interested to know the viewing figures. It does seem to be the one must-see programme for this Christmas, if not for a couple of years.

Ignore me - just saw it on the BBC. 12.3 million! Impressive.

Most watched Christmas show since 2008!

I do feel sorry for anyone who wanted to watch the finale but was waiting to see it at another time - the resolution is all over the news. Just heard their wedding vows on Radio 4’s The World at One.

It might have been kinder to give people a little time!

I watched at the in-laws too, had to struggle to hold it together! They aren’t really fans of the show but they are originally from Chingford so they at least found that joke funny

I think people know that nowadays once it's out there there's it no avoiding it realistically, it was everywhere on social media as it was happening last night. In fact it's amazing there wasn't a leak beforehand.

I watch a lot of things on catch up but knew this was one to watch live for that reason. Dashed to get in front of the screen! Not just me I guess. The viewing figures will rise quite a bit when catch up from 7 days after is added on.

I did feel a bit mean yesterday informing family and friends that I didn’t want any phone calls after 8.45pm.

(Not after the Masterchef Professionals finale debacle …)

@Paul2023 Stella is excellent - I actually preferred it to G&S . Similar humour -and a very handsome boyfriend!!

Just finished watching it and I loved it. Took me a while to get used to them all being older but after about 20 minutes it was like they'd never left us.

just saw it on the BBC. 12.3 million! Impressive.
Probably because there was f**k all else to watch. Worst Xmas tv ever.

I think she was meant to be 42 at the start which would put her at 59 now.

It has been dire this year for tv
I liked G and S and Eastenders , but the rest hasn't been great

Since the advent of catch-up TV being sold to us as a great, convenient facility, the broadcasters seem strangely determined to undermine it

So many spoilers, sometimes within hours or even minutes of the programme going out live.

I know it's nowhere near the same league of huge, long-awaited, one-off drama as G&S, but they do this every single time with Deal Or No Deal: make sure to ruin it for anybody who hasn't yet seen yesterday's episode and would otherwise have caught it on catch-up, but won't bother now as they've just deliberately spoiled it and told you what happened.

If they desperately don't want viewers to watch things on catch-up, I'm sure there's nothing forcing them to offer the facility in the first place?

Exactly my feeling, @FizzyBisto - seems utterly pointless to have the facility.

Thank you. I’d never heard of and it’s on my NOW watchlist now. Loads of episodes to make February a bit more cheerful.

Were Smithy and Co really 26/27 at the start of the series?

I’m trying to imagine a 27 year old Smithy going out with a 17 year old Lucy?

I always assumed that as Lucy was so young then Smithy l was maybe early 20’s? I imagined it would be an age gap where the girlfriend is still young in comparison but it was an age gap that wasn’t too far outside the realms of possibility?

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Yes I think that Nessa's stories were all true.
She was clearly well travelled and very cultured.

The actress has shared a video of her watching the finale with all her family last and they didn’t know she was in it - and their reaction. Priceless.

I was surprised we didn’t get any reference at all to Charles and Camilla from Pam and Mick, especially with them now being King and Queen. I wonder if they were worried it might have to be cut if Charles’ health deteriorated.

I couldn’t watch yesterday so avoided everything until this morning when I watched it on iplayer.

I loved it. They got the tone just right. I had rewatched the series in the run up to watch it. I think the comments about them looking old are like when you watch something from years ago and think how young everyone looks. It’s the sudden contrast.

Mick’s speech was so moving, and the ending was wonderful.

I think Smithy has really low self esteem when it comes to women, see his relationship with Lucy. He is the kind who will put up with anything just to keep a girlfriend happy because he thinks he won’t get someone else. Sonia stayed with him because she had got so wrapped up in this wedding that she couldn’t see anything else.

The only thing I didn’t get was the ring Smithy found. I’ve forgotten the significance and she seemed to already have it on a chain.

@BIossomtoes it's again south wales and Ruth is terrific in it - my H much preferred it to G&S