Trailer released for final ever episode of Gavin and Stacey

After a five year wait, we are now just over a week away from the final ever episode of Gavin and Stacey, with the gang getting back together for a 90-minute special on Christmas Day.

With excitement in full swing for the Christmas reunion, BBC bosses have now released the trailer for the farewell episode, featuring the likes of Ruth Jones, James Corden, Matthew Horne, Joanne Page, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb.

Watch the Gavin and Stacey trailer below:

Without giving too much away about the final episode, the official synopsis for the 2024 Christmas special is: 'The final ever episode of this much-loved comedy classic. It's five years since we left Nessa down on one knee declaring her love for Smithy and asking him to marry her...

'And a lot has happened in those five years. In Barry, Bryn's packing the Picasso in readiness for a trip to Essex, Stacey and Gavin are looking for new ways to spice up their 17-year marriage, and Gwen is behaving most strangely.

'Nessa's started a new business venture and Neil the Baby's about to begin an apprenticeship with his dad...

'Over in Billericay, Pam is stressing out at the prospect of playing hostess, not helped by a newly retired Mick practicing his golf swings in the living room, and there have been more ups and downs in Pete and Dawn's relationship.'

Check out the first look photos from Gavin and Stacey: The Finale below:

Co-creator and Smithy actor James Corden has been speaking about the final episode and reuniting with the cast.

He said: “It felt incredible. I mean for a long time when Ruth and I were writing the show we actually didn’t know if it would ever come to fruition because really what we’ve always done is just write it for ourselves and then figure out if we think it might be good enough for an audience. It just felt so good to be back in a room with Ruth and then thinking we may have happened on a story which might be satisfying.”

A number of the cast have also dubbed the final episode 'emotional', with Joanna Page (Stacey) saying: "Being on set for the last time with everybody for the last day was traumatic. I knew I was going to cry as soon as I walked on set.

"I saw Steve's face, our first AD, and I just burst out crying. Then I saw Sophie Hebron, our second AD, and I burst out crying again. So then I went into my trailer and Julia Davis came in and sat with me, and I couldn't stop crying, because it just felt it was such a huge journey that was ending.

"So I found it very emotional but then in between that, hysterically funny, because the last scene we filmed was a funny one, so I just alternated between hysterically crying and hysterically laughing.

"Right at the very end, on our last bit of filming, I just got this sense of calm wash over me. I remember standing there and looking around at everybody and everybody's faces, and I just remember smiling quite calmly to myself and thinking ‘wow, look where we've all come, look where we all are now."

We can't wait!

Gavin and Stacey: The Finale will air on Christmas Day on BBC One at 9pm.

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