Gavin and Stacey star James Corden has revealed the show was nearly scrapped after the first draft was 'awful' and it was named something different before it aired

The Gavin and Stacey finale attracted the largest Christmas Day audience in over a decade. The hit sitcom returned to screens on Christmas Day for a brand-new festive episode, officially wrapping up the stories of its beloved characters from Essex and Barry.

Laura Aikman told This Morning the lengths she went to in keeping Gavin and Stacey's big reveal a secret and the one famous friend she trusted with it.

The beloved Welsh sitcom aired its finale episode on Christmas Day on BBC, with a behind the scenes documentary now revealing why that was the final ever episode

Gavin and Stacey returned for one last episode on Christmas day, with fans tuning in to see whether Smithy (James Corden) and Nessa (Ruth Jones) would finally end up together.

Gavin & Stacey viewers have noticed a glaring continuity error in the Christmas Special finale. The show returned for a final time on Christmas Day this year, with the much-anticipated episode finally answering the fate of Nessa and Smithy’s relationship, picking up from 2019’s cliffhanger that saw Nessa get down on one knee.

The Gavin and Stacey finale attracted an average of 12.3 million TV viewers - the largest Christmas Day audience in more than a decade, overnight data shows. The new Wallace and Gromit film also attracted a large audience on BBC One, with more than 9 million viewers tuning in to watch the animated duo's latest adventure.

Gavin And Stacey star James Corden has said his character Neil “Smithy” Smith and Vanessa “Nessa” Jenkins had to “end together” in the series’ final episode on Christmas Day. The 46-year-old was speaking in Wednesday’s Gavin And Stacey: A Fond Farewell documentary,