WE are being given a double helping of Gavin & Stacey this Christmas, I can reveal. It is one of the most eagerly anticipated TV events of 2024, but as well as the grand finale , the BBC will be screening a special behind-the-scenes documentary looking at the sitcom’s 17-year history. Cameras have been allowed in to provide an exclusive peek during the making of the farewell instalment featuring Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as the title characters.
It will air around the same time this festive season, and is expected to get almost as many viewers as the comedy being written by co-stars James Corden and Ruth Jones . A TV insider said: “The Beeb view this as a momentous occasion and wanted to give Gavin & Stacey a suitably auspicious send-off. The fact that the documentary will be made by Fulwell 73, which is co-owned by James and is a co-producer of the sitcom, means they’ll enjoy full access on set and get all the biggest chats.
“It is likely to be made in tandem with the show itself, filming the creative process of delivering the finale from the first to the last day.” It was revealed in February that Gavin & Stacey would be coming back, with James and Ruth said to be working on the script already. There were even reports that streaming giant Netflix could swoop in and steal it.
But the Beeb quickly moved in to prevent that and have secured it for Christmas Day. That is partly down to the fact the last Gavin & Stacey festive special, which was in 2019, had a record.
