The final episode of Gavin and Stacey is just days away and the BBC has announced a two-part special that will give fans a behind-the-scenes look.
In a preview, the cast teases that the latest outing, airing on Christmas Day, will be “full of surprises” and will leave fans “blown away.”
Speaking on set, Ruth Jones, who writes the show and plays Nessa, admitted: “We’re going to see familiar faces and there may be some surprises there.”
While co-creator James Corden, who plays Smithy, said: “This will be the last time we see all of these characters together.”
The cameras glimpsed a scene in which all the characters enjoyed a Christmas celebration full of alcohol, dancing and limbo.
Between takes, Mick Shipman’s actor Larry Lamb seemed emotional as he confessed: “I think people are going to be really surprised by (the final episode), frankly, they’re going to be blown away.”
The final episode of Gavin and Stacey is just days away and the BBC has announced a two-part special that will give fans a look behind the scenes.
In a preview, the cast teases that the latest outing, which will air on Christmas Day, will be “full of surprises” and will leave viewers “blown away.”
Speaking on set, Ruth Jones, who writes the show and plays Nessa, admitted: “We’re going to see familiar faces and there may be some surprises there.”
Meanwhile, Rob Brydon revealed that many cast members were “really” stunned when reading the final script for the first time.
Gavin and Stacey: The Making Of The Finale will air in two 12-minute shows, with the first part airing on BBC Breakfast on Christmas Eve at 7.50am and on iPlayer.
He comes after actor Rob, 59, who plays adorable Bryn West in success bbc show teased that the ending can Tying is what happened to Bryn and Jason (Robert Wilfort) during their fishing trip years ago.
While the fishing trip has often been alluded to, fans never found out what happened that day between him and Bryn, only knowing that everything they did is “legal in Wales.”
Speaking on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast, Rob has joked: “I’m not going to tell you, but you wouldn’t really want to know, would you?”
‘Look, I’m someone who if my wife has bought me a gift, yes, let’s say at Christmas or a birthday, let’s say at Christmas and it’s under the tree.
‘There’s no part of me that wants to leave. I wonder this. No, no, no, I’m all for delayed gratification. Let’s wait. Let’s build. Let’s enjoy it. And even when I open it, I open it slowly.
‘I want this moment to last. I’m going to save the packaging. I take my time. And besides, even when I took the packaging off, I may not have looked at it yet. I could have done that and left, oh, because isn’t it just about enjoying life?
While co-creator James Corden, who plays Smithy, said: “This will be the last time we see all of these characters together.”
The cameras glimpsed a scene in which all the characters enjoyed a Christmas celebration full of alcohol, dancing and limbo.
Mick Shipman’s actor Larry Lamb was emotional, confessing: “I think people are going to be really impressed by (the final episode), frankly, they’re going to be impressed.”
In the final trailer released last week, Gwen confronted her son and brother-in-law once and for all, demanding that they confess what happened.
In the clip she is seen telling a distraught Bryn and Jason: “30 years ago you two went on a fishing trip that almost tore this family apart.”
On the podcast, Rob also talked about what he thinks makes the show, which first aired in 2007, so popular.
He said of when they started filming: ‘I knew it was good. They knew he was really strong.
Well, it is enough to make a qualitative judgment. I mean, I always say the fact is, most things aren’t hits, right? Most television shows are not hits. Most movies are not hits. Most books aren’t hits, most records aren’t hits, right?
‘Most of them just come and go, and that’s fine. But then in this script, you say, being Welsh, I look at his representation of Wales and I say, oh yeah, yeah, that sounds familiar to me. These characters are great.
‘And all the characters are very well drawn. You know, everyone could stand their own show.
Rob Brydon, who plays the lovable Bryn West on the hit BBC show, teased that the ending could be a draw, which is what happened to Bryn and Jason (Robert Wilfort) during their fishing trip.
Speaking on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast, Rob has joked: “I’m not going to tell you, but you wouldn’t really want to know, would you?”
‘It’s beautifully written. I mean, what James and Ruth have done in that script. It’s as good as anything else, because it combines incredible character studies with a very, very tight plot.’
After 17 years, Gavin and Stacey will finally come to an end on Christmas Day, with one final episode to say goodbye to the beloved sitcom.
The upcoming special will mark the return of the BBC comedy for the first time in five years and fans are desperate to find out what writers James and Ruth have planned.
At the climax of the final Christmas 2019 episode, Nessa Jenkins got down on one knee to propose to Smithy, but viewers never got to hear her response.
And although viewers were left with a number of unanswered questions, the finale is sure to leave many loose ends.