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Gavin and Stacey: That's a wrap! Christmas Day episode filming finishes on Barry Island

Filming for the final episode of Gavin and Stacey has wrapped on Barry Island.

BBC iPlayer's Instagram account shared a clapperboard from one of the final sequences of the episode with the description, "And that's a wrap... for the last time ever. See you on Christmas Day!".

The crew has been photographed in a number of locales since September 2, when filming for the hit comedy show’s grand finale began. One of the most well-known sites is Barry Island, in Wales, which serves as the focal point of the cult comedy.

Nessa's wedding seems to be one of the primary narrative lines that has surfaced, according to the Daily Mail, and it may offer closure to the cliffhanger that concluded the 2019 special.

Joanna Page, who plays Stacey Shipman (left) and Ruth Jones, who plays Nessa Jenkins (right) during filming for the Gavin And Stacey Christmas Day special at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan (Ben Birchall / PA Wire)
Joanna Page enjoys a laugh during filming for the Gavin And Stacey Christmas Day special (Ben Birchall / PA)
Filming a scene with Nessa at Barry Island (Jeremy Selwyn)
James Corden during filming for the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special in 2019 (Andrew Matthews / PA)

Started in 2007, the series is set in Billericay, Essex – the home of Mathew Horne's character, Gavin – and Stacey’s Barry Island, outside Cardiff.

The show, which won two Bafta TV awards in 2008 and a National Television Award in 2010, was primarily filmed in and around the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, with several sequences set in Essex and London.

Are Gavin and Stacey coming back?

Yes, Gavin and Stacey are coming back for one more episode.

On Friday, May 3, Corden posted a picture of himself and Jones holding up the completed screenplay for the new Christmas special, called Gavin and Stacey: the finale, on Instagram.

The caption read: “Some news… It’s official!!! We have finished writing the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey. See you on Christmas Day, BBC One. Love Ruth and James.”

Cast members were very excited about the news.

When is the Gavin and Stacey special on TV?

The Gavin and Stacey special will air on Christmas Day 2024.

It will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. While the times have not yet been revealed, fans can expect the episode to given a prime spot on the Christmas Day schedule.

Although the plot is currently unknown, viewers are looking for clarification after Nessa made a proposal to Smithy in the 2019 special.

And we might even get to learn about what transpired on the infamous fishing excursion.

How many seasons of Gavin and Stacey are there?

The show has three seasons and a total of 21 episodes.

It was initially broadcast from May 2007 to January 1, 2010. However, we were treated to a Christmas special in both 2008 and 2019.

When was the last Gavin and Stacey Christmas special?

The last Christmas special aired in 2019. Prior to this, we were last reunited with the Barry Island and Billericay locals in 2010.During the 2019 Christmas special, we saw that Gavin and Stacey have had three children, with Neil the infant enrolled in school. While Bryn, Pam, Jason, Gwen, and Mick were all precisely the same.Smithy and Sonia were dating, but their meeting on Christmas Eve made it clear that he still had feelings for Nessa. Following a wild night spent with Sonia, Smithy left Nessa to confide in her best friend Stacey about their evening.

Sonia left quickly on Christmas Day after feeling uneasy among the group, leaving Nessa and Smithy to address their tumultuous relationship.

The final episode ended on a cliffhanger when Nessa got down on one knee and proposed to Smithy.

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