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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Maddy Mussen

Gavin and Stacey: The Finale on BBC One review – an epic, perfect farewell

Oh! And it’s all over. Gavin and Stacey has come to a definite end, with the Barry and Billericay gang all reunited for one final jolly. And if you ask me, it couldn’t have gone better.

When Ruth Jones and James Corden first wrote Gavin and Stacey more than 20 years ago (the duo were planning it for quite a while before the first episode landed in May 2007), they probably never conceived that millions of people would be watching with bated breath in 2024, waiting to see the fate of Gavin, Stacey, Smithy, Nessa and their rag-tag group of friends and family members.

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