Ruth Jones, the co-creator of Gavin & Stacey, has broken her silence on a ‘glaring continuity’ that she noticed in a rewatch of the show’s 2019 Christmas special.
As we received the wrap-up of the series on Christmas (25 December), many will likely remember the special from five years ago.
James Corden discusses Gavin and Stacey ending
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After all, it gave us the penultimate moment that set up last night’s episode – will Nessa (Ruth Jones) and Smithy (James Corden) tie the knot?
Ultimately, people got what they wanted in that sense, however, those hoping the mystery surrounding the infamous fishing trip didn’t get their wish unfortunately.
Now that Nessa and Smithy have finally said ‘I do’, Gavin and Stacey fans will now have a different outlook on the 2019 special when rewatching it.
The same could also be said for the cast, however, for Jones, it’s for an entirely different reason.
The finale last night ended with Smithy proposing to Nessa (BBC)
In an interview with Magic Radio, the star mentioned that she noticed a ‘glaring continuity error’ when revisiting the episode.
She said: “You know Pam leaves the Christmas puddings behind and forgets to take them because they have been otherwise occupied, and they are mortified?
“And Mick, being the calming force of the family, the voice of reason, says ‘it’s okay, we can go to a shop, there’ll be one open’.
“So they go to get them on the way to the pub. Then Bryn turns up and he’s got the Morrisons bag with the Christmas puddings in, and I think there were nine of them for dinner.
“Then Jason arrives and he’s stopped at the shop and he’s picked up Christmas puddings as well.
She admitted the error in a chat with Magic radio (Magic)
“So the next morning, when they haven’t got the Christmas puddings, one of them, and I can’t remember who it is, says ‘have we left nine Christmas puddings in the pub?’
“There’s 18, there’s double.”
While normally the mistaken number of Christmas puddings wouldn’t be a source of media attention, it is always interesting when writers recognised their own errors in shows.
Meanwhile, Corden insisted that it wasn’t a mistake, saying: “Does Bryn say that they have bought nine? No.
“Nobody says how many they’ve bought, and also, you don’t have a Christmas pudding each on Christmas Day.Play
“What I thought that happened is they’d bought four or five and then Jason turned up and bought four.”
After the two shared their disagreement over the presence of continuity errors, fans in the comments were joining in with some they’d apparently noticed, too.
One person commented: “Also, in series 1, bryns citroen is a 55 plate desire. Season 2, it’s an 02 plate LX”, to which someone replied: “Well spotted Marty, in the latst episode last nigt i belive it was a 53 plate…..”
While another said: “Another one is pam getting her lines wrong when first talking to gavin, instead of saying “make you come up” she said “make you come you up.”Featured Image Credit: BBC
Topics: Gavin And Stacey, James Corden, BBC, TV and Film, TV
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Updated 18:32 26 Dec 2024 GMTPublished 18:31 26 Dec 2024 GMT
Actor who played Smithy’s fiancée has issued an apology after Gavin and Stacey Christmas special
She knows her character was the villain of the piece
The actor who played Smithy’s fiancée in the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey has apologised after having to play the role of the villain.
The BBC was King of the Christmas Day broadcasting battle, cheerfully stomping ITV‘s offerings into festive paste in the ratings thanks to a roster that included the new Wallace and Gromit film and the last ever offering of Gavin and Stacey.
About 12.3 million people tuned in to watch the finale to a show that started all the way back in 2007 and had last given us an episode in 2019.
Gavin and Stacey The Finale
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The BBC says the grand finale brought in the biggest TV audience for 16 years, the last time more Brits were all watching something at Christmas was in 2008 when Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death was on our screens.
With so many people wanting to see Nessa (Ruth Jones) and Smithy (James Corden) get together after she proposed at the end of the previous Christmas special, woe betide the poor soul who stood in their way.
That would be Sonia (Laura Aikman), who was all set to marry Smithy in the final ever Gavin and Stacey despite it being painfully clear that she just wasn’t a good fit for him.
It seems like even Sonia’s actor wanted her character to get out of the way so Smithy and Nessa could get together (BBC)
It turns out that even Sonia’s actor seemed not to be rooting for her, as Aikman posted an apology in her Instagram Stories as she reacted to the final episode, writing: “Many apologies for my behaviour… x”
She also shared posts of people calling her ‘everyone’s favourite Christmas Day villain’, and said that her family got to see Sonia ‘ruining Christmas again’ and enjoyed a meme joking that Sonia and not Feathers McGraw was ‘the nastiest villain on telly this Christmas’.
Fortunately, Laura seems to know very well that her character was set up to be the villain of the piece by being in the way of Smithy and Nessa finally getting together, and it didn’t help that she ended up being quite the Bridezilla.
Throughout the final episode of Gavin and Stacey, it was made very clear that she wasn’t a good fit with Smithy’s nearest and dearest, and breaking up that wonderful bunch was never going to be the happy ending we were all hoping for.
She knows she way playing the bad guy. (Instagram/@lauraikman)
In fairness, there was one moment from the finale where viewers did feel sorry for Sonia as on her hen party, our usual favourites hired her a stripper, a move which went down horribly and left lots who were watching thinking that in this one case she was in the right.
Plus without Sonia, Smithy and Nessa would probably be together already and we wouldn’t have got the marvellous final episode.
It took a lot of subterfuge and secrecy to avoid giving away Sonia’s involvement, which would have made it clear that Smithy had said no to Nessa before the episode even aired, as Aikman had also said she took the NDA ‘very seriously’.
The crew were able to keep the secret by booking Laura into a different hotel to the rest of the crew, with director Christine Gernon saying the actor was ‘not allowed to come to wrap or screening parties’ just to make sure her participation was under wraps.
At this point we’d say we hope the viewers remember that Sonia is a character and avoid pouring scorn on her actor, but you know how some fans can struggle with the easy task of separating the two.Featured Image Credit: Instagram / lauraikman / BBC
Topics: Gavin And Stacey, TV, BBC, Celebrity
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Published 10:08 13 Jun 2024 GMT+1
Ruth Jones leaks ‘death spoilers’ to fans asking for clues from Gavin & Stacey Christmas special
She’s made a game out of telling fans asking for spoilers that characters are going to die
Turn the clock back just a few months and Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon were dismissing speculation of another episode of Gavin & Stacey as just another rumour.
Earlier this year, there were claims of a new episode in the works to be filmed this summer and released as a Christmas special, but Jones said it was ‘sadly a rumour’, while Brydon appeared to shut down speculation as well.
However, not long ago we got the ridiculously good news that it wasn’t just a rumour after all, and we’d be getting another dollop of Gavin & Stacey over the festive period.
Jones and Brydon have since discussed having to pretend the episode they were working on was just rumours cooked up from somewhere, as they chatted on the Brydon & podcast.
This is going to be it, no more Gavin and Stacey. (Instagram/@j_corden)
Ruth said she was ‘very sad that it got leaked’ as she and co-creator James Corden had been working on the episode ‘since September’.
She said any talk of Netflix getting into a bidding war with the BBC for the new episode was ‘absolute rubbish’ and confirmed that the episode we’re getting will be the finale of Gavin & Stacey, so don’t expect any more returns.
Since it sounds like there won’t be any more of the show after this coming episode, Jones has been having fun playing with fans who are desperate for spoilers.
Obviously the way to know what’s going to happen is to either be one of Ruth Jones or James Corden, or be among the cast who get to film the thing.
Ruth Jones as Nessa in Gavin and Stacey. (BBC)
The rest of us are just going to have to sit it out until Christmas and see what happens, but that hasn’t stopped some folks from pestering Jones to drop a spoiler or two.
She told Brydon that while she was working on the Sister Act musical, people keep bugging her for spoilers, so she’s developed a countermeasure in the form of telling fans that most of the characters are going to die horribly.
“They’ll say ‘I’m the biggest Gavin and Stacey fan’ or ‘thank you so much for this Christmas special’ or ‘You must be so excited, I can’t wait til Christmas’,” Jones explained of the massive amount of interest in this one final episode.
“A couple of people at the stage door, say ‘What’s going to happen, is Smithy going to say yes?’.
“And I go to them, ‘Do you seriously want me to tell you what’s going to happen in the Christmas Special?’ And they go ‘yes!’.
Jones says people coming to see Sister Act keep asking her for Gavin and Stacey spoilers, so she tells them everyone’s going to die. (Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
“And I go ‘but you don’t, because what happens on Christmas Day when you come to watch it, you’ll know what’s going to happen.’ And they go, ‘please tell me’.
“So, I go ‘there’s going to be helicopter crash, most of the cast are going to get killed’, and I just make stuff up!”
Given that the script Jones and Corden posed with advertises this upcoming episode as ‘the finale’ it’s going to be the chance to wrap everything up and say they’ll never return to the series.
With that in mind you’d hope that Jones really is joking about the episode killing off some characters, because you never know if she’s pulling the audacious play of telling the truth and expecting not to be believed.Featured Image Credit: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images / BBC
Topics: Gavin And Stacey, TV and Film, BBC, Celebrity, James Corden
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Published 19:38 26 Dec 2024 GMT
James Corden reveals major significance behind the last line in Gavin and Stacey finale
That might be the last we ever see of them
On what might have been a sad day for Gavin and Stacey fans as we face a future with no more episodes, instead it’s a time to rejoice because the finale was just that damn good.
It had pretty much everything apart from an explanation about that fishing trip, and even then it’s probably better not to know for sure what really went down, and an appearance from Dick Powell (Gwynfor Roberts) himself.
All good things must come to an end and Gavin and Stacey ended things beautifully.
The fishing trip talked about in the Gavin & Stacey finale
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I’ll be honest with you, dear reader, I spent much of the episode absolutely cacking it that Mick (Larry Lamb) was going to die after a family member round for Christmas said they’d heard there was going to be a funeral in the episode.
Fortunately that didn’t happen and Mick stuck around to deliver one hell of a speech on Smithy’s stag do, and then provide the decisive moment to convince Smithy (James Corden) that going through with his wedding was the wrong idea.
Instead of tragedy, Gavin and Stacey delivered a happy ending as Smithy finally tied the knot with Nessa (Ruth Jones) and the last major line of the last episode wrapped up this bit beautifully.
Tidy (BBC)
Right at the end the main cast of characters are all preparing for a photo and Stacey (Joanna Page) tells Gavin (Matthew Horne): “Smithy and Nessa, who’d have thought?”
Gavin then replies: “I know, only took ’em 17 years.”
No prizes for guessing how long it has been since the show started.
Beyond a few calls from the group for them to get in place for the picture that’s where Gavin and Stacey ends, with the last major lines delivered by the titular characters and viewers treated to a group photo of the beloved gang.
In an appearance on The Graham Norton Show ahead of the final episode, Corden and Jones opened up about the show and how they ended things in front of the camera.
This group photo, to be precise. 17 years is a long time (BBC)
Corden explained that they decided to schedule things so that the last line delivered on the show was done on the last day of filming so the actors would be going through the ending with the audience, saying they ‘really felt like we wanted everybody to be there at the very end’.
The actor and co-creator of Gavin and Stacey said there were ‘just a lot of tears’ by the end, and joked that Stacey’s actor Joanna Page ‘basically cried every day’.
He added that there were ‘a lot of tears’ when they watched the final episode at a screening, describing the whole thing as ‘a very, very emotional thing to do’.
This last gathering was pretty much the perfect send-off for the show, and leaving the very end until the last day was a chance for this cast who’ve been performing together for 17 years to bid farewell together.Featured Image Credit: BBC
Topics: Gavin And Stacey, TV and Film, James Corden
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Published 10:51 24 Dec 2024 GMT
Gavin and Stacey actor answers whether we will find out what happened on the fishing trip in tonight’s finale
We will actually find out what happened on the infamous Gavin and Stacey fishing trip?
A Gavin and Stacey actor has revealed whether the ultimate question will be answered in tonight’s final episode – what happened on that fishing trip?
It’s been a long five years for fans of the hit sitcom, and families across the UK will finally settle down in front of the telly tonight to tune into what will be the final episode.
The finale of Gavin and Stacey will air at 9pm on BBC One, and it’s set to break records in terms of viewing figures.
While most will be wondering whether Smithy ever accepted Nessa’s proposal, others will be dying to know the answer to a different question…
What did happen on the fishing trip between Bryn and Jason??
Throughout the three series of Gavin and Stacey, a disastrous fishing trip has been referenced on several occasions, with it seemingly having caused a rift between Bryn and Jason, who both avoid ever talking about what happened.
The Gavin and Stacey fishing trip has plagued fans for years. (BBC)
However, fans may be disappointed this Christmas, as Larry Lamb – who plays Mick Shipman – admitted that it’s unlikely the trip will ever be explained.
During an interview on The Lewis Nicholls Show, the star was quizzed about whether the finale will reveal what happened on the fishing trip.
“Nobody knows. They’re not going to tell everybody. They’re not going to tell you that,” Larry admitted.
“That’s one of those things that keeps people going. That’s like, the long-running cliffhanger, what happened on the fishing trip.”
He also opened up about how ’emotional’ filming the finale was, specifically shooting the last scenes on the very last day.
The actor plays Gavin’s dad, Mick Shipman. (Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
He told WalesOnline: “The whole day was really emotional because we all knew, which is very unusual, that they would film the last day of the series on the last day of the shoot, which never happens. The emotion was building up all the time towards the last day.
“It was like waiting for the last day of school, the last day of term.
“Three, four days before you start thinking ‘Oh blimey it’s soon going to happen’ and then all of a sudden it’s happening.
“There we were in the morning getting into costume and ready to start this day.”
Gavin and Stacey creators Ruth Jones and James Corden have confirmed that this year’s Christmas special will be the final ever episode of the BBC comedy, 17 years after it first began airing.