BBC rolls out additional programming around the Gavin & Stacey finale

What did happen on that fishing trip?  Gavin & Stacey: The Finale airs on Christmas Day 2024. The 90 minute special promises to draw the stories of the Shipman and West families to a close. In 2019, the show’s Christmas outing dominated the festive ratings like a tinsel covered colossus. It raked in 17.1 million … >

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Gavin and Stacey: The Finale – details of the Christmas Special

Ahead of the show’s final outing, the BBC have released story details for Gavin and Stacey: The Finale.  The special, expected to be a highlight of the corporation’s festive line up, airs on Christmas Day. The show’s last outing was a 2019 festive special, nine years on from the series proper. That culminated in a … >

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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale – confirmed for Christmas 2024

The much-loved sitcom returns for one final festive outing on December 25th.  After a flurry of speculation in February, roundly denied by all, the BBC have confirmed that Gavin & Stacey is coming back. However, there’s a twist in the tale – the show is returning for one last Christmas Special. Writers James Corden and … >

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Gavin & Stacey – another Christmas Special in the works? (Updated)

The sitcom last came back for a 2019 Christmas Special which topped festive viewing figures.  Updated: Co-creator Ruth Jones says that the Gavin & Stacy Christmas speculation is “sadly a rumour”. Despite the excitement generated by the recent report in Deadline, it appears that there’s no concrete news to announce on the subject. Speaking to … >

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Men Up – a new BBC drama inspired by the Swansea Viagra trials

Russell T Davies executive produces the feature length Man Up with his long-time collaborator Nicola Shindler.  It was fresh information to us that early medical trials of the drug Viagra were performed in Swansea. Now, those trials have inspired a new drama, Men Up from writer Matthew Barry (Industry, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina). Men Up … >

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BBC One orders full season of Johnny Vegas sitcom ‘Home From Home’

A full season of new comedy series Home From Home has been commissioned by BBC One. A 30-minute pilot aired on BBC Two in August as part of the Landmark Sitcom Season. The pilot’s cast – Johnny Vegas, Emilia Fox (Silent Witness), Joanna Page (Gavin & Stacey) and Adam James (Doctor Foster) – are all expected to … >

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