The Gavin and Stacey finale attracted the largest Christmas Day audience in over a decade. The hit sitcom returned to screens on Christmas Day for a brand-new festive episode, officially wrapping up the stories of its beloved characters from Essex and Barry.

The grand finale of Gavin and Stacey aired last night (25 December), 17 tears after the first episode landed on BBC One.

The highly anticipated finale of "Gavin and Stacey" was the most-watched Christmas Day program of 2024 with 12.3 million viewers.

The finale of the sitcom, which aired on Christmas Day, is nearing 20 million views, the most for a scripted show since current records began.

In other news from last night's ep, we saw the Essex and Barry gangs trying to make the most of time away from the kids, the episode saw Gavin and Stacey trying to spice up their sex life by incorporated role-play (Introducing Ross and Stephanie), and Pam attempt to acclimatise to life with a recently-retired Mick at home so much.

In May, when James Corden announced that the show would be returning for a final episode on Christmas Day 2024, we were more than a little gagged! And the show lived up to the hype, topping the Christmas Day overnight ratings with a whopping 12.2 million viewers!

Gavin and Stacey returned for one last episode on Christmas day, with fans tuning in to see whether Smithy (James Corden) and Nessa (Ruth Jones) would finally end up together.

The Gavin and Stacey finale attracted an average of 12.3 million TV viewers - the largest Christmas Day audience in more than a decade, overnight data shows. The new Wallace and Gromit film also attracted a large audience on BBC One, with more than 9 million viewers tuning in to watch the animated duo's latest adventure.

The British sitcom Gavin & Stacey ended its three-season, 22-whole-episodes run on the highest of notes. The series finale, titled “The Finale” and released on Christmas Day, premiered to 12.3 million same-day viewers,