It has been five years since the last surprise return of Gavin & Stacey. That one-hour special of the BBC sitcom was shown on Christmas Day in 2019, was the first time the Shipmans and the Wests had been seen together on screen for ten years and ended with a cliffhanger as Nessa (played by Ruth Jones) got down on one pleather-clad knee to propose to Smithy (James Corden). It was watched by 17.1 million viewers, making it the biggest Christmas special since Only Fools and Horses in 2002. Then all went quiet again — at least for viewers. The Gavin & Stacey WhatsApp group, set up by the cast during the filming of the special, has been buzzing ever since.
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