Joanna Page has left Gavin and Stacey fans ‘devastated’ after sharing the final script of the beloved comedy drama on Wednesday.
The BBC confirmed filming for the much-awaited final episode had wrapped up yesterday ahead of its release on Christmas Day.
Taking to Instagram, the actress who plays Stacey Shipman, shared an emotional post with her social media followers.
The star posted a snap of a tattered show script with the words ‘Final Readthrough Scrip. 14th August 2024.’
Joanna captioned the post: ‘And that’s a wrap,’ with a red heart emoji.
Joanna Page has left Gavin and Stacey fans ‘devastated’ after sharing the final script of the beloved comedy drama on Wednesday
Taking to Instagram, the actress, that plays Stacey, shared an emotional post with her 188k followers (Joanna pictured on set with Ruth Jones)
Fans were left emotional at the news that the show had concluded filming.
Taking to the comment section, one wrote: ‘Bittersweet! So excited for the final episode but devastated for it to finish! It will never leave our hearts though, truly great forever!
Another added: ‘Mentally and emotionally not ready for this.’
‘So sad that’s it’s the last, as much as I want to see it,’ said a third.
A fourth penned: ‘I’m sad that this will be it…..almost makes me not want to watch it.’
‘Can’t wait but it’s sad that there will be no more,’ another commented.
A sixth echoed: ‘I’m not prepared for this.’
Filming for the series finale first began on September 2, and since then the cast have been pictured in a string of locations, including the famous Barry Island in Wales, which takes centre stage in the iconic comedy.
One of the main plot points that’s emerged appears to be Nessa’s wedding, which could provide an answer to the cliffhanger that ended the 2019 special.
Fans took to the comment section to share their thoughts
BBC shared that after five weeks of filming, work on the comedy series concluded on Monday
The cast recently confirmed that they had finished filming scenes on the famous Trinity Street, (L-R Robert, Joanna, Ruth, Melanie, James, Rob)
Stars Ruth Jones and James Corden were said to be filming scenes for a wedding last month.
However, the cast themselves have yet to confirm if Smithy and Nessa will indeed get their happy ending.
The cast recently confirmed that they had finished filming scenes on the famous Trinity Street, which acts as the backdrop for the homes of both Stacey and Gavin, her mother Gwen and uncle Bryn.
‘You haven’t seen anything because we’ve been indoors, which shows you’re true committed fans of the show and we hope that you won’t be disappointed on Christmas Day, when all will be revealed,’ Ruth told fans.
‘This is our farewell now to Barry and to Trinity Street, so you won’t be seeing us here anymore but we’ve had a wonderful 17 years, it’s been fantastic.’
James added: ‘Thank you very much to everyone, we’ll see you soon.’
Filming for the series finale first began on September 2, after creators James Corden and Ruth Jones revealed
It will be the first episode of the BBC sitcom since the last Christmas special in 2019.
That episode, which was watched by 12 million viewers, ended on a cliffhanger with Nessa down on one knee as she proposed.
The show centres around the ups and downs of Gavin and Stacey’s initially long-distance relationship, with him living with his parents in Billericay, Essex, and her in Barry Island.
The pair eventually marry, while their respective best friends Smithy and Nessa have a son, Neil, who is now 15 and will also return for the final ever episode.
Gavin And Stacey’s final episode will air on BBC One on Christmas Day.