Gavin and Stacey Christmas special: what happened in 2019 and the cliffhanger explained
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- Gavin and Stacey left fans on a cliffhanger in the last outing.
- The most recent episode aired in 2019 - and it is back this Christmas.
- Catch up on what happened before the final episode airs.
Gavin and Stacey fans are on tenterhooks waiting to find out what the final ever instalment has waiting for them on Christmas Day. But before Santa delivers that, you may want to remind yourself what happened last time.
The show’s most recent episode aired on December 25 back in 2019. And it ended on quite the cliffhanger - that had fans begging for more episodes for years afterwards.
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Hide AdAfter much speculation, Ruth Jones and James Corden announced the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey earlier this year. Filming took place in the autumn and it will air on Christmas Day.
When was the last Gavin and Stacey episode?


The most recent episode of the beloved sitcom was in 2019, with the Christmas special. It was the show's first return in almost a decade, having originally come to an end on January 1 2010.
It saw the Billericay crew, including Pam and Mick and Smithy, travelling to Barry for Christmas. Bryn was in charge of making the dinner for everyone and it caused him plenty of stress.
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Hide AdGavin and Stacey were revealed to have had three kids and they all appeared, while a now 11-year-old Neil The Baby also appeared in the episode. During the episode, Smithy was nervously awaiting the arrival of his girlfriend - Sonia - who he was planning to propose to.
It was the first time Gav or anyone else had met her and she quickly found an excuse to depart Wales, leaving Smithy behind.
What was the cliffhanger?
The episode ended on quite the cliffhanger, one which left fans begging for at least one more instalment of Gavin and Stacey for years. It ended with Nessa getting down on one knee, declaring her love for Smithy and proposing.
All of the promo for the finale of Gavin and Stacey has cleverly skirted around giving anything away about what Smithy’s response to this was. It is also set five years after that last episode.
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Hide AdWe will have to wait until Christmas day to find out the conclusion of the cliffhanger.
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