Just before filming wrapped, I saw Larry Lamb - better known as Gav's dad Mick - greet adoring fans in Dinas Powys, the true home of Pam and Mick's Billericay residence. Then, after months of writing about the show's reunion, I finally saw the episode that the world is waiting for. I can't wait for everyone else to see it, too.

As Gavin and Stacey fans tune in for the highly anticipated grand finale set to air this Christmas, the cast have paid tribute to one missing star.

The Gavin & Stacey Christmas Finale is absolutely unmissable for fans of the show, and to be sure you don't miss a moment of the action, here's how to watch it from anywhere.

BBC News goes behind the scenes during the filming of final ever episode and speaks to the whole cast.

It's been five years since the show surprised viewers with a Christmas special that ended with a huge cliffhanger

Stay up-to-date with the latest UK news and culture with our free UK Today newsletter. The final episode of the sitcom will air at 9pm on BBC One, it has been confirmed. It is scheduled to run for approximately 95 minutes and will finish by 10.35pm.

Seventeen years after Gavin & Stacey begun, the series comes to an end with a 90-minute finale. Before the final episode, the last we saw of Nessa and Smithy was in the 2019 Christmas special, where Nessa went down on one knee,

Here are the Christmas TV highlights for Christmas Day including the final ever episode of Gavin & Stacey and much much more... (we also have a Christmas TV guide with all the shows on over the festive season).

This Christmas for the last time ever, a new episode of the beloved Gavin and Stacey will be airing. Titled, The Finale, the BBC show created by James Cordon and Ruth Jones will explore how sweethearts Gavin and Stacey Shipman have been getting on.

James Corden has confirmed that Gavin and Stacey "can’t carry on" beyond the upcoming Christmas special. The hit sitcom returns to BBC One and iPlayer on Christmas Day at 9pm for a brand new festive episode,