Gavin and Stacey star Laura Aikman, 39, stole the show as Sonia in the long-awaited finale – and fans are concerned. The beloved BBC comedy finally returned five years after leaving us on the agonising cliff-hanger when Nessa ( Ruth Jones) proposed to Smithy ( James Corden) after he’d rowed with girlfriend Sonia.

At the Gavin & Stacey finale's press conference, co-creator James Corden praised Aikman for portraying Sonia as more than just a "cartoon" villain. However, I'm not so sure that she succeeded in that regard.

The creators of Gavin and Stacey went to such lengths to conceal the plot of the Christmas special that a key cast member didn’t tell her parents she was in it.

The final episode of Gavin And Stacey gripped viewers as characters Smithy and Nessa finally got their happy ending, five years on from the Christmas proposal cliffhanger. The festive special kicked off in both Billericay and Barry as the family of Stacey Shipman,

Final episode captivated millions watched Smithy raced to find Nessa at a Southampton dockyard before proposing – despite initially looking like ending up with Sonia