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Gavin & Stacey draws in record seven-day viewing figures for BBC1 drama - as millions stream Christmas special on iPlayer


The huge viewership - based on a week's worth of viewing on television, as well as iPlayer - is believed to make it the top rating comedy for the Corperation in modern times.

Gavin and Stacey’s Christmas Day finale is one of the most watched BBC shows in recent history, attracting 18.2 million viewers across a seven-day period. The huge viewership — based on a week’s worth of viewing on television, as well as iPlayer — is believed to make it the top rating comedy for the Corporation in modern times. The episode, starring James Corden and Ruth Jones, is also believed to be the seventh most watched show across the main five channels across seven days in this same period.

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