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James Corden BBC Comedy ‘Gavin And Stacey’ Finale Wins Christmas Day UK Audience Of 12 Million


James Corden and Ruth Jones wrote and co-starred in the comedy.

Overnights.TV reported that a whopping 12.3million tuned in to discover the fates of all the much-loved characters, five years after the show stopped on a cliffhanger of Nessa (Ruth Jones) proposing to Smithy ( James Corden). Other Christmas Day highlights from the BBC included a brand new Wallace and Gromit film, plus a festive special Doctor Who, written by former showrunner Steven Moffat. As well as the writing pair, the series starred Matthew Horne and Joanna Page in the title roles, with Rob Brydon ( Barbie) playing Uncle Bryn.

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