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Review Round-Up: Critics United In Praise For ‘Gavin And Stacey’ Finale’s “Perfect Ending”


The comedy written by Ruth Jones and James Corden finished on a high after 17 years.

Ruth Jones and James Corden ’s comedy, set in Essex, England and Barry, south Wales, went out with a bang on Christmas Day evening, with more than 12million viewers tuning in to discover the characters’ fates, including whether Smithy (Corden) would accept the marriage proposal from Nessa (Jones), the best friends of title stars Gavin (Matthew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page). The climax of the romcom created 17 years ago by James Corden and Ruth Jones delivered a moment to equal any of them… Best of all, it doubled as a joyous hymn to humdrum British life, instilling mind-numbing minutiae with cheer and turning mundane small talk into a kind of poetry…

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