The last ever episode of the hit British sitcom took the top spot and was watched by a staggering 12.3 million viewers, beating their last Christmas special five years ago and making it the biggest Christmas Day overnight since 2008.

Gavin & Stacey viewers have noticed a glaring continuity error in the Christmas Special finale. The show returned for a final time on Christmas Day this year, with the much-anticipated episode finally answering the fate of Nessa and Smithy’s relationship,

Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin and Stacey, has revealed a "glaring continuity error" she noticed in the show's 2019 Christmas special. The episode ended on a cliffhanger with Nessa (played by Ruth herself) proposing to Smithy (James Corden),

The Gavin and Stacey finale attracted an average of 12.3 million TV viewers - the largest Christmas Day audience in more than a decade, overnight data shows. The new Wallace and Gromit film also attracted a large audience on BBC One, with more than 9 million viewers tuning in to watch the animated duo's latest adventure.

Gavin and Stacey came to its emotional end with a feature-length finale on Christmas night. Seventeen years after the much-loved BBC comedy arrived on our screens, its climax was the most eagerly anticipated 90 minutes of the festive schedules.

The series finale of the BBC's "Gavin & Stacey" attracted a larger audience than the King's Christmas message aired on BBC, ITV and Sky. This article, “Gavin & Stacey” Christmas Day special draws 12 million to BBC,