The finale of Gavin and Stacey will air on BBC One on Christmas Day in a 90-minute special - and fans cannot wait.

“In Barry, Bryn’s packing the Picasso in readiness for a trip to Essex; Stacey and Gavin are looking for new ways to spice up their seventeen-year marriage and Gwen is behaving most strangely,” they said. Nessa has just started a new business venture and Neil the Baby, who is now all grown up, is doing an apprenticeship with his dad.

Plus, find out all about the special Gavin & Stacey documentary - and how we'll be celebrating the series across the BBC

Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page has said that the last ever episode felt like saying goodbye to a loved one as she was 'crying from the second day' on set while filming

Joanna Page has opened up about the emotional toll of filming the last-ever episode of Gavin & Stacey, which will air on Christmas Day, and how it felt like 'grieving'

Larry Lamb has opened up about the emotional final day of filming Gavin & Stacey, as the much-loved show wrapped up its 90-minute Christmas special.

Joanna Page has revealed that filming the final episode of Gavin and Stacey was an emotional rollercoaster, with the actor confessing to crying daily on set. The 47 year old, who portrayed the beloved character Stacey Shipman, will bid farewell to her on-screen persona in the much-anticipated Christmas special.

In the newly-released image, the four main cast members – James Corden as Smithy, Mathew Horne as Gavin, Joanna Page as Stacey and Ruth Jones as Nessa – have recreated the original artwork which accompanied the very first series, 17 years ago.

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