Gavin and Stacey is over. After 17 years, three seasons and two special episodes, we finally have an ending. So how did it all go down with the Shipmans and the West clans? For those who would love a recap, aren’t planning to watch or simply love a spoiler, here’s exactly how the show ended…
The episode opened with Gavin and Stacey excitedly chatting about Smithy’s upcoming wedding, with the pair attending the stag and hen dos respectively, while Gavin’s parents Pam and Mick prepared a buffet for the night before the parties.
However, if you think that this means that Smithy accepted Nessa’s proposal in 2019 – he didn’t – and he is actually getting married to Sonia, his somewhat rude and demanding girlfriend who he was planning to propose to in the Christmas special.
Meanwhile, Nessa is reluctant to come along to the celebrations, and eventually admits to Stacey that Smithy never gave her an answer, and that they were actually interrupted by Gavin before Smithy would reply – and they have never spoken about the moment since. Nessa, clearly upset about the outcome, decides that she wants a change with Neil the baby starting an apprenticeship with his dad in Essex, and decides to return to working on a cargo ship, leaving Barry.
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The hen and stag parties aren’t successful, with Pam, Stacey and Gwen becoming increasingly concerned with Smithy’s choice of a bride, while Smithy has a disappointing stag do, feeling old at their old club haunts.
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