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Hello, I'm James Corden. I play Smithy in Gavin & Stacey.

We're here at the set and we're going to go behind the scenes.

Stand by for a take, please. First position.

We are going to see some familiar faces.

I think there may be a couple of surprises in there.

? Here I go again... ?

People want to watch it and if they want to enjoy it,

then that is fab

because I think it'll make Christmas really lovely.

? Limbo, limbo, limbo! ?

I think people are going to be really bowled over by this.

They're going to be blown away, frankly.

Gin and tonic!

There are surprises.

There are shocks.

We as the cast, when we were reading it, went, "What?!"

Genuinely.

Oh!

ALL: Oh!

Oh. ALL: Oh.

It's like some sort of strange mating call.

It will be the last time that we ever see

all these characters get together.

THEY SHOUT

And action.

The beard is applied hair by hair.

Tell us where we are, Ruth.

We are in the glorious make-up truck, which is a little haven.

So how many tattoos do you have to get done a day?

Normally just two.

So I have this one, the dragon one.

Ooh, here it goes.

A new one for the last Christmas special

was the Neil the Baby tattoo.

It's got his date of birth on there, which is 08-08-08.

Look who it is!

Hello, hello, hello!

I only come in to get the sweets at lunch. That's lethal.

And a shave now. Right. That's it.

I'm going to do that now. Smithy's beard has to be kept...

Well, it's just got to be...

Well, yeah, because it's only set over, what, four days?

A gentle misting.

Is this where the gossip happens?

I mean, Joanna Page is being exceptionally quiet down there.

What would Ronnie Corbett say if he was having this done?

James, if you think that I am some sort of performing monkey...

AS RONNIE CORBETT: ..who is... Who is go... Oh. Who...

Ha! I'll never forget the day.

There I was sitting, having my, having my...

...having my hair dampened down...

NORMAL: And I'm just not going to play ball, I'm sorry.

Playback!

Well, James Corden, how does it feel to be filming the finale?

On one level,

it's amazing and it's so joyous.

And we cut there!

Every day has just been so great.

And then you've got this overwhelming feeling

that hits you probably every...

Or it certainly hits me, like, every couple of hours,

where you start going, "Oh, God."

You know, "We're not going to be doing this again."

Pam, what is this?

Oh, that's tzatziki, my love.

What is tzatziki? No idea.

Greek, it is, Pam. Yoghurt.

It's 90 minutes.

Previously, our specials have been one hour.

There is a real journey

and I think all of the characters have got their own little

story in there,

which is lovely, because I think if you...

If you're fond of a show, you're fond of all the characters.

It's a bit like I used to love The Wombles when I was little, you know?

And I would love any story about any of the Wombles.

I loves you...

...with all my heart.

So...

...will you marry me?

What?

Where is this set?

Is it five years after the last episode? How does it work?

What can you tell us?

Well, I can tell you it isn't set at Christmas.

So we felt we've done two Christmas Day specials.

These carrots, Michael, are an Arc de Triumph.

You sure? Everybody happy? ALL: Yeah. It's immense.

We've done a Christmas in Essex, we've done a Christmas in Barry

and the story is set after where the last one left off.

Immediately after?

I can't tell you that, Colin.

But I can tell you in the timeline of history,

it is set after that moment.

There's no time jump. We're not going back in time.

Come on, guys!

I knew when I got the call that they both were sure

that they'd got it right, and that this was the story

that they wanted to tell and would be the appropriate story

to tell for a finale.

There's always been that sense of, "Oh, my gosh, there might be more.

"There might be more."

But now knowing that this finally IS the last one sort of just makes

you savour everything just all the more

and it's just so special and so lovely.

So this is the home of Pamela and Michael.

It is meant to be in Essex...

WHISPERING: ..but it's not really in Essex.

It's in a place called Dinas Powys.

And we've always used this house. We're going to show you around.

We're going to show you around. Come on in.

It's not normally this dark because it's set for night.

So all the windows are blacked out at the moment,

so normally this is quite a bright hallway.

We've got a special ice cube holder, which keeps the ice for negronis

very cold.

Lots of stuff has happened in the hallway.

Yes, loads.

All of the greetings when the Welsh family first came up.

Do you know, I've no idea what my name means in Welsh.

Why? Because I don't speak the lingo, darling.

No, In Welsh, pam means why... Oh!

...or brick.

Singing for England. Yeah.

? There's only one way to beat them

? And that's around the back

? So catch me if you can

? Cos I'm the England man... ?

Pam declaring she's a vegetarian. Yeah!

This morning, before you arrived, I became a vegetarian.

Yeah. Veggie. So that's what this is.

It's been such fun over the last 17 years.

People love it.

People stop me all the time, talk about it.

I love my character. I love this character, Pam.

It's not three steaks.

It's a one steak for me as an actual steak, one as a substitute

for my chips and one as a substitute for my peas.

She's so crackers, you know, she's so over the top

and yet she's got such a heart.

And I love the relationship with Mick...

TUNE PLAYS

Sorry. That's the front door.

Um... LAUGHTER

Very suitable Pam doorbell. Yeah, yeah.

No. I love their relationship

because, you know, when they have rows, which they do quite a lot,

you know, and she'll say, "Mick," you know, "Enough," or whatever,

they always get back together and have a lovely hug

and laugh together.

And I think that that's... That warmth of their relationship,

I think that's what people love.

How's Mick changed over 17 years?

Got greyer.

Yeah, Mick... I think Mick's...

Basically, Mick's a sort of solid old stalwart,

you know what I mean?

He's the... He's the consort to Queen Pamela.

You just play your cards right, sweet cheeks,

you never know what might happen tonight.

Go on, say it. Now. Quickly.

No. Go on!

No. Please! Just whisper it.

It's always been you... Camilla.

So this kitchen area has seen a lot of action.

Like, for example, the famous oven gloves.

Can't feel a thing.

Smithy's curry order was done pretty much from this spot. Yeah, that's right.

We're getting an Indian. What do you fancy?

Chicken bhuna, lamb bhuna, prawn bhuna,

mushroom rice, bag of chips, keema naan and nine poppadoms.

JOANNA PAGE: I don't feel there's any pressure.

I'm just loving being with my mates and having a laugh and limboing.

PAM: Brilliant, Bryn!

I know! I've always had a flexible spine.

I've seldom seen a man limbo dance as much in one afternoon.

Yeah, it's... I mean, yes, I've not limboed that much.

I don't think I've ever limbo danced before.

Rob Brydon's doing a lot of limboing as well.

He is doing a lot of limboing.

I imagine tomorrow he probably will have a bit of a bad back

and he probably will make a meal out of it, but there you go.

I actually put my back out slightly on one of them.

For real? Genuinely.

I was... I thought, "Really go for it now."

And I did, and I went, "Oh, bloomin' heck! What was that?"

So then I took it easy.

Everyone's looking at me!

You've got a right dirty laugh, do you know that?

You have, you sound like Barbara Windsor.

Oh, I know...

It's interesting because a lot of people

who speak to me about filming this, and when it was announced,

just said they were so excited because they grew up with it.

And putting to one side all my neuroses

about that and the ageing process,

it's incredible because it is part of people's upbringing.

We were all in their homes as they were growing up.

Now they're adults and out in the world.

You look like Daniel Craig!

I know! It's the shorts.

It's extraordinary how much the show means to people.

So, yeah, it's a lifetime for me,

but it's a lifetime for so many other people.

I'll have another shot of that bad boy. Sure?

Yes, I know!

At first I was like, "Not on your Nelly,"

and now I'm, "Yes, please, stick it on my Nelly.

How happy are people going to be with the end?

I think it's...

For anybody that's been watching this since the beginning,

I think they're going to get flipped over about three or four times

and they're, you know, they're going to be reeling by the end.

So there'll be tears but...

...tears of joy.

When the coach crashes into the pub, it's so dramatic, you know,

and it's so...

And Mick is so heroic because, you know, he initially

survives, but he goes back in to try and get the baby out.

People are going to believe you!

And it's such a great...

And the SFX and everything.

I've just had a drink with your ex-fiance.

Oh, my God.

How do you think I feel, Stace?

Was it Clifford?

No. Leighton?

No. Howell?

No, Ahmed! But he's moved to Swindon.

He's home to see his mum.

She had her appendix out.

It's a lot of pressure.

Like, it's a lot of pressure.

Ever since we announced it,

I imagine everybody in the cast, pretty much every day,

someone's told you that it's the thing that

they're looking forward to on Christmas Day.

It's like the closest you could get, I imagine, to, like, being called

up to England or Wales and you're going to a major

tournament, you know, and people go, "Oh, good luck!"

You know, "Let's bring it home!"

And you're like, "Oh, God, we're trying.

"We're really going to try."

Gin and tonic.

Was Larry's level all right?

Yes. Yeah. Great.

The important thing about you, you have directed every single

episode of Gavin & Stacey ever. I have, yes.

You wouldn't think I was old enough, would you?

Yeah. No, I have absolutely.

That's quite a claim to fame.

Yeah, I suppose so.

Yeah, yeah.

I mean, it's been a long time.

17 years.

They're all brilliant. They're all funny.

Can you just pan that way?

Hi, Mat Horne!

I love your work. Oh, thank you.

Are you taking your cue for coming out? Yeah.

How much is improvised?

None. Not a single bit of anything is improvised, ever.

I don't think we've ever done one... I think the only...

And it wasn't even an improvisation, but one -

when we did the christening, James came in and he went -

the baby was there - he said, "Why is the baby wearing a dress?"

Because it was in a robe.

And I went, "Well, that's a christening robe, but that's...

"Put that in."

Sorry I'm late.

Hey, there he is.

Why is he wearing a dress?

I don't know.

You say, "Step in,"

and you say, "Are you asking me to step in?" Yeah.

Colin wants to do... You'll remember this, Mat.

I'll get out of the way.

Action!

Colin-la! Step in.

Are you asking me to step in?

? Step into Christmas

? Let's join together

? We can watch the snow... ?

What have been the real highlights for you filming this?

Personally, it's been writing with James again,

because I absolutely adore him.

And working with him is just a joy because he's like...

He's like my brother.

Like, we really annoy each other sometimes

and we really love each other.

Being in the room with him and writing the script,

which we finished the first draft of it just before Christmas last year,

it doesn't really get much better than that.

That's been a joy.

And then I'm looking for Gavin and Stacey.

When James and I wrote it, we really wanted to incorporate

as many of the recognisable locations as we could,

but whilst also keeping it true to a story.

Oh, what's occurring?

So it's been lovely to go back, to revisit places like Barry Island

and Pam and Mick's house, where we are today.

Brrr! Chilly today.

It must be 15 years since you were living in Pam and Mick's. Yeah!

You're eating ham, Pam.

Oh, thank God you came in.

I've crumbled. I'm so weak. Pam!

No, don't look at me! Pam!

I'm disgusting. Pam!

The last Christmas special we did,

I don't think I was in Pam and Mick's, was I? No.

So when we walked in, I just thought, "I don't remember

"the mezzanine walkway up there.

"Don't remember the window."

I thought that the wall was a bit bigger over there.

I was kind of like a bit freaked out.

Have there been tears?

There were tears on day one.

I mean, there's a... there's a scene that is particularly emotionally

charged for Gavin and therefore me.

And that was quite early on in the shoot, and we had to stop

filming because I was slightly overwhelmed.

SINGSONG: I love you!

I did cry when reading the script.

I was reading it out to my wife.

Not supposed to, but I was.

I was reading out loud to my wife and my voice was catching

as I w... Honestly!

So I'm in the back of the car going,

"They..." HE MUMBLES INCOHERENTLY

"And..." HE SIGHS DEEPLY

I was going like that! Was your wife happy with how it ended?

Oh, she thinks it's terrific.

Yeah, she loves it. Yeah.

That is revolutionary. It's a taste revolution. Mm!

You are a crier. Oh, yeah.

We're a cast of criers, really.

You know, we've had some really big days on this shoot

so far where, at some point, you've looked around at everybody

and they've got...

...you know, emotional or upset about something.

It's... But what an amazing thing.

How great for that to be the case, you know?

I thought that was tears there! No. No! That was an itch.

LAUGHING: Something in your eye! That was just an itch. Yeah.

Can we talk about what happened... I'd rather not ...on the fishing trip?

I never told anyone, you know.

Besides, it wasn't a big deal.

You know, lots of people do it.

It's not against the law. Jason, please.

Monday we're shooting some things that could be...

I can't say what they are, but they might...

And that's the last day.

And I think just the fact that it's the last day... CLATTERING

Sorry.

Sorry.

You give a member of your family a job and then they go and do this.

That's my eldest son.

When I tell Mum what you've been doing, she's going to be furious.

Are you starting to do your own make-up now?

Now, mascara...

You don't want someone else doing your mascara. Really?

Well, because she might stick it in my eye.

Yeah, I might, you know.

What number are you going for?

3.5. 3.5! We're on a 3.5.

We're nearly done. I don't wear any make-up.

Why don't you wear make-up?

I think it's quite a naturalistic show, isn't it? You would hope.

It's naturalistic. You would hope so.

And five minutes, look at that. Easiest make-up ever.

That is it. That is it?

Well, and then on set, we just put a bit of... A bit of product.

A bit of that in my hair and that's it.

And we're done. You don't shave every day?

No. You shave every third day.

It doesn't grow very quick, so...

I'm sure this is what the viewers want. Oh, yeah!

This is the behind the scenes... My shaving routine!

Literally we do eat omelettes on this show.

This is what I have for my breakfast in the morning.

An omelette.

Not made by Gwen.

Ruthie, you're travelling in ten minutes.

Hiya.

Hello!

It's a 17-year romantic comedy.

If you're marrying Dave just so you've got a father

for your son, someone to help you and support you and be around...

...I'm saying you've already got that...

...in me. I can be those things.

Most rom coms, you know, you want them to get together

90 minutes after you've watched it, let alone 17 years of

will-they-won't-they? Have-they-haven't they?

You know? So that's... That makes it quite exciting.

It's got to be one of the longest on-offs in history.

It's got to be up there. It has to be, I think.

Yeah, it's got to be.

This is where we're filming in here today.

So this is the end of a soiree at Pam and Mick's.

So... they've halfway...

They've finished the food.

They've had quite a bit to drink.

Oh, my gosh. Well,

we're in the middle of dancing... Mm.

...we're having a bit of a celebration.

I'm so frightened because I'm not sure

what I can and can't say! Be very careful.

Didn't tell anybody we were going to do it.

We just got on and wrote it.

That was such great fun, writing for all those characters

who we know so well.

You can hear their performance in our heads and, yeah,

it doesn't really get much better than that.

That's been a joy.

? Oh, so bright... ?

I went to school with Ruth, you know. Literally were school kids.

I've known James for decades now.

Both of them, what they've gone on to achieve,

you know, they've achieved so much.

And looking at them and, I mean, they're ravaged by time now

so that, you know, they've not aged well and that brings

a poignancy to it.

And I don't think they've got long left.

There are a couple of pigs in blankets left over

if anybody fancies it. I'll take one on, Bryn,

but someone's got to pass it, literally, into my hand.

This is where the cast are relaxing right now.

Serious atmosphere.

Lord Larry Lamb. Lord Larry Lamb.

In the blue corner, whacked out.

Rob Brydon looking a little worse for wear.

Melania over there.

I think this has been one of the best for me, personally.

It is the last one.

I think there's just a frisson.

There's a certain something about this one

that's just very special.

How is it for Gwen?

Oh, Gwen.

It's lovely for Gwen.

Gwen's having a really good time on this one.

ALISON STEADMAN: I think it's like all the rest of the episodes.

It's fun. There's a lot of laughter.

There's a lot of warmth and love between the characters, and there's

fascinating storylines and maybe storylines that'll take...

Go in a direction that people aren't anticipating.

I kind of feel that Stacey is back to a bit

of what she was like in the first series, which I enjoy playing,

where she's a bit naughty. A little bit, you know?

I want to say a little bit dirtier, but I'm not sure if that's suitable!

Happy Christmas! Yeah. Happy Christmas, everyone.

Stacey's having fun.

Turning over, cameras A and B.

This is Julia, who owns Pam and Mick's house

with her wonderful husband, Doug.

How does it feel for you knowing this is the last time

we'll all be in here?

Very sad, but never say never.

No. No, we can say never.

It's a massive thing to let people in your house this many times,

and then people knocking on your door and walking up the road

and all those things.

Oh, that goes on after you leave.

It doesn't finish for us.

We can have, on a weekend, as much as 50 cars. RUTH GASPS

ALL: Oh, what's occurring?

Oh, hang on, you're videoing.

Hi, Mum. I've got someone to wish you a happy birthday.

Tina, Happy birthday!

There you go. That's lovely.

How are you? All good? I'm good. Nice to meet you.

Oh, it's so lovely to see you again.

Are you ready? Hang on, let's do this.

I like to just meet the characters.

Watch them filming.

It means a lot to me.

Nice to see you.

Brought you this all the way from Newcastle.

OK! You haven't come down from Newcastle?

Yep. No way! That's insane. Four trains, yeah.

Who are you calling? It's my sister.

Hiya. You're going to put that in the bin, aren't you? No!

I'm going to drink it tonight.

One of my favourite moments with this bar was the Christmas

special of 2008, when Pete's mum...

Yes! ..had fallen asleep behind the bar. Behind the bar.

And then she just appeared, like, the next morning.

God! What on earth?! Oh! Oh!

Edna.

Oh, thank you, darling.

It's a tap. That's right.

Some are hot, some are cold.

I got a hot one.

What did you get, babe? Hot. Oh, that's amazing!

How do you want Gavin & Stacey to be remembered?

Oh, wow.

That's a good... That's a good question. I don't know.

They've managed to create these characters that I think pretty

much anybody in this country can recognise and identify with.

All right, Stace, what's occurring?

I need your advice, I do. Go for it.

MATHEW HORNE: It will live on.

So it's important that we really focus on

making it the best it can be.

Mint Baileys.

I mean, what will they think of next? I know.

People will rewatch and rewatch and perhaps introduce

it to their kids as they grow up and hopefully for many years,

people will continue to really enjoy it and have fun watching.

Can't you just move to Barry? What? It's well lush.

Yeah.

It seems well lush.

I just don't want us to be apart.

Ever.

I hope it's remembered as a show that can make people feel good,

that can bring comfort and a sense of warmth and history.

That would be lovely if people spoke about it like that.

I can let you into a secret, Colin.

On Christmas Day evening, there will be some significant action

on these stairs. Really? Yes.

The stairs are big? The stairs play a part.

Yeah. In a way that I don't know if they have before.

Really? No, I don't think so.

There's not really been scenes on the stairs before, have there?

No. Nessa came down singing, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."

? Since we've no place to go

? Let it... ? Oh!

Where to you going? I'm going to take him round the block,

see if I can get him off before lunch. Cracking.

And Mick and Pam in their matching kimonos. Oh, yeah!

Smithy, what have I told you about eating late at night?

All that cholesterol. It's only a six piece. And we got coleslaw.

Oh, well done, darlings.

We know this is the last Gavin & Stacey.

What about you two writing together again now?

Oh.

I hope so.

Well, I mean, I think we... WHISPERS: I don't.

That's you told.

I think we would...

Well, I would love to write with you again, but...

Yeah, well, I think once we've...

Once this is... Once this is delivered

and out the door, then I think it would be a real shame for us not

to at least sit and spend a bit of time wondering if there's another

world that we could try and create, safe in the knowledge

that it can almost never be like this one. But...

Well, just sit in a room and eat chips and chat.

I don't see the two as mutually exclusive.

You have managed to take some souvenirs.

I'm going to take my denim jacket.

This gold heart because it's Stacey's

and my boots because these are pretty fab.

I'm loving these. And my jeans I quite like as well.

So, yeah, it's... This is turning into quite a lot, yeah.

It's turning into quite a good haul that I'm getting, yeah.

I can't think of anything, Colin, that I would take.

Um... Yeah...

What? A scarf? Are you saying a scarf? A bow tie?

What are you saying? A collar? A collar?

Oh, she's telling us to stop.

? You've got the love... ?

THEY SHOUT Come on, Pam!

It can't carry on after this.

We can't see a way how it could.

Why?

Well, you'll have to wait and see.

You'll have to wait and see.

It was a huge shock how many people watched it last time.

It does put the pressure on you to come up with the same

standard of show again... and who knows whether we've achieved that.

SHOUTING CONTINUES

To have something like this,

to see it through,

what a trip, man.

What an absolute trip it's all been.

SHOUTING AND LAUGHING

? Sometimes, I feel like saying Lord, I just don't care

? But you've got the love I need to see me through. ?

Does the fishing trip get mentioned?

The what? The fishing trip.

The fishing trip?

With you in a second.

I really don't know what you're talking... I'd better go.

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? I'll wait by the big house for you

? I'll wait by the squeeze-box For you

? I'll wait by your dresses... ?

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