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Gavin and Stacey came home for Christmas this year. And we're so very glad they did.
It's been a while — 10 years, in fact — since the Shipmans and Wests graced our screens, but it was well worth the wait.
Not all Christmas specials are made equal, but Gavin and Stacey's 2019 Christmas special is one of my favourite episodes to date. It is, in equal measure, belly-achingly hilarious and heart-meltingly soppy.
From her very first "oh ma Christ," queen of the one liners, Pam Shipman (played by the inimitable Alison Steadman) is on top comedy form, culminating in a truly excellent moment that sees Pam and Mick smoking a spliff and dancing around the living room to 10cc's "Dreadlock Holiday." Of course, she misplaces the Christmas pudding (it'll happen when you're stoned) and declares that she can "see them in my mind's aisle." After much ado about suddenly-missing Christmas puddings, the family ends up enjoying a feast of Calippos, yoghurts, and choc ices for pudding. Read more...
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