Filming for the final episode of Gavin & Stacey is underway in Barry and with nothing but time to speculate until the Christmas Day broadcast, fans are pitching questions to the cast online as to what the last episode of the sitcom will deliver. Hopefully, an answer to that proposal cliffhanger.
In Barry, new set photos featuring James Corden, Ruth Jones and Joanna Page were released (from a story by the BBC). Speaking to BBC News, Corden, who was pictured directing a scene, said it was “wonderful” to be back on location in Barry. “There’s so much history over the past 17 years here,” he said. “And I think it’s an incredibly special place with really, really special people.”
“It’s lovely to be here, but it’s also the feeling of being like, this is the last time I think we’ll be on the island,” Corden continued. “I remember when we were here and Matt [Horne] and Jo [Page], when she comes off the bus and jumps into his arms, or the episode we did down on the beach. It feels fantastic to be here.”
Meanwhile, Rob Brydon, known for playing Bryn, and Ruth Jones (who needs no introduction as Nessa), recently teased a photo on Instagram with the caption that “something” was “occurring.”
The caption is a play on a famous line often repeated throughout Gavin & Stacey, and the photo accumulated more than 40,000 likes upon upload. Fans have responded in their droves to the photo of Brydon and Jones in a rehearsal room. “Will we finally find out what happened on that fishing trip?,” asks daztakesphotos. Another Instagram user called Brydon a “little tease” and willed his character to “have an air fryer.”
Brydon, also known for his work as a host on Would I Lie To You?, recently revealed that he had been left in tears after reading the script for the final episode. “It was only a couple of months before the cast saw the script. I only saw it, we were on holiday, we were away, about a month ago,” Brydon told Chris Evans on his Breakfast show, adding that the script was “so good.”
“Do you know what? I was moved to tears, because it’s emotional,” Brydon added. Despite remaining radio silent for the better part of the last five years, Brydon and others involved with the production “knew it was going to happen” and were asked “to keep it a secret. So, you have to lie to people!”
