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James Corden fought back tears on The Graham Norton Show as he discussed the very last line of the Gavin and Stacey finale.
During the show, James, 46, and his co-star Ruth Jones, 58, joined host Graham Norton, 61, to discuss their Christmas special and revealed their sweet plans for Christmas Day.
They were also joined on the red sofa by Timothée Chalamet, 28, Colman Domingo, 55, and Andrew Garfield, 41, who spoke about their recent endeavors.
Towards the end of the show, Graham turned to James, who plays Smithy in the BBC sitcom, to ask him what filming the end of the show was like.
He asked: “What was it like at the end? Did it feel like the end? Were you all crying? Was it really emotional? Or is it going to hit you later on that it’s over?”
Reminiscing on the last day of filming, James looked emotional, and without spoiling the ending for fans, he replied: “It was a very, very special day. We really kind of scheduled the show so that the very last line that we’ll ever hear in the episode is the last thing we shot.”
He joked: “Which anyone will tell you is so rare that you ever do. Normally your last day you’re out on a motorway on your own in a car and people go ‘well done’ and you go ‘bye then’.”
‘But we really felt like we wanted everybody to be there at the very, very end and it was just a lot of tears.’
He also playfully joked about how his co-star Joanna Page, 47, couldn’t contain her emotions on set during their last six weeks of filming.
He added: “There was lots of people crying, Joanna Page, she plays Stacey, basically cried every day.”
Graham proceed to end the interview by asking the pair whether or not they plan to watch the episode over the Christmas period, he said: “Are the two of you going to watch it on Christmas Day?”
Ruth then revealed that she and James plan to watch the finale together on Christmas Day with their loved ones.
She said: “Yeah, we’re going to watch it together” as James chimed in: “With our families, it’s how we watched the last one.”
The critically acclaimed series follows the lives of titular characters Gavin from Essex and Stacey from South Wales, documenting key points in their long-distance relationship and events that bring the two families together.
Gavin and Stacey first aired on BBC Three in 2007 and spanned 20 episodes over the course of three series.
As well as James and Ruth, it turned Mathew Horne, 46, and Joanna into household names.
The ‘last ever’ instalment will air in a 90-minute special on Christmas Day at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer after fans of the show begged for an end to the story.
It comes after James and Ruth revealed Gavin & Stacey fans will be treated to a lot more Smithy and Nessa in the final episode, musing that their characters’ ‘messy’ relationship is the beating heart of the BBC show.
Gavin and Stacey: The Finale will air on Christmas Day at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
Conclusion:
The article discusses the finale of the popular BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey, which will air on Christmas Day. James Corden and Ruth Jones, the show’s lead actors, discussed the end of the show on The Graham Norton Show, with James becoming emotional as he reflected on the final day of filming.
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- When is the Gavin and Stacey finale airing?
The finale will air on Christmas Day at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer. - Who is in the finale?
The finale features James Corden, Ruth Jones, Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, and Andrew Garfield. - What is the finale about?
The finale is the final episode of the show, and it promises to be a special and emotional conclusion to the series.
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