‘Gavin And Stacey’ actor Larry Lamb reveals upcoming special is not set at Christmas

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Gavin And Stacey special is set to arrive on Christmas Day, but actor Larry Lamb has revealed that it’s not actually set at Christmas.Lamb, who plays Gavin’s father, Mick, in the BBC sitcom, told BBC Essex that, while it’s airing on Christmas Day and labelled a Christmas special, it won’t be set at Christmas.He said: “All I can tell you, is that unlike the last Christmas special, this one isn’t set at Christmastime.

How about that?”While he was careful not to give too much else away, he did say that the shoot went more quickly than it has previously, and discussed the secrecy of the production team, saying: “They’re very careful, because somebody will come and blast it out and you’ve blown the whole thing,” he said, referring to the production team’s secrecy.

Filming lasted for five weeks and culminated on October 7.The episode follows 2019’s Christmas special, itself the first new Gavin And Stacey episode in almost a decade, and is set to be the final episode of the show.

Co-creators and co-writers Ruth Jones and James Corden confirmed news of the special in May, following leaked reports in February.The special follows on from the events of the 2019 special, which culminated in a cliffhanger after Nessa (played by Jones) proposes to Smithy (Corden).Last month, Alison Steadman, who plays Mick’s wife, Pam, described the finale as “the best fun ever”.