‘Gavin & Stacey,’ ‘Wallace & Gromit’ and King Charles Top U.K. Christmas Day Ratings
variety.comK.J. Yossman “Gavin & Stacey: The Finale” proved a winner for the BBC in the U.K. Christmas Day ratings battle. The long-awaited 90-minute special, which was written and exec produced by stars James Corden and Ruth Jones, pulled in 12.3 million viewers, equating to a 64.75% audience share, according to monitoring agency Overnights.TV.
Reviewers were also won over, with The Guardian calling it “a beautiful, poignant piece of television” while The Times of London’s reviewer gushed: “It is rare to get a communal ‘TV event’ these days but this felt like one.
I doubt they could have ended it much better.” Created by Corden and Jones, “Gavin & Stacey” first aired in 2007, running for three seasons until 2010 and becoming a cult hit.
A Christmas Day special aired in 2019 and fans have repeatedly asked Corden — who until last year was busy hosting CBS’s “The Late Late Show” — when it would be returning for another outing.
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