Watch first look at Gavin and Stacey finale after Nessa makes incredible Strictly cameo
STRICTLY Come Dancing had a world exclusive “early Christmas present” for viewers, as it premiered the first look at Gavin and Stacey.
Gavin and Stacey is set to air on BBC One on Christmas Day, but BBC viewers were treated to a first look at the upcoming special in the Strictly Come Dancing finale.
The Christmas Day episode will pick up from the cliffhanger ending of the 2019 special, which saw Nessa down on one knee for Smithy as she asked him to marry her.
The 2019 Christmas special, which ended on the cliffhanger of Nessa proposing to Smithy, was the most-watched TV comedy show since Only Fools and Horses in 2002.
Ruth Jones as Nessa made an appearance during the Strictly final to read out the terms and conditions to viewers, whilst cracking a few iconic one liners.
Appearing on the BBC show, she was heckled by her iconic cathphrase “what’s occurring” as she bit back: “Oh you don’t think I hear that every day?!”
Viewers have already gone wild for the sneak peek, as one wrote on social media: “Think I was more excited to see the preview of Gavin and Stacey than anything else on strictly.”
Another shared: “The #strictly final was brilliant + then they give us Nessa + clips of Gavin+Stacey + made it more brilliant.“
“Ruth Jones as Nessa was always the funniest and best character on Gavin & Stacey,” said a third.
Another shared: “gavin and stacey christmas special trailer i am so up. actually crying #strictly.”
“”Having ar Nessa on for the T&Cs in the finale being just Nessa with the Gavin and Stacey Finale following was so special, I’m so excited yet upset Gavin and Stacey is sadly finishing :(” said another.
A BBC source previously revealed that Nessa would be making an appearance on the Strictly final, as they said: “The BBC have gone all out with their Strictly surprises this year — and having Ruth in as Nessa is the cherry on the cake.
“Last Saturday they had Wallace and Gromit read the Ts and Cs for voting, and Ruth will be doing a skit as Nessa this week.
“The BBC have worked really hard to get these off the ground and it’s a great cross-promotion for what will be their two biggest shows at Christmas.
“Strictly fans loved seeing Wallace and Gromit and the BBC think they’ll be thrilled when Nessa pops up on Saturday night.”
Gavin and Stacey's Best Moments
With the news that the show is set to make an exciting return to screens, let's take a look at some of the comedy programme's biggest and best moments...
- Smithy and Rudi’s American Boy rap – No one will ever forget when James Corden and Sheridan Smith rapped perfectly word for word the Kanye West and Estelle hit American Boy as they walked across the car park on the phone to Gavin.
- Pam’s Vegetarian faux pas – Despite loving a cheesburger, Pam found herself caught up in a web of unexpected lies when she claimed to be Vegetarian. She is forced to keep up the secret throughout the entire show and uses hubby Mick to help her scoff meat. She is later rumbled when Stacey catches her in the act as she scoffs ham in the kitchen. Stacey says to her: “Is that ham, Pam!?… “I’ve seen you, Pam. A scotch egg here, a bit of bacon there, putting those regular sausages into the Linda McCartney box”.
- THAT fishing trip – It remains one of the biggest mysteries in Gavin and Stacey history as to just exactly what did happen on the ill-fated fishing trip. Bryn appears to be hiding a secret as to an occurance between him and his nephew Jason which has left relations fractures. Ness’ on-off boyfriend, Dave, is the only other person to know the whole truth. Bryn did appear to allude to him and Jason lying together naked to keep warm as he said to Dave: “We’re going to have this out, once and for all, man to man, you may know what happened, David, but you don’t know why it happened! It was freezing cold, it was! And when you are that cold…”
- Islands in the Stream – No one can ever forget the classic Karaoke performance of Islands in the Stream. Nessa and Bryn performed the track in front of all their nearest and dearest. It saw the whole pub burst into some line-dancing as they enjoyed a boozy night out.
- The Xmas special proposal – In 2019, fans were left overjoyed when the show made a comeback but it ended on the ultimate cliffhanger. Nessa asked Smithy if she would marry him as she finally laid bare her feelings for him. Fans were gutted as the show then cut straight to the credits as they never found out just how Smithy answered. Will all be revealed in the brand new episode?