24th December 2008
BBC One (UK)
Sandwiched in between the second and third seasons of this sitcom with a heart was an excellent sixty minute Christmas special, originally aired on Christmas Eve three years ago. The two families come together for the big day, there's tension abound, and there's some big news to be had at both ends. Meanwhile, Pete's elderly mother gets accidentally left behind and sleeps on the floor, Bryn finds the wonders of mint Bailey's, and Mick obsesses over the turkey.
What made Gavin and Stacey such a great show was the emotional moments mixed in with the comedy. James Cordon and Ruth Jones get that balance just right again in the Christmas special. The episode works well as a standalone episode, but without watching the following season three afterwards, some of it does lose out. What it is though, is a very well written, charming piece of Christmas television.
**** 1/2
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