More records for Gavin & Stacey finale

Wednesday, 5 February 2025 01:58

By Gareth Joy X @lookoutwales2

BBC / Toffee International / Tom Jackson

The Gavin and Stacey finale was the most watched TV moment in Wales for more than twenty years, according to new figures.

The BBC says 1.8 million people in Wales - around 59% of the population - saw the final episode of the Ruth Jones and James Corden-penned sitcom.

It broke a record previously set in 2012, when around 1.4 million Welsh viewers watched the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.

Speaking at an industry event in Cardiff on Tuesday night, the BBC's director general Tim Davie said: "nothing demonstrates the BBC’s ability to bring people together like the extraordinary success of Gavin & Stacey."

A total of 20.9 millon viewers watched the finale either live on Christmas Day or on catch-up in the following 28 days.

Welsh viewers were twice as likely to have watched the final episode at least twice, with 2.8 million UK-wide doing just that, including 245,000 in Wales.

According to BARB figures, local viewers in Barry and the surrounding areas were 29% more likely to have watched on BBC iPlayer.

In addition, the New Year's Day documentary "Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell" reached a total of 8.7 million viewers across the UK, making it the best performing single programme commissioned by BBC Cymru Wales in its history. 

BBC Cymru Wales director Rhuannedd Richards said: "I’m incredibly proud to see the success of Gavin & Stacey, The Finale and our documentary,  both across the UK and with the record-breaking numbers here in Wales."

"Over its 17 years on our screens, Gavin & Stacey, which is so synonymous with Wales, has become one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. It’s a programme that we as a nation feel so strongly connected to, and these figures certainly reflect that."

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