Gavin and Stacey fans were rocked by the last ever episode of the long-running BBC soap - which bowed out on Christmas Day with shock twists. The series - created, written, and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden as Vanessa Shanessa 'Nessa' Jenkins and Neil 'Smithy' Smith respectively - has been on the air since 2007 and has unleashed three seasons and 21 episodes in the years since. But the show has now reached a definitive end with the 2024 Christmas Special - which was titled The Final.