The Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special has received almost 900 complaints for using a "homophobic slur" in the episode, but the BBC has defended its decision to include it. Many viewers were outraged to see the hit show include the word "f****t" while the characters sang the Christmas song Fairytale of New York by The Pogues.
Gavin and Stacey Christmas special hits major new ratings high
02.01.2020 - 18:21 / breakingnews.ie
The Gavin and Stacey Christmas special has become the biggest scripted programme of the decade as more than a quarter of the UK’s population has now watched it.
The sitcom, which returned after nearly 10 years for a one-off festive episode and saw show creators and stars James Corden and Ruth Jones reunite with Mathew Horne and Joanna Page and the rest of the cast, has been viewed by 17.1 million people, according to the latest consolidated figures.
The programme initially drew an average of
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