After the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special aired, fans of the show went into a frenzy wanting more and hoping for another season of the show.
10.01.2020 - 16:01 / ok.co.uk
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.
After the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special aired, fans of the show went into a frenzy wanting more and hoping for another season of the show.
Gavin and Stacey writers Ruth Jones and James Corden have hinted that the hit comedy show could return.
Fans waited an entire decade for Gavin and Stacey's big return but it wasn't short of controversey.
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.
Gavin and Stacey writers Ruth Jones and James Corden were set to reveal what happened between Uncle Bryn and Jason on that faithful fishing trip – but deleted the scene. The BBC show’s fans were eager to discover what exactly happened on the fishing trip, and James, 41, even d ropped a hint that viewers will find out before the latest episode aired.
The BBC has responded to backlash from viewers after the homophobic slur “f****t” was used in a scene during the highly-anticipated Gavin and Stacey Christmas special. During the karaoke scene, Nessa belts out the festive favourite song Fairytale of New York by The Pogues, which includes the word "f****t", despite it being a homophobic slur.
Everyone gathered around with a tipple at 8.30pm on Christmas day to watch the long-awaited Gavin and Stacey Christmas special.
Gavin and Stacey fans sat down in their droves to watch the surprise Christmas Day Special yesterday – 10 years after the original series began. And it didn’t disappoint, with the same hilarious British banter leaving viewers laughing out loud and feeling nostalgic.