All the awkward Gavin and Stacey finale blunders you might have missed
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Gavin and Stacey aired its finale on Christmas Day, and had fans in tears at the perfect ending. The finale secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008, BBC ’s viewership figures revealed. The emotional farewell to the popular sitcom, which saw characters Smithy and Nessa finally get their happy ending, drew an average audience of 12.3 million, according to overnight figures.
However, while fans couldn’t fault the emotional rollercoaster of the episode, which finally resolved the cliffhanger we were left with after the 2019 special, they did point out some flaws across the 90-minute show. Eagle-eyed viewers noticed inconsistencies ranging from minor continuity errors to huge issues such as Smithy’s real name.
The name game. One glaring issue sparked debate among fans, after James Corden’s beloved character, Smithy, revealed his full name at his wedding to Sonia - who he then left at the altar. Just before he said his vows, he shared his real name - Neil Noel Edmund Smith Confused fans quickly took to Reddit, sharing how that name was supposed to belong to his son rather than him.
“I noticed that Smithy's full name at his wedding was revealed to be Neil Noel Edmund Smith. But that's supposed to be Neil, the Baby's name (named after Noel from Hear'Say and Smithy's grandad Edmund). Not criticising Ruth & James for what is an incredibly minor nitpick, more a realisation that I probably watch the show too much,” one person wrote.
A second agreed: “Yeah, I noticed this and remembered that Noel comes from Noel from Hearsay, as Nessa’s friend. Ruth once said in an interview on Brydon’s podcast about contradictions (I think it was about whether Nessa could drive) that they just sometimes forget what they’ve put in or where it’s come from so, prob an oversight and maybe they just wanted to get in one last joke about Noel Edmonds.”.
