Did Smithy say sure to Nessa?

Warning: Comprises spoilers.

The ultimate episode of Gavin and Stacey is lastly right here, with thousands and thousands of followers tuning in to search out out whether or not Smithy mentioned sure.

The hit BBC sitcom ended on an unbelievable cliffhanger in 2019 when Nessa, performed by Ruth Jones, bought down on one knee in entrance of Smithy, performed by James Corden, and requested him to marry her.

However what occurred subsequent? Did he say sure?

After months of ready, Gavin and Stacey followers can lastly discover out, and now the forged has lastly opened up about what goes on within the final ever episode.

No – Smithy did not say sure to Nessa. The truth is, he did not say something in any respect…

As an alternative, Smithy agreed to marry Sonia – that is proper, his girlfriend (now fiancée) who was final seen within the 2019 Christmas particular, performed by Laura Aikman.

“I referred to as Ruth and was like, ‘I’m wondering if we might trick all people into pondering that, for the primary six or seven minutes, that they are simply going to observe a marriage that is between Nessa and Smithy’,” mentioned co-creator, James Corden.

This masterful twist left everybody pondering Smithy had mentioned sure… solely to tug the rug out from below us.

“What was actually fascinating, was after the 2019 particular, all folks would say to us was ‘What does he say?'” mentioned Corden.

“They’d by no means say, ‘Who did he select?’ I do not even suppose it was in folks’s peripheral.”

“She stayed in several resorts, she was going into locations at the hours of darkness,” mentioned Corden, who defined the secrecy round Aikman’s involvement.

“She hasn’t even advised her mum and pop,” added Ruth Jones. “She hasn’t even advised them she’s in it.”

Following the episode, Aikman posted footage of her household discovering out about her return – on the similar second as the remainder of the nation – captioned “the second my household realise Sonia is ruining Christmas once more”.

The household’s response, like most of the greater than 12m viewers throughout the UK, was screams of shock.

“It was an unbelievable efficiency,” added Corden. “That’s an nearly inconceivable job that within the fingers of anyone else can be a cartoon, and I hope that she will get celebrated for what’s, I feel, a pitch-perfect efficiency.”

It appears as if we’ll by no means, ever discover out what occurred on the fishing journey.

“I would wish to say now and ceaselessly – the joke has at all times been that you do not discover out what occurs on the fishing journey!” mentioned Robert Wilfort, who performs Jason.

The long-running gag includes an incident that occurred between Uncle Bryn and Jason a few years in the past.

Sadly, these hoping to lastly discover out what occurred shall be upset.

“I am sorry all people,” mentioned Wilfort. “However that has at all times been the joke and it at all times shall be as a result of it is humorous! It is funnier that means. I used to be so happy that we did not reveal it as a result of, we have by no means recognized what it’s.”

Nonetheless, there may be one different one that is aware of what occurred – Dave Coaches.

“Now that this remaining, remaining episode is out, hopefully folks can cease asking me,” mentioned Steffan Rhodri, who performs Dave.

Though Dave nearly blurted it out in the course of the finale, that is as shut as we’ll get.

“He’ll take that to his grave,” added Rhodri. “That was the one probability you had been going to get to listen to it. And yeah, it is a kind of that, it is an incredible operating gag that they created – I like that. It is simply very becoming that nothing will ever be revealed.”

After performing a bit shifty all through the finale, Gwen revealed she has a boyfriend.

However no person was anticipating it to be Dave Coaches.

“I assumed not in 1,000,000 years it could be Dave Coaches,” mentioned Melanie Walters, who performs Gwen.

“I assumed it could be one among Doris’ cast-offs,” she added.

“It really works would not it?” mentioned Wilfort. “They make an incredible couple. They do! After the preliminary shock, they simply look nice collectively.”

“You may actually see why they’re attracted to one another,” mentioned Rhodri, who performs Dave.

“Nicely, I do not know. I can see why Dave can be drawn to Gwen. I do not know why Gwen can be drawn to Dave.

“He is not an apparent selection maybe, however I feel perhaps she wants somewhat bit of pleasure in her life. He is clearly a vibrant character, so why not?”

“One among my favorite moments is when Dave is revealed,” Rhodri added.

Clearly, the household are mortified, however Nessa, who’s additionally there when he comes down the steps, responds in probably the most Nessa-like means conceivable.

“I cherished doing that scene and I assumed it was simply completely pitched that all of them see him and the household, so Jason and Stacey and Bryn, are clearly outraged they usually cannot imagine it,” mentioned Rhodri.

“Then Nessa simply goes ‘Alright, Dave?’ and Dave simply goes ‘Alright, Ness?’ and it is like, only a pure factor – they each moved on a very long time in the past, so why not, you already know?”

“I do not know what folks’s reactions shall be, however as a result of Gwen’s so straight-laced, you already know, and somebody who’s such a mumsy character, I feel, hopefully folks will simply be excited for Gwen that she’s getting a bit of pleasure in her life.

“And Dave is ready to present that,” Rhodri added.

On the finish of the day, when all’s mentioned and achieved, in fact he married her.

After ditching Sonia on the altar, Smithy runs off to search out Nessa, however she’s already determined to return on the ships to assist cope with her damaged coronary heart.

Nessa is at Southampton docks about to go away, so Smithy and the remainder of the gang bundle into Dave’s coach and experience just like the wind.

“It was nice – I used to be thrilled,” mentioned Rhodri.

“I imply, it is at all times been enjoyable taking part in the scenes with James, you already know, the connection between Dave and Smithy, from the very first time when he meets him on the barn dance, you already know, and that is at all times been enjoyable.

“So, taking part in it now like, ‘you go get her’, you already know, it was nice enjoyable,” he added.

Fortunately, he makes it there simply in time, as Nessa is boarding her ship, and Smithy will get down on one knee and proposes to her. After all, she (ultimately) says sure.

An ideal distinction to Smithy’s ill-fated wedding ceremony with Sonia, the episode ends with Smithy and Nessa’s reception at a neighborhood pub.

“It was beautiful as a result of it did really feel like an actual wedding ceremony,” mentioned Jones. “Like an actual pub reception.”

That remaining montage was filmed on the final day of manufacturing.

“It was most likely probably the most emotional movie set I’ve ever been on and it was sort of great,” mentioned Corden.

“So a lot of our crew have been with us from the very begin. It is a great approach to shut all of it out on a Monday in Barry.”

The finale was watched by 12.3 million folks final evening on BBC One.

This makes it the largest non-sports in a single day of 2024, with Wallace and Gromit second at 9.38 million.

The final Gavin and Stacey Christmas particular was watched dwell by 11.6 million. That determine grew to 18.4 million over the next 28 days with folks catching up on iPlayer.

The ultimate episode of Gavin and Stacey is now out there to watch on BBC iPlayer.