Gavin and Stacey returns for its final series tonight. Source: BBC

Gavin and Stacey returns for its final series tonight. Source: BBC

If you are not going down to Inter:mission for the toga party tonight then Smoke Radio would recommend you tune into BBC One at 9pm.

The reason for this is the return of the BAFTA award winning sitcom, Gavin and Stacey.

The third and final series that kicks off tonight follows on from last years Christmas special. Gavin and Stacey have moved to Wales, where Gavin has started his new job and Nessa, Dave [Coaches] and Baby Neil are all living together in perfect harmony…or so it seems. Those of you that saw the Christmas special last year will remember Smithy asking Nessa not to marry Dave.

The final series is made up of six episodes each lasting 30 minutes. Smoke however do not think this is enough. It is not very often a new comedy comes along and becomes as popular as this show. It was born on BBC Three, moved to BBC Two and is now being shown on the coroporations main channel. You cannot ask for much more than that really and writers and co-stars, Ruth Jones and James Corden are still amazed that the sitcom is fast becoming a British institution.

I am sure there are people out there that have never watched the show but it is never too late. If you like British humour that you can relate to [they mentioned Morrisons, Lidl and Facebook in previous series'] then switch your television on just before 9:00 tonight and tune in for what Smoke classes as ‘one of the best programmes on the TV.’

So dig out the popcorn and the crisps, make a hot chocolate and sit down and enjoy side-splitting performances from Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb, Mat Horne, Joanna Page and of course Ruth Jones and James Corden. There is also an appearance in this series by Pam Ferris who plays Smithy’s mum.

Gavin and Stacey Episode One Series Three begins tonight at 9:00 on BBC One.

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