Gavin & Stacey finale script raises over £30k for charity

8 January 2025, 11:18 | Updated: 8 January 2025, 15:03

A signed copy of the script for Gavin & Stacey's final episode has raised more than £30,000 for charity.

The copy, signed by the show's main cast and director, was donated to a charity raffle by actor Robert Wilfort, who plays Stacey's brother Jason West.

His chosen charity, The Theatre Shed, describes itself on its website as an inclusive theatre company, based in Chesham and Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

The script will be won by the winner of the draw, with tickets priced at £5 each.

Mr Wilfort described it as a "once in a lifetime chance to get a unique piece of Gavin & Stacey memorabilia".

It was signed on the set of the finale, and includes the autographs of stars including Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Joanna Page and Alison Steadman.

Alice Connor, artistic director at The Theatre Shed, told Sky News the amount raised had "more than exceeded expectations".

"We would have been incredibly happy with £5,000 and it has just gone up and up and up," she said.

"The whole company, our volunteers, our members, we have been refreshing that page over Christmas and New Year's like it is the number one activity for the festive season, it has been so exciting for us."

The sitcom returned for its final episode on Christmas Day with a 90-minute special providing the answers viewers had been waiting for.

It was the most-watched TV programme of Christmas week, with official ratings showing more than 19.1m watched the episode over seven days.

The series, largely filmed around Barry, in the Vale of Glamorgan, first aired between 2007 and 2010, before it returned for a Christmas special in 2019.

Fans were left waiting to find out whether Smithy said yes to Nessa's marriage proposal.

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Co-creators and writers James Corden and Ruth Jones, who also star in the series as Smithy and Nessa, said they were "completely overwhelmed" by the audience's response to their show.

"Gavin & Stacey really does belong to the audience and we are beyond thrilled that so many people enjoyed watching it this Christmas," they added.

The draw will take place on 13 January.