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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale premiered on Binge in Australia on Thursday, 26 December 2024. That date has passed; the historical announcement does not establish whether the special is still available in Binge’s catalogue today.
When did Gavin & Stacey: The Finale come out on Binge?
Foxtel Group announced the Australian Binge premiere for 26 December 2024, matching the date reported by PerthNow. It was a Christmas release, not an upcoming December 26 event. Foxtel Group’s announcement and PerthNow’s report are dated 26 November 2024.
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Gavin & Stacey Complete Series (Seasons 1-3 5 Disc DVD Set) | $13.99 | Buy on Amazon |
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Gavin & Stacey: The Complete Collection | $37.98 | Buy on Amazon |
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Gavin & Stacey: The Finale [DVD] | $15.76 | Buy on Amazon |
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Gavin and Stacey: Season 1 | $9.97 | Buy on Amazon |
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Gavin & Stacey: Season 3 plus 2008 Christmas Special | $6.00 | Buy on Amazon |
Those release announcements document the premiere date, but they do not confirm the special’s present-day availability on Binge. Check Binge’s current catalogue for its status.
What happens in the reunion special?
The story picks up five years after Nessa proposed to Smithy. The Shipmans and Wests are back in Barry and Billericay, with several family changes and unresolved questions in play:
#1 Best Overall
- How It Happened
- Behind The Scenes In Leicester Square
- Commentary Outtakes Story of Series 2
- James and Ruth on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
- 12 Days of Christmas Featurette
- Bryn is getting the Picasso ready for a trip to Essex.
- Gavin and Stacey are looking for ways to put fresh energy into their 17-year marriage.
- Gwen is acting strangely, while Nessa has started a business.
- Neil the Baby is due to start an apprenticeship with his father.
- Pam is preparing to host, and newly retired Mick is practising golf indoors.
- Pete and Dawn’s relationship continues to have ups and downs.
- The special teases an answer to the long-running question of what happened on the fishing trip.
Foxtel Group’s 2024 announcement described the setup this way: “It’s been five years since we left Nessa down on one knee declaring her love for Smithy and asking him to marry her. And a lot has happened since then.”
Who returns, and who made the special?
Co-creators and writers James Corden and Ruth Jones return as Smithy and Nessa. Matthew Horne and Joanna Page reprise Gavin and Stacey. The returning ensemble also includes Rob Brydon as Bryn, Alison Steadman as Pam, Larry Lamb as Mick, Melanie Walters as Gwen, Adrian Scarborough as Pete and Julia Davis as Dawn.
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- Factory sealed DVD
Christine Gernon directed, and Sarah Fraser produced. Tidy and Fulwell73 made the special for the BBC; BBC Studios handled international distribution. Foxtel Group identified it as Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (1×90), a single 90-minute special for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
How long is the episode?
The production was announced in a 90-minute-special format. Apple TV Australia lists the episode at 1 hour 34 minutes; that listing is a separate platform entry and does not establish whether the episode is currently on Binge. Apple TV Australia’s listing gives a release date of 25 December 2024, one day earlier than the announced Australian Binge premiere.
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- Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
How big was the previous Christmas special?
Foxtel Group and PerthNow reported that the 2019 Christmas special drew 17 million viewers in the UK. That figure refers to the earlier special, not to the 2024 finale.
Quick Recap
Best Value
- Factory sealed DVD
Rank #4
- Gavin is an ordinary boy from England, Stacey is an ordinary girl from Wales. They speak every day on the phone at work, and yet they've never met. until now. But when Gavin and Stacey finally meet and their ordinary worlds come together, we see, through their families, their friends and their differences, that there's no such thing as 'ordinary' after all.Running Time: 163 min. Format: DVD MO
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