Gavin & Stacey's Larry Lamb's one-word verdict on sitcom's script
Ahead of Gavin & Stacey: The Finale, which is due to air on Christmas Day, the cast of the beloved sitcom have been reminiscing on their memories of the series. Speaking to The One Show's Alex Jones on Barry Island Discs, Larry Lamb, who plays Mick Shipman in the series, has given a one-word verdict that outlines his first impressions of Gavin & Stacey's script.
Larry was reflecting on the iconic scene from the last Gavin & Stacey Christmas special in 2019 with Alex, when Smithy arrives at the Shipman's front door and asks whether he is being asked to to "step in". Smithy then quickly breaks out into Elton John's Christmas hit, Step In To Christmas, with Gavin, later joined by Mick and Pam.
With the entire series having so many iconic moments, The One Show presenter wondered if any of them had been improvised. However, Larry Lamb confirmed that this wasn't the case: "Nothing in that whole series is made in the moment. The whole thing is presented to you in a script, and that's what you're going to do. It's there - every single element of it. None of it is improvised at all."
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This surprised Alex who said that a lot of magic in the series came from it seeming "adlibbed". Larry replied: "Absolutely. That's the brilliance of it. It's a fascinating thing to be a part of. None of it is made up as you go along. Right from day one when we all sat around a table in Soho with the script in front of us and read it, you knew this was a masterpiece." For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter
Many fans would agree with Larry that the series is a masterpiece and are eagerly waiting to find out what co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones have dreamt up for the final ever episode. The BBC has recently released the official synopsis for Gavin & Stacey the finale and you can find out everything we know so far here.
You can listen to Barry Island Discs: Gavin & Stacey's Big Songs Send Off on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Sounds from 12pm on Monday, December 23. Gavin & Stacey: The Finale will air on Christmas Day at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
