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The original storyline was a great idea, and plenty of comedy could be milked from it, but it’s now been kicked to death.
Appalling, embarrassing and about as funny as root canal treatment.
Used to love G&S in the early series ( 1 and 2 ), series 3 just wasnt funny anymore, it was as if they had ran out of humour
The 1st christmas special they did was ok, this last one was just dire, we laughed twice in the whole hour, both with Uncle Bryn, but that was it, time to leave it and remember the funny first 2 series
Only Fools and Horses has plenty, although I don’t think they were all “Christmas” themed though?
G&S ain’t for me, always felt like it came from the “let’s take the piss out of how daft them taffy’s talk” school of comedy despite being written by a Welsh woman (I think?).
I've only seen one episode. The old Christmas one. I have American friends who love it. The accents do my head in. Dave Coaches is the only one that's believable.
Didn't watch every episode of the series but did like bits of it, some funny parts, some very bad stereotyping and accents. But easy watching and decent.
The Christmas special wasn't a whole lot different, would probably be one of the more forgetful episodes apart from how it finished. I'm not sure it was an episode that was needed unless it's an opening for a future series.
The original premise was settled ages ago so it's nostalgic comfort viewing now. Not much point slagging it off - it's only an hour out of the schedule - but would've been nice if there was something else to watch at some point. (Mind you, this isn't a criticism exclusive to Christmas but the whole year, although that might be because I'm getting old and grumpy).
Gavin and Stacey Xmas special absolutely bloody brilliant.
I recognise that you had to have continuity from previous run but considering 10 years have meant to have passed it seemed that Stacey was the only Welsh character who had grown as a person positively. The Welsh mum's big character development was that she has had one set of towels since 1983! Meanwhile English dad, English mum, Smithy and Gavin all seem to have developed in one way or another. I guess James "Hollywood" Corden has to come across well but this effort seemed uneven in where the laughs were.
Having never seen this before and being told how great the series was, it was with some anticipation that we tuned into the BBC for this. From what I gather from this thread, the Christmas edition did not live up to the expectation which was a relief, as I thought that I was the only odd one out here. IMO it was dire. I am from the "Valleys" (Cynon) but I am supposed to believe that Barry is in the "Valleys" because when "I were a lad" it certainly was not. I expected all the characters to have Kaardiff accents actually! Who remembers the "Miners Fortnight" in Barry Island and Trecco Bay, Porthcawl - probably the only time a real Valley accent was heard there.
Was Smithys new girlfriend “America”, and Nessa the “UK”?
Reference to how Cordon is perceived either side of the pond?
Or am I over thinking things?