Wednesday 24 December
10.00-11.00pm BBC ONE

It’s Christmas Eve and the Wests join the Shipmans for one of Mick’s famous turkey dinners, as the award-winning Gavin & Stacey comes to BBC One for a special festive episode.

Smithy can’t wait to spend his first Christmas with baby Neil, but doesn’t count on Dave Coaches tagging along and playing happy families with Nessa. Jason and Bryn, meanwhile, have a heart-to-heart about “that” fishing trip and Gavin and Stacey’s revelation to Pam and Smithy doesn’t quite turn out to be the Christmas present they were expecting.

Mick is played by Larry Lamb, Smithy by James Corden, Dave Coaches by Steffan Rhodri, Nessa by Ruth Jones, Jason by Robert Wilford, Bryn by Rob Brydon, Gavin by Mathew Horne, Stacey by Joanna Page and Pam by Alison Steadman. Melanie Walters also stars as Gwen.

Gavin & Stacey is simulcast on BBC HD – the BBC’s High Definition channel available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media. With up to five times more detail than standard definition television, HD provides exceptionally vivid colours and crisp pictures to make Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special a truly cinematic TV experience.

Thursday 25 December
11.30pm-12.00midnight BBC THREE

BBC Three gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special, which features interviews with all of the cast including Ruth Jones, James Corden, Mathew Horne, Joanna Page, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters.

This documentary also features footage from on and off the set, from the read-through to the wrap, and shows viewers all the fun that happened along the way.

There is another chance to see the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special before this documentary at 10.30pm on BBC Three.

Christmas Special
BBC ONE

BBC One gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special, which features interviews with all of the cast including Ruth Jones, James Corden, Mathew Horne, Joanna Page, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters.

This documentary also features footage from on and off the set, from the read-through to the wrap, and shows viewers all the fun that happened along the way.