IT’S been five years since Gavin & Stacey last graced our TV screens, with Nessa’s proposal to Smithy leaving us all on tenterhooks.
But the wait for the highly anticipated reunion will soon be over – and we might even get to find out what happened on that fishing trip!
James Corden ( Smithy), Mathew Horn (Gavin) Gavin, Joanna Page (Stacey) and Ruth Jones (Nessa) in first series, 2007[/caption]So take our quiz and see if you know what’s occurrin’ ahead of Christmas Day’s big show finale.
1. Who is the first character we see, right at the beginning of Series 1, Episode 1?
a) Stacey
b) Gavin
c) Gwen
2. What’s the name of Smithy’s first girlfriend we hear about?
a) Sonia
b) Nessa
c) Lucy
3. Who is the only person, other than Uncle Bryn and Jason, to know what happened on their fishing trip?
a) Dave Coaches
b) The local priest
c) Marco from Marco’s Cafe
4.Who do Pam and Mick enjoy roleplaying as?
a) Torvill and Dean
b) Charles and Camilla
c) Kermit and Miss Piggy
5. Who cooks everyone dinner in the 2019 Christmas special?
a) Pam
b) Uncle Bryn
c) Gavin and Stacey
6. How many times had Stacey been engaged before meeting Gavin?
a) Once
b) Never
c) Five
7. What is Nessa’s middle name?
a) Tessa
b) Shanessa
c) Caressa
8. What footie team does Gavin support?
a) Tottenham
b) Ipswich Town
c) West Ham
9. What does Gwen love to cook?
a) Christmas Dinner
b) Victoria sponge cakes
c) Omelettes
10. Who is not one of Gavin and Stacey’s three kids?
a) William
b) Harri
c) Megan
11. Dave Coaches’ slogan goes: ‘Fags and weed, glue and speed, but I draws the line at . . . ’
a) Cider
b) Crack
c) Talking
12. What does Mick Shipman find that lands him on BBC news?
a) Ancient buried treasure
b) Essex’s most-wanted criminal
c) A dead body
13. What household item played a part in Nessa & Smithy’s first one-night stand?
a) Shower curtain
b) Toilet brush
c) Chest of drawers
14. What does Pam forget to bring to dinner in the 2019 Christmas special?
a) Christmas puddings
b) The turkey
c) Her presents
15. What does Bryn give to Stacey before she goes on her first date with Gavin?
a) The London A-Z map
b) Some extra-thick condoms
c) Rape alarm
16. Which Labour politician was Nessa once in a relationship with?
a) Neil Kinnock
b) John Prescott
c) Jeremy Corbyn
17. What does Smithy use to wrap his Christmas presents?
a) Supermarket carrier bag
b) Tin foil
c) Newspaper
18. Finish off Doris’s advice to Stacey: ‘A kiss, a cuddle, a cheeky . . .’
a) Pizza
b) Bonk
c) Finger
19. What challenge does Nessa go for instead of Veganuary?
a) Januhairy
b) Carnivore January
c) Dry January
20. What did Pam think Smithy’s actual name was?
a) Colin
b) James
c) Neil
21. Where did Gavin and Stacey go for their honeymoon?
a) Cornwall
b) Greece
c) South-east Asia
22. What are Neil The Baby’s middle names?
a) Jamie and Oliver
b) Noel and Edmund
c) Paul and Daniels
23. Which famous footballer is the answer to almost all the questions in Smithy’s pub quiz?
a) David Beckham
b) Diego Maradona
c) Gary Lineker
24. What name does Nessa use when talking on the radio?
a) Joseph Stalin
b) Robert Mugabe
c) Pope John-Paul
25. What is the name of everyone’s favourite restaurant in Essex?
a) Marco’s
b) Toby’s
c) Capriccio’s
26. Gavin’s friend Alan is more commonly known as . . .
a) Chinese Alan
b) Japanese Alan
c) Aussie Alan
27. Finish Smithy’s takeaway order — a chicken bhuna, lamb bhuna, prawn bhuna, mushroom rice, bag of chips, keema naan and . . .
a) Loads of ketchup
b) Nine poppadoms
c) A four pack of lager
28. Nessa once worked as Richard and Judy’s . . .
a) Nanny
b) Dominatrix for hire
c) Studio assistant
29. Which of these jobs has Pete Sutcliffe NOT done?
a) Butcher
b) Chartered surveyor
c) Fairground inspector
30. Gwen is a widow, but what was her husband called?
a) David
b) Trevor
c) Arthur
1. a) Stacey
2. c) Lucy
3. a) Dave Coaches
4. b) Charles and Camilla
5. b) Uncle Bryn
6. c) Five
7. b) Shanessa
8. a) Tottenham
9. c) Omelettes
10. a) William
11. b) Crack
12. c) A dead body
13. b) Toilet brush
14. a) Christmas puddings
15. c) Rape alarm
16. b) John Prescott
17. b) Tin foil
18. c) finger
19. a) Januhairy
20. a) Colin
21. b) Greece
22. b) Noel and Edmund
23. c) Gary Lineker
24. b) Robert Mugabe
25. c) Capriccio’s
26. a) Chinese Alan
27. b) Nine poppadoms
28. a) Nanny
29. c) Fairground inspector
30. b) Trevor