And so, once more unto the beach of Barry Island and the suburban sprawl of Billericay. Seventeen years since Gavin & Stacey emerged as a promising late-night BBC3 sitcom and five years since the last episode, the show finally comes to an end with a feature-length finale.

Deano, who was one of Smithy and Gavin's mates and played by Ghosts star Mathew Baynton, 44, was nowhere to be seen while all the others appeared for their old pal's stag, albeit looking a lot older than when we last saw them.