A signed copy of the script for Gavin & Stacey’s ultimate episode has raised greater than £30,000 for charity.
The copy, signed by the present’s predominant solid and director, was donated to a charity raffle by actor Robert Wilfort, who performs Stacey’s brother Jason West.
His chosen charity, The Theatre Shed, describes itself on its web site as an inclusive theatre firm, based mostly in Chesham and Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
The script shall be received by the winner of the draw, with tickets priced at £5 every.
Mr Wilfort described it as a “once in a lifetime chance to get a unique piece of Gavin & Stacey memorabilia”.
It was signed on the set of the finale, and consists of the autographs of stars together with Rob Brydon, Larry Lamb, Joanna Web page and Alison Steadman.
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Robert Wilfort donated his script. Pic: The Theatre Shed
“We would have been incredibly happy with £5,000 and it has just gone up and up and up,” she mentioned.
“The whole company, our volunteers, our members, we have been refreshing that page over Christmas and New Year’s like it is the number one activity for the festive season, it has been so exciting for us.”
The sitcom returned for its ultimate episode on Christmas Day with a 90-minute particular offering the solutions viewers had been ready for.
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James Corden, Joanna Web page, Mathew Horne and Ruth Jones final month. Pic: PA
It was the most-watched TV programme of Christmas week, with official scores exhibiting greater than 19.1m watched the episode over seven days.
The sequence, largely filmed round Barry, within the Vale of Glamorgan, first aired between 2007 and 2010, earlier than it returned for a Christmas particular in 2019.
Followers had been left ready to seek out out whether or not Smithy mentioned sure to Nessa’s marriage proposal.
Co-creators and writers James Corden and Ruth Jones, who additionally star within the sequence as Smithy and Nessa, mentioned they had been “completely overwhelmed” by the viewers’s response to their present.
“Gavin & Stacey really does belong to the audience and we are beyond thrilled that so many people enjoyed watching it this Christmas,” they added.
The draw will happen on 13 January.
