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'It's occurring!' Watch the first trailer for the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special

Creators James Corden and Ruth Jones are among the stars returning for the festive one-off of the hit sitcom

The BBC has unveiled the first trailer for a special Christmas episode of hit sitcom Gavin and Stacey, which returns to screens on 25 December. The series – created by and starring James Corden and Ruth Jones – last aired in 2010, with a New Year’s Day special which drew 10.2 million viewers. Hidden at the end of the series three finale on BBC iPlayer is a new teaser for the festive episode, showing Uncle Bryn (Rob Brydon) struggling to cook Christmas dinner, as Stacey (Joanna Page) and Nessa (Ruth Jones) look on in horror.

Corden announced the Christmas special on Twitter back in May, in a Tweet which garnered over a quarter of a million likes. The show’s co-creator and star, who has enjoyed success as a US talk show host in recent years on The Late Late Show, wrote: ‘Ruth Jones and I have been keeping this secret for a while ... We’re excited to share it with you. See you on Christmas Day.’

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