The finale of the sitcom, which aired on Christmas Day, is nearing 20 million views, the most for a scripted show since current records began.

The British sitcom, co-created by and starring James Corden and Ruth Jones, is the U.K.'s most-watched scripted show across all broadcasters and streamers since current records began in 2002.

Smashing the show’s own record from five years ago, the last ever episode of the hit British sitcom took the top spot on Christmas Day

The British sitcom Gavin & Stacey ended its three-season, 22-whole-episodes run on the highest of notes. The series finale, titled “The Finale” and released on Christmas Day, premiered to 12.3 million same-day viewers,

The Finale' has broken the UK ratings for a scripted show for the BBC after the Christmas Day special with James Corden and Ruth Jones

Proving to be well worth the wait for its legion of fans, the network’s newly released ratings figures have revealed the series broke its 2019 record, picking up almost one million extra viewers since the last episode was released.

The final episode of the hit sitcom enjoyed huge overnight ratings of 12.3 million when it was shown on BBC One on Christmas Day, but has since been watched by several million more viewers