IT was a tight squeeze in Barry Island last Christmas as Uncle Bryn cooked up a festive feast for more than 13 people and the Gavin and Stacey clan piled into Gwen’s terrace house.
Seven households united for the big day – including Smithy and Pam and Mick Shipman, who travelled over the Welsh border from BiIlericay, Essex. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Christmas bubbles, support bubbles and social distancing were unheard of, and 11.6million Brits tuned in to see the beautifully dysfunctional family celebrate.
But under the Government’s pandemic restrictions for those five golden days around Christmas this year, the Wests and Shipmans, plus Nessa and Smithy, would not be able to all meet up.