The Christmas Day episode of Gavin & Stacey has become one of the most watched scripted TV shows of the century. According to official Barb ratings figures, after seven days of catch-up viewing the finale of the much loved comedy had been seen by 19.11 million people.

The Finale” has broken viewing records in the U.K. since airing on Christmas Day. According to the BBC, the final episode of the hit British sitcom - co-created by Ruth Jones and James Corden - is now the U.

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,

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