GAVIN and Stacey fans have been let in on a secret about their favourite BBC comedy, as they discovered a scene was filmed 15 years ago but only just aired.
The mysterious fishing trip between Gavin and Stacey characters Bryn and Jason has been a long running joke, with fans itching to find out what happened to make the pair fall out.
Gavin and Stacey fans went wild for a snippet of the infamous fishing trip[/caption]
Gavin and Stacey actor Robert Wilfort revealed the footage was shot 15 years ago[/caption]
Speaking in the Fond Farewell documentary fans got a behind the scenes look, and got a glimpse of footage of Bryn and Jason on the fishing trip.
The short snippet appeared to have been filmed on a low-quality camera with the characters showing off their biggest catch of the day.
As the Fond Farewell send-off came to an end, viewers were able to see Bryn and Jason by the riverside as well as around a campfire but the scenes were cut abruptly before the credits to not reveal anything further.
Now one star has revealed to RadioTimes.com that the scene was actually filmed 15 years ago but then cut from the series.
Actor Robert Wilfort, who plays Jason, revealed: “Well, we actually filmed that in the original series.
“We filmed that and it never got used.
“We filmed it for the end of series three, so that’s about 15 years ago?
“It never made it in the final episode, it was running too long.
“It was going to be a little, a little more of a tease then … and yeah, so it’s lovely for it to blow everyone’s minds 15 years later.”
The snippet of the ‘lost footage’ delighted fans, as one said on social media: “The final fishing trip teaser has ended me.”
Another added: “OMG! The fishing trip; Nahh you can’t end like that with the fishing trip.”
Before a third commented: “OMG I thought nearly for a second there!! Bravo.”
Gavin and Stacey’s Best Moments
With the news that the show is set to make an exciting return to screens, let’s take a look at some of the comedy programme’s biggest and best moments…
- Smithy and Rudi’s American Boy rap – No one will ever forget when James Corden and Sheridan Smith rapped perfectly word for word the Kanye West and Estelle hit American Boy as they walked across the car park on the phone to Gavin.
- Pam’s Vegetarian faux pas – Despite loving a cheesburger, Pam found herself caught up in a web of unexpected lies when she claimed to be Vegetarian. She is forced to keep up the secret throughout the entire show and uses hubby Mick to help her scoff meat. She is later rumbled when Stacey catches her in the act as she scoffs ham in the kitchen. Stacey says to her: “Is that ham, Pam!?… “I’ve seen you, Pam. A scotch egg here, a bit of bacon there, putting those regular sausages into the Linda McCartney box”.
- THAT fishing trip – It remains one of the biggest mysteries in Gavin and Stacey history as to just exactly what did happen on the ill-fated fishing trip. Bryn appears to be hiding a secret as to an occurance between him and his nephew Jason which has left relations fractures. Ness’ on-off boyfriend, Dave, is the only other person to know the whole truth. Bryn did appear to allude to him and Jason lying together naked to keep warm as he said to Dave: “We’re going to have this out, once and for all, man to man, you may know what happened, David, but you don’t know why it happened! It was freezing cold, it was! And when you are that cold…”
- Islands in the Stream – No one can ever forget the classic Karaoke performance of Islands in the Stream. Nessa and Bryn performed the track in front of all their nearest and dearest. It saw the whole pub burst into some line-dancing as they enjoyed a boozy night out.
- The Xmas special proposal – In 2019, fans were left overjoyed when the show made a comeback but it ended on the ultimate cliffhanger. Nessa asked Smithy if she would marry him as she finally laid bare her feelings for him. Fans were gutted as the show then cut straight to the credits as they never found out just how Smithy answered. Will all be revealed in the brand new episode?
