A British Christmas tradition returns in Aardman’s Wallace and Gromit, the animated duo that have warmed our hearts since their first appearance 35 years ago. There’s been little from the witless inventor and his canine chum ever since 2008’s A Matter of Loaf and Death,

The Gavin and Stacey finale attracted an average of 12.3 million TV viewers - the largest Christmas Day audience in more than a decade, overnight data shows. The new Wallace and Gromit film also attracted a large audience, with more than 9 million viewers tuning in to watch the latest instalment.

Average of 12.3 million viewers tune in to James Corden and Ruth Jones’s finale as series eclipses its own record from the 2019 special

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Other BBC shows to feature in the top ten included: Call the Midwife (4.4million), Doctor Who (4.1million), Strictly Come Dancing’s Christmas Special (4million), the later evening episode of EastEnders (3.98million), children’s animation Tiddler (3.23million) and the afternoon’s The Weakest Link: Christmas Special (3million).

Christmas Day on the BBC brought people together in their millions and saw Gavin and Stacey triumph. Ruth Jones and James Corden created a magical finale that fans will treasure f

The final-ever episode returned last night, with viewers sharing their delight on social media after waiting five years for another episode