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When the finale airs, it will be an emotional farewell for the show's fans and also for its stars, They have lived with the characters for 17 years including Joanna Page, who lives in South Oxfordshire. When they were filming the final episodes, some of the cast decided to take some keepsakes from their time on the show – and have now revealed the items they managed to sneak away from the set. Some took their characters' costumes including Rob Brydon who said he's "basically taken all of Bryn’s clothes", and admitted that some, such as the "apron from when he cooked Christmas dinner on the last special" could show up in charity auctions.
Larry Lamb also took "a few of Mick’s shirts and a pair of shorts" and Neil the Baby star Oscar Hartland took his character's "white converse", while Stacey star Ms Page took "all of Stacey's costume from the final episode, all of her shoes and her jewellery". Ms Page also claimed "a framed painting home from Stacey and Gwen's house" and a "glass ornamental duck, which is an ornament from Stacey's sideboard in the living room". She is not the only one to take ornaments.
Creator and Nessa star Ruth Jones got her hands on "the glazed egg holder from Gwen’s that always sat on the windowsill in her kitchen". Dave Coaches star Steffan Rhodri took two of his character's "fancy" shirts, "either to wear for an appropriate occasion or to auction off at the right time", and Pam star Alison Steadman said she always takes "a call sheet and treasure it, it always has everyone’s name on it". Mathew Horne revealed an emotional story behind his stolen item, saying: "I already have something from Gwen’s house from the last special.
There was a beautiful antique engraving of some daffodils. "When we shot the last special I’d not long lost my mother whose favourite flower was the daffodil, so I asked our production designer for the piece from set and he kindly gave it to me. "He also framed Gavin’s office door sign from early series, which I treasure.
" The sitcom about two families - one in Essex and one in Wales - first launched on the BBC in 2007. The series has been created and written by James Corden and Ruth Jones who star as Smithy and Nessa. Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get: Unlimited access to the Oxford Mail website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app Andy is the Trade and Tourism reporter for the Oxford Mail and you He joined the team more than 20 years ago and he covers community news across Oxfordshire.
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