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| Gavin and Stacey's Nessa turns on Barry's Christmas lights | Gavin and Stacey's Nessa turns on Barry's Christmas lights |
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| A town has had its Christmas lights switched on by one of its most famous residents - Gavin and Stacey's Nessa. | A town has had its Christmas lights switched on by one of its most famous residents - Gavin and Stacey's Nessa. |
| Actress Ruth Jones visited her television character's old stomping ground - Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. | Actress Ruth Jones visited her television character's old stomping ground - Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. |
| The Bafta-winning show, about a long-distance relationship between a girl from the town and an Essex boy, was last screened in the UK in 2010. | The Bafta-winning show, about a long-distance relationship between a girl from the town and an Essex boy, was last screened in the UK in 2010. |
| In May, it was announced it would return for a one-off Christmas special this year. | In May, it was announced it would return for a one-off Christmas special this year. |
| Over the summer, stars of the show, including Jones, James Corden, Rob Brydon, Matthew Horne and Joanna Page, were spotted filming scenes for the Christmas special in Barry. | Over the summer, stars of the show, including Jones, James Corden, Rob Brydon, Matthew Horne and Joanna Page, were spotted filming scenes for the Christmas special in Barry. |
| Addressing the crowd in character, she shouted her well-known lines: "Ow" and "What's occurin'". | Addressing the crowd in character, she shouted her well-known lines: "Ow" and "What's occurin'". |
| She added: "Cracking to see you all tonight… have you got nothing better to do? | She added: "Cracking to see you all tonight… have you got nothing better to do? |
| "Oh, there's some lookers out here tonight, a few exes in the crowd here I can see." | "Oh, there's some lookers out here tonight, a few exes in the crowd here I can see." |
| Principal tourism officer for the town, Nia Hollins, said: "Having Nessa turn on the lights was very special and she was a huge hit with the crowd." | |
| Gavin and Stacey, which was co-written by Jones, won best comedy performance at the Baftas in 2008. | Gavin and Stacey, which was co-written by Jones, won best comedy performance at the Baftas in 2008. |