Corden, Page, Horne and Jones return in Gavin and Stacey TOM JACKSONIt is the most eagerly awaited television return of 2019, but the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special is causing ructions before it has even broadcast. The BBC has been accused of normalising homophobic language by including the word “faggot” in a rendition of the Pogues’ Christmas song, Fairytale of New York. During the one-off Christmas special, which will air at 8.30pm on Christmas Day on BBC1, Nessa, played by Ruth Jones, and Uncle Bryn, played by Rob Brydon, sing the festive favourite originally performed by Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl. In the song’s lyrics an argument takes place between a drunk couple. MacColl’s character sings: “You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot.”Last week Alex Dyke, a DJ for the local radio station BBC…

Source: The Times December 21, 2019 18:11 UTC