I think it was maybe a couple of minutes longer than previous episodes? It will be interesting to see if the movie starts with "Hi, I'm Will, and since my only friend Simon moved to Swansea...", or if they ignore Simon moving.
They have kind of done what The SImpsons did, in which they create weaker new characters rather than use existing ones, e.g. 1 appearance from Charlotte, Donovan, 2 Carl. I would have liked to have seen an episode with Will's Dad.