Tomorrow (10 June) marks ten years to the day that The Sopranos aired its final episode, culminating in a finale capped by one of the most enigmatic moments in television history.

David Chase's seminal HBO series, which began in 1999 and ran for six seasons through to 2007, starred James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, as a mobster in New Jersey, alongside a cast comprised of Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli and Edie Falco as his long-suffering wife, Carmela.

'Made in America's final scene saw the Soprano clan come together for a run-of-the-mill dinner in a New Jersey diner despite the tumultuous ups-and-downs of the previous seasons including therapy, ill-health and infidelity.



Tony's the first to arrive, taking a seat as the camera cuts to several areas of the establishment - a waitress taking an order, chefs in the kitchen. The sound of the door bell is heard ringing as the camera shows unknown characters walking in - a shot continued throughout the scene.

Sticking a dime in the jukebox, Tony selects Journey classic 'Don't Stop Believin'' as the bell rings and Carmela walks in. Sitting down with her husband, menial chat ensues when the bell rings again and in walks a stranger - referred to in the credits as 'Man In Members Only Jacket' - followed by their son AJ (Robert Iler). The camera cuts twice to the stranger sat at the bar looking around, almost suspiciously. Is he looking at Tony? The editing certainly makes it seem so.

Then we have an exterior shot of daughter Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) arriving outside as she tries - and fails - to parallel park.

Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Show all 39 1 /39 Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Lorraine Bracco as Dr Jennifer Melfi in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Michael Imperioli as Spider in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tobin Bell as Major Zwingli in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tobin Bell as a parole officer in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tony Sirico as Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tony Sirico as Tony Stacks in Goodfellas Copyright © 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: © 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Frank Vincent as Billy Batts in Goodfellas Copyright © 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: © 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Vincent Pastore as Salvatore 'Big Pussy' Bonpensiero in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Vincent Pastore as Man with Coatrack in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Suzanne Shepherd as Mary DeAngelis (Carm's mother) in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Suzanne Shepherd as Karen's Mother in Goodfellas Copyright © 1990 Warner Bros. Inc. Credit: © 1990 Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Pyxurz. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Frank Albanese as Uncle Pat Blundetto in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Frank Albanese as Mob Lawyer in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tony Darrow as Larry Boy Barese in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tony Darrow as Sonny Bunz in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tony Lip as Carmine Lupertazzi Sr. in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Tony Lip as Frankie The Wop in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Frank Pellegrino as Bureau Chief Frank Cubitoso in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Frank Pellegrino as Johnny Dio in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Chuck Low as Shlomo Teittleman in The Sopranos Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Chuck Low as Morris Kessler in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Paul Herman as Beansie Gaeta in The Sopranos. Was also Dealer in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Nicole Burdette as Barbara Soprano Giglione in The Sopranos. Was also Carbone's Girlfriend in Goodfellas. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Marianne Leone as Joanne Moltisanti in The Sopranos. Was also Tuddy's Wife in Goodfellas. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Daniel P. Conte as Faustino 'Doc' Santoro in The Sopranos. Was also Dr. Dan in Goodfellas. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia as Albie Cianflone in The Sopranos. Was also Batts' Crew #1 in Goodfellas. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Angela Pietropinto as Helen Barone in The Sopranos. Was also Cicero's Wife in Goodfellas. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Susan Varon as Susan in Goodfellas. Was also Joan Gillespie in The Sopranos. Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Frank Adonis was Guest #1 in The Sopranos and Anthony Stabile in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Nancy Cassaro was Joanne Moltisanti in The Sopranos and Joe Buddha's Wife in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Victor Collichio was Joe in The Sopranos and in Henry's 60's crew in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Anthoy Alessandro was a waiter in The Sopranos and in Henry's 60's crew in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Gaetano LoGiudice was Bada Bing Patron in The Sopranos and in Herny's 60s Crew in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Vito Antuofermo was Bobby Zanone in The Sopranos and Prizefighter in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Gene Canfield was Police Officer in The Sopranos and Prison Guard in Booth in Goodfellas Actors in both The Sopranos and Goodfellas and their parts Anthony Caso was Martin Scorsese in The Sopranos and Truck Hijacker in Goodfellas

The Soprano family continue to converse. The stranger stands and heads to the toilet, entering the same shot as he walks past the Soprano family's table. A few more unknowns enter the trio tuck into some onion rings awaiting Meadow who has successfully parked outside.

She gets out of the car, runs towards the restaurant as the camera cuts to Tony sitting inside. The bell rings again, he looks up and... the screen cuts to black.

There we have it - one of the most beautifully divisive finales in television history.

Did Tony get killed at the hands of the stranger in the bathroom? A scene in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather - a key influence on The Sopranos - sees Al Pacino's character Michael Corleone retrieve a gun from the toilet in order to carry out some murders, so this is a likely theory. However, if the screen cutting to black signals Tony's life ending, surely the final shot would be through his POV and would be of Meadow walking into the diner?

'Man In Members Only Jacket' actor Paolo Colandrea's brief time working on the HBO series' most dissected scene took two days to perfect.

Series creator and director Chase commented on the scene, telling DGA: “I just wanted the guy to look over. I didn’t want him to look particularly menacing. We worked on that quite a bit so he wasn’t staring at him. The guy was like looking around the place in general. And [Tony] can never be sure that any enemy is completely gone. He always has to have eyes behind his head.”