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Isobel Lewis

Gavin and Stacey: James Corden says show will return for one final episode

Photograph: BBC/GS TV Productions Ltd/Tom Jackson

James Corden has revealed that the next episode of Gavin and Stacey will be its last.

The popular BBC Three sitcom originally ran for three series from 2007 to 2010, with the show returning for a Christmas special in 2019.

Since then, co-creators Corden and Ruth Jones have been questioned as to when the show will come back, having ended on a cliffhanger with Nessa (Jones) proposing to Smithy (Corden).

Speaking to the Metro, the actor and writer said that he “honestly didn’t know” when Gavin and Stacey would return, but explained that it would be back at some point in the future.

“We’re all on a WhatsApp text group… We’re always talking, all of us, and Ruth and I talk all the time,” Corden said.

"I hope so much we do it. The next one will really be the last, final part, and that is a little too much pressure for my chest to take at the moment, if I'm honest, in amongst the anxiety of 2020,” he continued.

“If I had any notion of trying to make another Christmas special, I don't think I'd be able to breathe. So we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. But I promise you, we won’t lead you over that bridge unless we think it will be worth the journey.”

Last year’s Christmas special was watched by 18.49 million viewers, making it the most-watched non-sporting event of the decade and the most-viewed comedy in 17 years.

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