JAMES Corden and Ruth Jones reveal that the new Christmas Gavin and Stacey episode won’t be the final instalment of the show.
Gavin and Stacey fans can’t wait for the brand new festive episode to air on Christmas Day.
The last episode of the beloved comedy was in 2019 and it left viewers begging for more.
And now James and Ruth reveal that after this year’s Christmas special there’s even more to come because they’re writing a new book!
When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between : A Story Of Love And Friendship will be published in Autumn 2025.
It will share for the first time how the pair turned their little comedy into a full-on cultural phenomenon.
The pair said said: “We’re so excited to be sharing the story behind the story of Gavin and Stacey.
“The show has played a huge part in our twenty-five-year friendship and we hope this book will give readers a fresh insight into how it all came about.”
According to the publisher the book will feature never-before-heard stories and behind the scenes gossip.
James and Ruth will also recount the rejection, obstacles and challenges they faced on the way to giving birth to their beloved comedy creation and also explore their own real-life friendship.
Bill Scott-Kerr from publisher Transworld said: ‘We are so excited to be publishing this joyous book.
“Seeing the creative chemistry between Ruth and James up close is an inspiration in itself and a real insight into the fission which made Gavin and Stacey the cultural phenomenon that it is.
“It’s also inspiring to see how a friendship can translate into something which feels so wonderfully universal and profoundly true.”
The Gavin and Stacey Christmas special 2019 ended on a huge cliff-hanger, with Nessa proposing to Smithy and fans were left begging to know what happened next.
Asked by the Radio Times if this will be addressed in the new episode, Mathew Horne who plays Gavin said: “I doubt – very much doubt – that anything will happen.
“It would be nice to find out whether Smithy and Nessa do get married, but I don’t think we ever will find out.”
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However, fans will notice their character’s have never snogged on screen.
Speaking to The Sun, Ruth explained why and told us: “You’ll also notice that Nessa and Smithy have never kissed, because there is no way me and James could do it.”
The pair met on the early noughties show, Fat Friends and were firm friends ever since.
The BBC‘s official synopsis reads: “It’s five years since we left Nessa down on one knee declaring her love for Smithy and asking him to marry her. And a lot has happened in those five years.
But that’s not the only question fans want answered because they have also wondered what really happened on Uncle Bryn and his nephew Jason’s fishing trip.
The story has been teased ever since the first series, but we have never found out the secret.
The mystery began in series one at Gavin and Stacey’s wedding reception with Jason attempting to clear the air with Bryn outside the venue.
He said: “I never told anyone, you know. And besides, it wasn’t a big deal. Lots of people do it, it’s not against the law.”
Will the new Christmas special reveal all – we will all have to wait to find out.
Gavin and Stacey will air on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer special at 9pm on Christmas Day.
