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The Gavin and Stacey finale was the most watched TV show of 2024 in the UK(Image: Tom Jackson\/BBC\/PA)<\/p>\nThe BBC are airing the comedy’s final episode in full on Christmas EveThe Gavin and Stacey finale was the most watched TV show of 2024 in the UK(Image: Tom Jackson\/BBC\/PA)<\/p>\n
Gavin and Stacey fans are continuing to demand more episodes of the iconic BBC<\/a> sitcom, but what have the series\u2019 stars said about a new series after last year\u2019s Christmas<\/a> finale.<\/p>\n For those who haven\u2019t seen it, the programme follows an Essex man and Welsh woman as they try to navigate their long distance romance. Created by Ruth Jones and James Corden<\/a>, the programme initially ran for three seasons after premiering in 2007.<\/p>\n Starring Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as the titular couple, Gavin and Stacey also features the likes of Ruth, James, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Rob Brydon in its ensemble cast.<\/p>\n In what was a Christmas event for households across the UK, last year\u2019s series finale<\/a>, which was its first episode since 2019, was watched by 19.11 million people tuned in to watch it within the first seven days of its premiere. Airing on the same day as a new Wallace and Gromit film, the final episode was a resounding success.<\/p>\n While the answer to what happened on the fishing trip remains a mystery, fans got to spend time with the characters who are among the most loved in UK television. The final episode followed Smithy ahead of his wedding to Sonia, the titular couple trying to spice up their marriage and the gang reuniting for a boozy party.<\/p>\n Despite fans getting the answer to Smithy and Nessa\u2019s complicated love story and seeing Gavin and Stacey<\/a> continuing to be perfect for another, there\u2019s no escaping that a new season would be welcome with open arms.<\/p>\n When it comes to who is the best person to trust when it comes to Gavin and Stacey\u2019s future, Ruth and James have both shut down speculation about more episodes. James said after writing the finale: \u201cWe’ve finished writing, we will never write anything that Pam [Alison Steadman’s character] says again\u2026We will never come up with an interesting thing that Bryn [Rob Brydon’s character] has done.<\/p>\n “And we just looked at each other and we were just like, ‘Ah, isn’t that amazing?’ To even have the luxury of deciding to end it and to be in a position where people still care. It’s inconceivable to us \u2013 all of it. I just feel very emotional by all of it; everything.”<\/p>\n While Ruth told Woman and Home magazine: \u201cYou don\u2019t really want to see Smithy and Nessa in that domestic set-up. The whole joy of them was that kind of \u2018will they, won\u2019t they?\u2019 and, you know, do you really want to see Nessa and Smithy talking about putting the bins out? You don\u2019t really.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Ruth recently reprised the role of Nessa for Ruth And Steve: From Porthcawl With Love. Ruth donned her iconic wig in a special series where she showed her friend and fellow actor Steve Speirs around her hometown on the Welsh coast, indicating that she may be open to more episodes.<\/p>\n Former EastEnders<\/a> star Larry Lamb has been one of the more vocal stars about Gavin and Stacey\u2019s future. In spite of the Mick Shipman actor appearing to confirm his retirement, Larry is open to working with Ruth and James again.<\/p>\n He told The Sun: \u201cYou hear all sorts of things that James [Corden] and Ruth [Jones] are going to do something again \u2013 which doesn\u2019t surprise me because the pair are absolute geniuses. So it would always depend if there was a part where Mick Shipman stood up and didn\u2019t have anything to say. I\u2019d look seriously at a little job like that. I\u2019d consider it, if I didn\u2019t have any lines. You never know.\u201d<\/p>\n Larry added: \u201cThe time it took them to write the stuff, develop it, relight it, gather the people together. I\u2019m pushing 80, I might be pushing 90 by the time they got that together. They\u2019ve got other fish to fry. Those two have got so much talent that I\u2019m sure what they\u2019ll be doing is writing new stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2_Gavin-and-Stacey-The-Finale.jpg\")
The cast from Gavin and Stacey: The Finale(Image: PA)<\/p>\n