“We kind of suggested that Smithy and Nessa, at that point, had come to some kind of an agreement, a workable relationship, but I think there was always this unfinished business.<\/p>\n
“When we got together in 2019, to do the Christmas special, I think originally we’d intended to marry them then – but it was just too much of a story to tell,” Jones continued.<\/p>\n
“Such a long time had passed, it was 10 years almost since we’d finished it.”<\/p>\n
The show’s final episode, which aired on Christmas Day 2024, saw Smithy marry Nessa, garnering overnight ratings of 12.3 million.<\/p>\n