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James Corden admits Gavin & Stacey Christmas special could be in crisis

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Updated 17:38 13 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 17:29 13 Jun 2024 GMT+1

James Corden admits Gavin & Stacey Christmas special could be in crisis

James Corden has warned viewers it will be ‘tight’

Mia Williams

Mia Williams

James Corden has said he ‘thinks’ the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special will be ready in time.

Nothing gets Brits in the mood for Christmas in June quite an update on the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special.

James Corden and Ruth Jones, co-creators of the BBC show, announced in May it would finally be coming back - despite previously denying it.

They shared a photo holding up a script which read: "Gavin and Stacey: the finale."

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Yep, looks like this new episode could actually be the final ever episode of the beloved sitcom.

Three series of the show aired from 2007 to 2010, which followed the relationship of Gavin and Stacey, played by Mathew Horne and Joanna Page, as they navigated through living between Essex and Wales.

Gavin & Stacey last aired as a one-off Christmas special in 2019, which ended on a major cliffhanger, leaving fans desperate for an answer for five years.

At the end of the iconic episode, Nessa (Jones), gets down on one knee and proposes to Smithy (Corden).

The pair confirmed the Christmas special earlier this year. (Instagram/@jamescorden)
The pair confirmed the Christmas special earlier this year. (Instagram/@jamescorden)

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Following the announcement of the 2024 Christmas special, it seems as though the pressure is on to get the episode filmed and edited in time for its release, with Corden admitting he ‘thinks’ it will be ready in time.

In a recent interview with Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2, he said: “We’ll be shooting it [Gavin And Stacey] around September/October time, it’s going to be tight to get it in and delivered.

“But it’s such a… building that show is like building a Jenga puzzle, the cast availability and all, things like that.

“I think it will be OK, yeah.”

It's been a long time since Gavin & Stacey was on our screens. (BBC)
It's been a long time since Gavin & Stacey was on our screens. (BBC)

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Following his exit from his stateside talk show, The Late Late Show with James Corden, he is set to star in a London stage production of the political drama, The Constituent, at The Old Vic theatre from late June.

Corden added that the co-writers didn’t want to give the script to anyone unless they had to.

He explained: “We don’t really want to give it to anyone, unless we feel like it… so we need to make a few trims, and a few little adjustments, but I’m very excited to share it with people.”

It has also been rumoured that the Christmas special won’t be the only festive present fans will receive in December, as it will reportedly be coupled with a documentary looking back on how the show was made.

A source previously told The Sun: “The Beeb view this as a momentous occasion and wanted to give Gavin & Stacey a suitably auspicious send-off.”

Featured Image Credit: BBC

Topics: James Corden, Gavin And Stacey, Christmas, TV, BBC

Mia Williams
Mia Williams

Mia is a freelance writer for LADBible, and an award-winning trainee journalist at the UK’s No.1 journalism school, News Associates.

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