James Corden and Ruth Jones tease future for Gavin and Stacey's Smithy and Nessa

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Gavin and Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones are hinting that they are planning a spin-off show as Corden revealed he'd be 'disappointed' if they didn't try

James Corden and Ruth Jones tease future for Gavin and Stacey's Smithy and Nessa
James Corden and Ruth Jones have sent telly fans wild by teasing a future for Gavin and Stacey(Image: PA)

James Corden and Ruth Jones have sent telly fans wild by teasing a future for Gavin and Stacey. The writers, who also star as on-off lovers Smithy and Nessa, have heavily hinted that they are planning a spin-off show.

When quizzed about the idea, James told the Table Manners podcast: “We don’t know if we have another idea in us but I can honestly say that if we didn’t attempt to try and even explore the idea of writing together then I’d be so disappointed.”

Ruth agreed, adding: “I couldn’t bear it. I love being in the room with James, it’s so fun.”

James Corden and Ruth Jones tease future for Gavin and Stacey's Smithy and Nessa
'If we didn’t attempt to try and even explore the idea of writing together then I’d be so disappointed,' said Corden(Image: Press Association Images)

Despite telly lovers clamouring for more Gavin and Stacey, the pair insist there will never be another mainline show after the Christmas Day finale.

Fans believe someone important may die in the episode, making it impossible. Adding fuel to the rumour, James said: “It can’t carry on. When you see it, you’ll know.”

The sitcom’s one-off festive special is set five years after the 2019 Christmas Day cliffhanger when Nessa proposed to Smithy. James said: “It’s one of the best pieces of acting, what Ruth did with that character.

“The show picks up five years after we left off. Nessa has had this unbelievable chequered life and you find out more about that in this special, some really fun bits that we wrote.”

At the end of the 2019 Christmas special, which won the impact award at the 2020 National Television Awards, Nessa tells Smithy: “I loves you with all my heart.”

James Corden and Ruth Jones tease future for Gavin and Stacey's Smithy and Nessa
The pair insist there will never be another mainline show after the Christmas Day finale(Image: Twitter)

But Ruth explained that the script had a deeper meaning for the old time pals who have been working together for more than two decades. She said: “The reason I feel it’s so emotional is because me and James have been on this journey for a long time.

“Gavin And Stacey has been such a massive part of our lives and that was going to be the last episode. We filmed that scene in the middle of the night as we were filming during summertime but it was set at Christmas so it had to be dark.

“We were there, just the two of us, on that road that had meant so much to us and I just, as Ruth, was looking at my dear friend James and when I said ‘I loves you with all my heart’ I was saying it to you, James.”


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