Exclusive: The beloved BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey Will be back for another meal at Christmas Cherry.
Deadline The sitcom from James Corden and Ruth Jones will film a new episode over the summer with the aim of airing it in time for Christmas this year, five years after the previous special topped the ratings.
We’re told the series is in development/pre-production and cameras will be rolling in a few months on the show, which is being produced by Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow, Jones’ Tidy Productions and Fulwell 73, which are jointly owned by Corden.
Gavin and Stacey It is undoubtedly one of the most beloved British sitcoms of all time, and the 2019 Christmas special was the most watched show in a decade with over 18 million viewers.
Light spoiler: It all ends in a cliffhanger, with Nessa (Jones) proposing to the always cheeky but lovable Smithy (Corden). This excitement has led to unabated chatter over the past few years about Corden and Jones returning to the show, buzz that has only grown louder with Corden’s return to the UK as he ends his eight-year run. Late Late Show Mission in the United States.
Deadline was told that the majority of the main cast will likely return for the special. Unlike Corden and Jones, Gavin and Stacey Stars Matthew Horne and Joanna Pegg in the titular roles alongside an ensemble cast including Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Julia Davis.
Following the ups and downs of the main characters and their beloved families and friends, the show that brought fame to the Welsh coastal town of Barry and the Essex town of Billericay began in 2007 as a mini-sitcom on BBC Three, but quickly gained a cult fanbase and was moved to BBC One .
It ran for three seasons from 2007 to 2010, winning a BAFTA along the way, and also broadcast a Christmas special in 2009. The BBC hopes Gavin and Stacey It could provide little support for what has been a quiet Christmas, with the most watched show in 2023 being The King’s Christmas Message followed by Strictly Come Dancing The special was watched by just over 5 million.
The 2019 Christmas show was not without controversy. The episode featured Nessa and Bryn, played by Brydon, singing a karaoke duet of The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” which included a gay slur, which was not edited out. The slur was removed from BBC iPlayer and it was removed from repeat viewing the following year.
Corden returns
Since he ended his CBS late-night show, Corden has been relatively coy about his next moves. Its 1,000 episode run has been completed Late and Late Show Making him a household name in the United States, he has starred in films such as Peter rabbit, the cats And Super intelligence.
He recently turned to audio by hosting a weekly show for Sirius XM titled This is my life with James Corden, Where he has already spoken with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Kim Kardashian and David Beckham.
Speaking at the RTS Cambridge conference late last year, he spoke frankly about “feeling like having to come home” after nearly a decade. late late show, He also urged British television decision-makers to take more risks in the context of the crisis Gavin and Stacey Committee for nearly 20 years. At the time, Corden said he didn’t know if he would do more Gavin and Stacey But he stressed that he would “love to make something together again” with Jones.
Gavin and Stacey It is the second returning BBC comedy to be revealed by Deadline last week, after Coogan revealed Alan Partridge’s comedy docu-series titled Are those feet… Which is also made by Baby Cow.
The BBC and BBC Studios, the parent company of Baby Cow and Fulwell 73, declined to comment on the matter. Gavin and Stacey. Deadline has arrived for Tidy Productions.