Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones has hinted that the BBC sitcom could see a major character die in the upcoming Christmas special, which will be the last ever episode
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Ruth Jones has dropped a massive hint that Gavin and Stacey could be rocked by a character death this Christmas.
Ruth and co-creator James Corden appeared on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Tuesday (December 10), revealing they would be wrapping up filming on the beloved BBC sitcom later that day. The highly-anticipated finale will air on Christmas Day (December 25) at 9pm.
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It’s been five years since Nessa got down on one knee and proposed to Smithy during the last Christmas special. Fans have been left wondering what happens next ever since, and some simply want to know just what happened between Uncle Brynn and Jason on that infamous fishing trip.
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But Nessa star Ruth has now teased that a character could be dying in the special. While discussing saying goodbye to the characters, she said: “It’s strange, James and I have always felt, they really do exist,”
She then ominously added: “It’s not like they’re dying, well… Watch the final,” leaving Zoe and her studio crew gobsmacked. Zoe replied: “Oh gosh, the whole console have got their hands on their mouth. What?! “.
The Welsh actress and comedian said: “We feel like they still exist, for us, they’re carrying on living their lives in Barry, or in Billericay it’s just that we are not party to what goes on in their life anymore.” The fishing trip with Uncle Bryn and Jason continues to baffle fans, with James and Ruth teasing over the long-standing mystery.
The trip has been shrouded in secrecy, with neither character speaking about it, reports the Mirror. When the trip is brought up in conversation, the room falls silence before someone changes the topic of conversation.
Come 23 December, the cast including Joanna Page, Mat Horne, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb, and Rob Wilfort will take the helm of BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show for a special day. And Corden has entrusted Ruth with the mixing deck duties for their takeover morning.
Ruth recently revealed it got very emotional on set, haring: “It was sad, of course. This is the last time these characters will ever be on screen. And it was nostalgic because we’d be on set with the cast and we’d go down memory lane.”
Meanwhile, James, who plays Smithy, reflected on the impact of Gavin and Stacey on his life: “Gavin and Stacey is just a huge part of my life, it changed my life in every way. The thing it means to me most is my friendship with Ruth. To have an idea with a friend in a hotel in Leeds 20 years ago and then be sat here today with what it’s become… If you think about it too much you could really just start crying all the time. I love her so much and I’m so proud of what we’ve done.”
Joanna, aged 47, who stars as Stacey, described the final day on set as traumatic: “Being on set for the last time with everybody for the last day was traumatic. I burst out crying again and again. I just alternated between hysterically crying and hysterically laughing. It just felt like it was such a huge journey that was ending.”
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