James Corden teases fate of fan favourite Gavin and Stacey character in Christmas special
JAMES Corden has hinted that a major character from Gavin & Stacey may meet a tragic fate in the upcoming Christmas special.
While keeping details under wraps, James suggested that fans should prepare for unexpected twists in the beloved show’s festive return.
James, 46, stars as Smithy and writes the hit comedy with co-star Ruth Jones, 57.
He has teased fans that the long-awaited festive special will include a character’s funeral.
His comments has sparked speculation that much-loved Uncle Bryn will pass away.
Stacey’s Uncle Bryn, played by Would I Lie To You? host Rob Brydon, 59, has been in the show since its 2007 pilot.
At The Global Gift Gala charity event in London this week, James revealed: “What we were editing today was a very moving and emotional scene at Bryn’s funeral. I’m joking, I promise. Or am I?”
He previously admitted the last episode, due to be screened on Christmas Day, will be “hard to watch”.
The last Gavin & Stacey episode was aired at Christmas in 2019.
Viewers are hoping for a happy ending for Nessa and Smithy as the episode was left on a cliffhanger.
The last episode saw Nessa proposed. Now, five years on, viewers will finally find out if Smithy said yes or no.
Two months ago, fans spotted the cast filming some very special scenes this week.
Ruth Jones, Julia Davis, Joanna Page, Alison Steadman and Melanie Waters were seen dressed up while shooting, sparking speculation it was for Nessa’s hen do.
The bride-to-be wore a back mesh top, one of Nessa’s signature belts and a red leather jacket, while Stacey opted for a more colourful look with a floral dress and denim jacket.
Alison also opted for a light floral ensemble, while Julia wore a leopard print dress and black cardi, and Melanie wore one classic brown jacket.
The cast have been spied in multiple locations in Barry, Wales, where the series is set.
Gavin and Stacey's Best Moments
With the news that the show is set to make an exciting return to screens, let's take a look at some of the comedy programme's biggest and best moments...
- Smithy and Rudi’s American Boy rap – No one will ever forget when James Corden and Sheridan Smith rapped perfectly word for word the Kanye West and Estelle hit American Boy as they walked across the car park on the phone to Gavin.
- Pam’s Vegetarian faux pas – Despite loving a cheesburger, Pam found herself caught up in a web of unexpected lies when she claimed to be Vegetarian. She is forced to keep up the secret throughout the entire show and uses hubby Mick to help her scoff meat. She is later rumbled when Stacey catches her in the act as she scoffs ham in the kitchen. Stacey says to her: “Is that ham, Pam!?… “I’ve seen you, Pam. A scotch egg here, a bit of bacon there, putting those regular sausages into the Linda McCartney box”.
- THAT fishing trip – It remains one of the biggest mysteries in Gavin and Stacey history as to just exactly what did happen on the ill-fated fishing trip. Bryn appears to be hiding a secret as to an occurance between him and his nephew Jason which has left relations fractures. Ness’ on-off boyfriend, Dave, is the only other person to know the whole truth. Bryn did appear to allude to him and Jason lying together naked to keep warm as he said to Dave: “We’re going to have this out, once and for all, man to man, you may know what happened, David, but you don’t know why it happened! It was freezing cold, it was! And when you are that cold…”
- Islands in the Stream – No one can ever forget the classic Karaoke performance of Islands in the Stream. Nessa and Bryn performed the track in front of all their nearest and dearest. It saw the whole pub burst into some line-dancing as they enjoyed a boozy night out.
- The Xmas special proposal – In 2019, fans were left overjoyed when the show made a comeback but it ended on the ultimate cliffhanger. Nessa asked Smithy if she would marry him as she finally laid bare her feelings for him. Fans were gutted as the show then cut straight to the credits as they never found out just how Smithy answered. Will all be revealed in the brand new episode?
When filming ended, Ruth and James addressed the cast, crew, and fans who came out to support them with a message of thanks.
She also expressed hope that they “won’t be disappointed” when the special airs in December.
She told the crowd: “Thank you so much for standing here today and being so patient.
“You haven’t seen anything because we’ve been indoors, which shows that you are truly committed fans of the show and we hope that you won’t be disappointed on Christmas Day when all will be revealed.
“This is our farewell now to Barry and to Trinity Street, so you won’t be seeing us here anymore, but we’ve had a wonderful 17 years. It’s been fantastic.”
“Thank you very much for everything everybody. We’ll see you soon,” James added.