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Gavin And Stacey: The Finale saw Smithy finally decide to marry Nessa

Corden says Smithy and Nessa had to 'end together'

Gavin And Stacey star James Corden has said his character Neil "Smithy" Smith and Vanessa "Nessa" Jenkins had to "end together" in the series' final episode on Christmas Day.

Television • 02 Jan

James Corden thanks Gavin And Stacey fans

James Corden has thanked fans for tuning into the finale of his hit sitcom Gavin And Stacey after it secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008.

Television • 27 Dec 24

Gavin and Stacey: The Finale will air on BBC One from 9pm on Christmas Day and will also air on RTÉ2 on St Stephens Day

Gavin and Stacey star wonders if finale will be last

Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb has said he sees a future in which the beloved sitcom makes another return, adding: "I just can't see that the golden goose is going to get killed."

Television • 20 Dec 24

Kerry Washington in The Six Triple Eight

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Friday

Kerry Washington stars in WWII drama The Six Triple Eight, there's The Young Offenders Christmas Special 2024, Country Music Christmas, while Timothée Chalamet and Andrew Garfield are among Graham Norton's guests . . .

Andrew Garfield • 20 Dec 24

James Corden: "We've honestly never ever thought past what we've been commissioned to do"

Corden: Gavin and Stacey success a 'dream come true'

Gavin and Stacey star James Corden has said he "never ever thought" the sitcom would be a long-running show and that its success had been "a dream come true".

Gavin and Stacey • 19 Dec 24

Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones: "I keep telling people this finale might not be what you are expecting."

Gavin And Stacey star says finale might surprise

Welsh actress Ruth Jones has revealed the Gavin And Stacey finale might not be what viewers are "expecting".

Television • 09 Dec 24

James Corden as Smithy, Mathew Horne as Gavin, Joanna Page as Stacey and Ruth Jones as Nessa, from the first season of Gavin & Stacey

BBC tease Gavin & Stacey Christmas special storylines

Storylines for the Christmas special finale of Gavin & Stacey will see the BBC comedy resume five years on from the previous instalment.

Television • 21 Nov 24

The festive final episode of Gavin And Stacey will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on December 25

Gavin And Stacey cast 'in tears' after final show

Actress Alison Steadman said the cast of Gavin And Stacey were all "dreading" filming the emotional final scene of the BBC sitcom.

Television • 09 Oct 24

Joanna Page and Ruth Jones filming Gavin and Stacey in Barry

Gavin And Stacey cast complete filming in Barry

The cast of Gavin And Stacey have finished their last ever day of filming in the Welsh town of Barry for the show's Christmas special.

Television • 19 Sep 24

Joanna Page, who plays Stacey Shipman (left) and Ruth Jones, who plays Nessa Jenkins (right) during filming for the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Day special at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

Gavin And Stacey cast spotted filming final episode

The cast of Gavin And Stacey have been spotted stepping into their characters for the last time on the set of the show's final episode.

Television • 04 Sep 24

Filming for final episode of Gavin And Stacey begins

Filming has begun for the final episode of Gavin And Stacey, the BBC has announced.

Television • 03 Sep 24

Gavin and Stacey, which aired between 2007 and 2010, returned in 2019 for a festive episode

Corden says Gavin And Stacey script has been finished

James Corden has revealed that he and Ruth Jones have finished writing the script for Gavin And Stacey's final episode.

Entertainment • 22 Jul 24

Gavin & Stacey in battle to meet Christmas deadline

James Corden has admitted that Gavin & Stacey's upcoming Christmas special faces a battle to ensure it is filmed and edited in time.

BBC One • 13 Jun 24

Matthew Horne as Gavin, Joanna Page as Stacey, James Corden as Smithy and Ruth Jones as Nessa

Gavin and Stacey to return for finale on Christmas Day

BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey will return for its last-ever episode on Christmas Day this year.

Television • 03 May 24

Louis Walsh regrets his comments on Big Brother

Louis Walsh has said he has "regret" about being outspoken about other famous faces while in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Television • 25 Mar 24

Ruth Jones rubbishes Gavin & Stacey revival rumours

Gavin & Stacey star and co-writer Ruth Jones has rubbished recent rumours that there will be a Gavin & Stacey revival.

Television • 14 Feb 24

Gavin & Stacey set for Christmas special – reports

British sitcom Gavin & Stacey is reportedly set to return to the BBC for a Christmas special, five years on from a dramatic cliffhanger.

Television • 13 Feb 24

Ruth Jones (left) with Mathew Horne, Joanna Page and James Corden in Gavin & Stacey

Gavin & Stacey's Ruth Jones for Sister Act at BGET

Co-creator and star of Gavin & Stacey Ruth Jones will swap Barry Island for the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre to play Mother Superior in Sister Act in Dublin next February.

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre • 09 Nov 23

Corden to interview celebrities again in new audio show

James Corden will once again interview celebrities as part of a new show.

Television • 06 Nov 23

Corden on how Cruise swayed him to fly in fighter jet

James Corden has revealed how Tom Cruise persuaded him to fly in a fighter jet for a segment on The Late Late Show as he reflected on his "extraordinary" time hosting the US talk show.

Television • 22 Sep 23

Corden and Adele offered to help Grenfell victims

James Corden and Adele both reached out in the wake of the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London to offer help, an English MP has said.

Grenfell • 28 Apr 23

Harry Styles would "never say never" to 1D reunion

Harry Styles said he would "never say never" to a One Direction reunion as he appeared on the final episode of James Corden's The Late Late Show.

Music • 28 Apr 23

James Corden delivers on his final Late Late Show

James Corden delivered on his promise to "go out with a bang" during his final episode hosting The Late Late Show.

Television • 28 Apr 23

Adele - The singer-songwriter told James Corden, while he lay in bed, that she was there to "drive" him "to work" in a clip released on Monday Screengrab: CBS

Adele surprises James Corden for final Carpool Karaoke

Adele has surprised James Corden for his final Carpool Karaoke segment as the talk show host's US programme comes to an end this week.

Television • 24 Apr 23

James Corden will host his Late Late Show in the US on Thursday

James Corden: From Smithy to stateside stardom

James Corden's career has taken him from a small town in Essex in the UK to the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles, where he has rubbed shoulders with Hollywood royalty.

Television • 24 Apr 23