James Corden has revealed that the final episode of Gavin and Stacey, due to air at Christmas, will be “hard to watch”.
Joanna Page and Mathew Horne, who play the title characters, will join Corden, Ruth Jones, Melanie Walters, Larry Lamb, Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman for the final time.
The series last aired in 2019, but a Christmas special commissioned for this year is set to bring the British sitcom to a close.
The cast have been warned to keep the scripts secret to prevent the plot from leaking to the press.
However, Corden himself has given a big hint as to what might happen to some of our favorite characters.
During an appearance at the Global Gala Gift on October 28, the 46-year-old talk show host confirmed that it will be an emotional episode.
Fans are already hoping there will be a wedding, but the actor, who plays Smithy, also revealed there will be a funeral.
Although the storyline has been kept mostly under wraps, Corden told the audience that he had edited the show that day and that the funeral scenes were “hard to watch”.
According to Hello! he quickly added: “But was there a funeral? Maybe yes. Maybe no!”
Corden later told the Mirror, “What we cut today was a very moving and emotional scene at Bryn’s funeral. I’m joking, I promise. Or do you?”
Uncle Bryn is played by 59-year-old Rob Brydon and is a fan favorite on the show.
Corden told BBC Breakfast, “It’s beautiful, it’s wonderful, everything, it’s overwhelming, the fact that it’s probably the last time I’ll ever be here. Everything, it’s wonderful.”
Steadman previously said the entire cast “dreaded” the final scene, adding, “I think 90% of us were in tears, some people endured it because it was so fantastic.”
The comedy aired for three seasons between 2007 and 2010 and made a comeback in 2019 with a one-off Christmas episode that ended with a cliffhanger when Jones’ character proposed to Nessa Smithy.
With an average audience of 11.6 million viewers, the episode achieved the highest overnight ratings in 12 years, making it the most successful Christmas special since Christmas Day 2008.
Jones and Corden confirmed that work on the final episode had begun back in May when they shared a snapshot of the script titled “Gavin and Stacey: The Finale”.
