Christmas has come early for fans of Gavin and Stacey as one of the show creators has said more episodes of the hit comedy show may be coming soon.
Fans of the BBC series - created by and starring James Corden and Ruth Jones - have been frothing with excitement for months since a Christmas special episode was announced way back in May.
And now, with the new episode set to air in just a few days - and after almost ten years - there is fresh hopes that the show may return on a more extended period.
Welsh writer Ruth, 53, says she and 41-year-old James did not expect the deafening levels of excitement of fans unleashed in the run up to the 2019 Christmas Special, and says the ongoing success of the show could see it continue further.
"I think it would be churlish of me to say there won’t be any more,” the star - who plays Nessa Jenkins in the show - teased.
“The honest truth is there are no plans. But I don’t think I could ever say never,” she added.
Ruth expressed satisfaction at the way the new episode turned out - while critics who have had advanced screenings of the episode have already described the Special as “a Christmas miracle” and an episode “you won’t be able to resist.”
"I get to be really rude and bossy. Being back in Barry again, wearing that leather skirt and being down the races or in Gwen’s house was just bliss,” Ruth told Red magazine.
"What’s lovely about the Christmas special is see a softer side to Nessa in her love for Neil, her son. She’s not a conventional mum, but she’s very loving,” she continued.
The comedy star added that she was bowled over by the reaction to the trailer for the episode - which surfaced last week.
"They were lovely phone calls. Everybody was over the moon ... it was astonishing,” she gushed.
The entire cast have returned for the festive special with James Corden reprising his role as Smithy, and Matthew Horne and Joanna Page back as titular Gavin and Stacey Shipman.
The Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special will air on BBC One on Christmas Day at 8:30pm.
