Gavin and Stacey's Christmas special will NOT be the end of the iconic sitcom as creators James Corden and Ruth Jones announce surprise new installment

Gavin and Stacey's upcoming Christmas special will not be the end of the beloved sitcom after creators James Corden and Ruth Jones announced they are writing a new book. Gavin and Stacey's upcoming Christmas special will not be the end of the beloved sitcom after creators James Corden, 46, and Ruth Jones, 58, announced they are writing a new book When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between : A Story Of Love And Friendship will share for the first time how the pair turned their little comedy into a full-on cultural phenomenon The book will be published in October 2025 Bill Scott-Kerr from publisher Transworld said: 'We are so excited to be publishing this joyous book. According to the publisher the book will feature never-before-heard stories and behind the scenes gossip and see James and Ruth recount the rejection, obstacles and challenges they faced Ruth Jones and James Corden broke down in tears as they said their own goodbye to the show at the premiere on Wednesday 17 years after the BBC comedy first hit screens, the show will come to an end with a 90-minute finale on Christmas Day Referencing Nessa's proposal, she said: 'Well, it took me a little while to get up off my knees, and to be quite honest I don't think I could get down on one knee now!' Fans were aghast when the show's previous festive special concluded with Nessa declaring her love for Smithy and proposing to him, but his answer was not revealed Speaking at a Q&A during Wednesday's premiere, Ruth and James shared that it was back in August 2023 that they first discussed the idea of writing a new episode The 2019 Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special drew in huge ratings of over 12 million viewers when it first aired, and this conclusion is set to have even bigger numbers 'We didn't contact Charlotte till we'd written, I think 70 pages of this special because by then we felt like ''we've got something that we feel that we're ready to to share because it may sound a complete nonsense.''