Gavin and Stacey's James Corden reveals the Christmas special was saved by 'best scene ever'

Gavin and Stacey star James Corden has revealed that the long-awaited Christmas special was saved after he and Ruth Jones wrote the 'best scene ever.' Amazing: Gavin and Stacey star James Corden has revealed that the long-awaited Christmas special was saved after he wrote the 'best scene ever' James explained that he and Ruth met last year to try and write something new for Gavin and Stacey, but after writing 40 pages they agreed it wasn't good enough. Dynamic duo: During their Radio 2 appearances, James and Ruth also said that they first spoke about reuniting three years ago Wrapped up: Mathew Horne - who plays Gavin - was wrapped up in a cosy grey trench coat as he arrived at the Radio 2 studios in London Exciting: Rob Brydon - who plays Uncle Bryn - also joined six of his co-stars in the studio to chat about the special Funny: The Christmas special will see Bryn's hilarious attempts to cook Christmas dinner for Gavin and Stacey's families in Barry Island Fans have been counting down the days until the Gavin and Stacey special finally airs on Christmas Day, after the reunion was first announced in May. Amazing: While little has been revealed about the nature of the 'best scene ever' James reference, Mathew did say that it was the first scene he filmed with co-star Joanna Page Reunited: As Mathew exited Radio 2 with his co-stars he was greeted by delighted fans waiting for autographs Odd: James also told The Mirror that he thought it was 'bizarre' when the announcement about the Christmas special made it onto the news Stylish: Joanna Page - who plays Stacey - said in the interview she was 'hysterical' when she got the phone call to reprise her role for the special It came as James also reunited with his co-stars Ruth, Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Larry Lamb, Rob Bryson and Alison Steadman on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on Monday to chat about the special.