Gavin And Stacey IS coming back! Fans rejoice over 'best news ever' as James Corden and Ruth Jones make dramatic U-turn to write LAST EVER episode set to air on Christmas Day - but there's one thing E

Gavin And Stacey IS returning for its last ever episode on Christmas Day and the announcement has been praised as the 'best news ever' by overjoyed fans. James Corden and Ruth Jones have written the last ever episode of Gavin And Stacey, set to air on Christmas Day The pair wrote: 'Some news. The pair reunited in secret to pen the final edition of the much-loved BBC series after recently denying another episode was in the works The critically acclaimed series follows the lives of the two titular characters Gavin from Essex and Stacey from South Wales, documenting key points in their long-distance relationship and events that bring the two families together It was previously reported that a new episode of Gavin And Stacey was in the works but Ruth Jones denied it, saying: 'It's sadly a rumour' One fan demanded the final episode be 'five hours long' to make up for the length of time it's been since the last special. Several fans said they finally wanted to know what happened on character Bryn's notorious fishing trip with his nephew Jason The critically acclaimed series follows the lives of the two titular characters Gavin from Essex and Stacey from South Wales, documenting key points in their long-distance relationship and events that bring the two families together. One of the show's most long-running jokes concerns Uncle Bryn and his nephew Jason who went on a fishing trip they both refuse to speak about In March, Alison Steadman, who plays Pam, also shut down reunion rumours and insisted the cast were not getting back together Fans have hoped the show would make a comeback following James' decision to move back to the UK after his eight-year stint hosting The Late Late Show in the US Gavin And Stacey first aired in 2007 and ran for just 21 episodes, spanning three seasons and two Christmas specials The show's popularity was stratospheric with 2019's Christmas special garnering a whopping 18.49million viewers During its time it graduated from BBC Three to BBC One and picked up multiple accolades including Bafta and British Comedy Awards gongs Stealing the show as much-loved character Nessa, Ruth portrayed the hilarious amusement park worker and 'original member' of All Saints, who becomes pregnant with Smithy's child after a one-night-stand.