After strong fan demand following Gavin and Stacey’s finale, creators are reportedly considering a spin-off. While no details have been confirmed, discussions about expanding the show’s universe continue, with new ideas.
Bosses behind Gavin and Stacey are determined to make the most of the show.
Top dogs at the production company are reportedly eager to develop a spin-off following strong fan demand after the show’s finale. Despite the show’s conclusion, fans have expressed their desire for more, prompting the show’s bosses to consider expanding the universe with new stories. While no official details have been confirmed, the show’s success and devoted fan base have kept the possibility alive.
Last night’s Christmas day special featured shocking romances and unexpected splits while wrapping up long-running storylines, including Nessa and Smithy’s wedding.
A source told The Sun that it would be “madness” to close the door on the show. The source told the publication: “James and Ruth are adamant this is the last of Gavin & Stacey. But, when a programme achieves such results, execs will always hope for more.
“At the end of the day, ratings talk and it would be madness to close the door on such a hit forever when fans loved it so much. Bosses have had casual discussions about whether options like a Pete and Dawn spin-off could work.
“They were always more separate to the main group and a new universe could be developed which didn’t involve any of the core cast, so James and Ruth’s involvement could be a little different.”
But while bosses are hoping for more, it appears there will definitely be more to come in the future, in different way. Ruth and James have announced that they are writing a new book together, titled When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between: A Story Of Love And Friendship. The pair’s literary offering with hit book shops in Autumn 2025 and will detail their journey to creating a comedy that touched the hearts of a nations.
Speaking in the wake of the book deal being announced, Ruth, 48, and James, 46, told fans: “We’re so excited to be sharing the story behind the story of Gavin and Stacey. The show has played a huge part in our twenty-five-year friendship and we hope this book will give readers a fresh insight into how it all came about.”
“Gavin and Stacey is a TV series like no other. Now, for the first time, its creators James Corden and Ruth Jones tell the full extraordinary story of how they turned their little show into a full-on cultural phenomenon,” the book’s publisher Penguin added in its description of the upcoming book.
“As they recount the rejection, obstacles and challenges they faced on the way to giving birth to their beloved comedy creation, James and Ruth also explore the flourishing of their own real-life friendship. While their now legendary on- screen characters Nessa and Smithy had a profound awkwardness to negotiate, culminating in that marriage proposal in the 2019 Christmas special, Ruth and James forged a magical relationship of mutual support based also on a deep, shared sense of subversive fun.
“Here, from their tentative initial pitch to the emotionally overwhelming final day of filming, the duo detail what’s occurred every step of the way, bouncing off each other in inimitable style. Full of revelations and never-before-heard stories, this is a one-of-a-kind book about a show that’s already gone down in history.”
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