Gavin and Stacey reveals plans for James Corden and Ruth Jones' new TV show
Mathew Horne has revealed Gavin & Stacey creators James Corden and Ruth Jones are already working on a new TV project.
The duo have said they hoped to work together again after their hit BBC sitcom, but Mathew's revelation means work has already begun.
Mathew also said he is hoping for his own mini reunion on stage, as he and actor TV host James have discussed teaming up for a theatre project in 2026. It comes after ITV fans accuse Alan Titchmarsh of 'ruining' garden as foster parents were left sobbing.
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Asked 'Will you work with any of the Gavin & Stacey stars again?', Mathew replied: 'I would love to work with James and Ruth again. In fact James and I have been discussing doing a play because we are both going back into the theatre for a while – but not in the same play. James and I have been talking about doing a play, maybe next year or maybe the year after that.
"And as for Ruth, she is writing her novels at the moment. And she has written a new novel (By Your Side) and it is all set on a fictional island in Scotland and my heritage is Scottish, I am actually mostly Scottish by blood. So I am hoping to get into something because a lot of her novels are going to be turned into TV stuff so I'd like to work with her on that level.
'And I know they are doing something with Apple at the moment, they are writing something for Apple. So I think my working relationship with both of them will continue but it may not be imminent but I think we definitely will come back together so that will be really exciting and I would jump at the chance to do that.'
A source close to James Corden confirmed he was working on writing new projects with Ruth but said as well as Apple, a number of TV channels and streamers were keen to screen whatever they come up with. It is thought the most likely next series for them could be a comedy drama, as any sitcom would risk direct comparisons with Gavin & Stacey.
Speaking in May at the BAFTAs, Ruth had said she wanted to make more TV with her friend and co-star. Ruth said: "I love working with James Corden, I really do, and I hope that we will carry on working together.'
Actor Mathew, speaking at a talk he gave in Taunton on Thursday night, also said he was proud to have Gavin & Stacey on his CV and he didn't think there would be a Christmas audience ever again like the 22 million they managed last year in 2024 with the consolidated audience figure.
The 90 minute special resolved the cliff hanger from five years before, when Nessa (Ruth Jones) asked Smithy (James Corden) to marry her.
Mat, 46, explained: "It is already in the record books with 22 million people watching the show. To be an actor and have that on your CV…. even if my acting career is over and I hope it's not… I have done that!
"That is on my CV and I have a lot of friends who are actors and they have gone through their careers without ever doing anything that their parents would be proud of or that their parents enjoyed watching. And I have got that in Gavin and Stacey.
"Time will tell whether in 10, 15, 20 years and long, long after I have gone people will still be watching it. Gavin and Stacey is the best representation of love, friendship and family that I can think of. And I genuinely believe that is what is at the heart of the show - and as human beings, I believe, that is what gives us our meaning and that is what we are searching for.
"The show does bring families together and going back to that finale at Christmas, maybe three or four generations of families sat in their living rooms and watched it on Christmas Day. The TV landscape at the moment is really up in the air because people watched television in different ways, on their phones, on laptops and they're pausing it and rewinding it.
"So that idea of a whole family watching the same programme on the same day and in the same room.. I don't think this is ever going to happen again. I think that is the power of Gavin and Stacey as a show. It brings families together and it brings people together and all generations together."
Officially Gavin & Stacey: The Finale is the UK's most-watched scripted show across all broadcasters and streamers since current records began in 2002, with ratings already at 19.3 million according to the latest data.
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