Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman vows 'I'm not doing it again' ahead of milestone
In a recent interview, Pam Shipman actress Alison Steadman said she's had to "turn down a lot of things" due to a recent injury, and won't be returning to one aspect of her career
There's one part of her career that Alison wants to leave in the rear-view mirror
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Alison Steadman has said there's one element of her professional life she won't be doing again, as she gears up to celebrate a milestone.
The Gavin and Stacey star, known for playing Pam Shipman in the much-loved BBC sitcom, turns 79 in August. And, with her 80th fast approaching, there's one aspect of her impressive career that Alison wants to leave in the rear-view mirror.
In other ways, however, she has no intention of slowing down as she gets older. Alison wants to return to work this summer, after suffering a fall in Dubai that left her relying on a wheelchair to get around.
Unfortunately, the injury - the breaking of the metatarsals in her foot - has also meant she's had to "turn down a lot of things".
Yet, her return to acting will omit one specific creative medium, as she's flat-out said she won't be doing it.
The Gavin and Stacey star is known for playing Pam Shipman
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When asked about her plans, the actress told Best magazine: "No, I'm not doing theatre again. I love doing the telly and radio, and I've had to turn down a lot of things because of my foot, but that's the way it is. I'll hopefully be back working in the summer, but we'll see."
Meanwhile, the actress also recently revealed that she'd like Gavin and Stacey to return as a film, despite the popular show seemingly coming to an end with a Christmas special in December 2024, titled "The Finale".
Created by James Corden and Ruth Jones (who also star in the show as Smithy and Nessa Jenkins), Gavin and Stacey's final episode attracted more than 19 million viewers.
Despite this, Alison seems keen for the show to make its mark on the silver screen, clarifying that she'd "definitely be up for that" and praising the two writers as "brilliant".
She told Daily Star Sunday: "I'd love it if a film of 'Gavin and Stacey' came up. If it did I'd definitely be up for that. I think it would work as a film, too. Ruth Jones and James Corden are such brilliant writers. I'm sure they could make it work."
Alison also recently revealed that she'd like Gavin and Stacey to return as a film
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Sadly, however, Ruth has previously shut down any notion of the show returning. Speaking to Woman and Home magazine, Ruth dubbed the finale episode a "beautiful ending to a wonderful journey".
The Welsh actress added that she was "delighted" with the response, claiming that they "couldn't have done it any better". Ruth also pointed out that people were "very satisfied" with the end result of the series.
Larry Lamb, who plays Mick Shipman on the show, also believes there are advantages to a cinema version. Speaking previously to the Times, he explained that by putting it in the cinema, they would attract 35 million people and "make all the money over again".
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