Gavin and Stacey’s Alison Steadman ‘would run back to Cardiff’ for new special episode
GAVIN and Stacey’s Alison Steadman ‘would run back to Cardiff’ for a new special episode. The hit BBC comedy returned for a Christmas special last year after a decade off-screen and was the most watched programme on Christmas Day. The episode was left on a cliffhanger with fans desperate for more, and Alison – who […]
GAVIN and Stacey’s Alison Steadman ‘would run back to Cardiff’ for a new special episode.
The hit BBC comedy returned for a Christmas special last year after a decade off-screen and was the most watched programme on Christmas Day.
The episode was left on a cliffhanger with fans desperate for more, and Alison – who plays Pam Shipman – would happily return to give them what they wanted.
Speaking to the Radio Times, the 73-year-old said: “I don’t take any notice of rumours, but there’s no way I wouldn’t do it.
“I’d run to Cardiff to be involved.”
However Alison’s co-star Rob Brydon – who plays Uncle Bryn – isn’t in the same boat, having previously urged writers James Corden and Ruth Jones to leave viewers wanting more.
Rob plays Uncle Bryn in the show and said he thinks it should go out on a highHe told Heat magazine back in January: “There are no plans whatsoever and personally I would say leave it where it is, with people wanting more.
“It’s always my instinct and I said that before this special and I was very surprised then to see that they had written it.
“Everyone is saying ‘you must want to do more’ but I’d much rather leave it on a high and it’s really hard to come back after 10 years and to make something as popular as it has been because you can get it wrong.”
The Christmas Special was watched by a whopping 17.1 million, becoming the most-watched scripted show of the decade.
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Meanwhile James, 41, has said there are no plans for the show to return.
Speaking to Lorraine on the Oscars red carpet in February, he said: “We have no plans to make another, not at the moment.
“We’ll have a sit down and think about that at some point but we certainly haven’t had that discussion yet.”