Gavin and Stacey creators Ruth Jones and James Corden have answered fan questions about the last ever episode – and have not dismissed the rumour of a character getting killed

Gavin and Stacey creators Ruth Jones and James Corden have confronted rumours a character on the beloved sitcom will be killed off in the last ever episode.

Fans of the long-running BBC show have been tuning in since 2007 to follow the lives of the relatable cast of characters – led by titular stars Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as Gavin and Stacey Shipman. And on Christmas Day the show will reach a definitive climax with the last ever episode.

All of the cast are set to return – with 58-year-old Ruth and 46-year-old James tipped to take on the focus of the story as the 2019 Christmas special ended with them becoming engaged and the final episode expected to feature their nuptials. However, there are also fears that one of the characters could die in a heartbreaking twist.

Ruth and James appeared on Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden on Christmas Eve where they teased details of the 2024 festive special while fielding questions from listeners. One fan calling in to the radio show asked: “Hi James and Ruth, my name is Hannah. I just wanted to ask the question, does everybody make it through the finale? I’ve heard rumours of a funeral. What is going on?”

James previously fuelled rumours a Gavin and Stacey character will be killed off ( 
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The hit sitcom has been on the air since 2007 ( 
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Ruth replied: “The thing is, Hannah, I think it would spoil it for you if we told you what’s actually going to happen. I think you’re just going to have to go with the flow and ride those emotions.” While another asked if viewers will finally learn of what happened on the fabled fishing trip between Rob Brydon’s character Uncle Bryn and Robert Wilfort’s character Jason West. But Ruth only teased: “All we can say is it is not illegal in this country.”

Rumours of a character death were spun by Corden himself when he said earlier this year: “What we were editing today was a very moving and emotional scene at Bryn’s funeral. I’m joking, I promise. Or am I?” While cast of the show have promised fans that the last ever episode will be full of emotional scenes.

Mathew revealed earlier this month: “I want to say I was nervous about reading the script as it’s always been Ruth’s (Jones) and James’s (Corden) priority to get the script perfect in the first instance, to tell a story the right way. And I had no evidence to suggest that this final script wouldn’t adhere to those principles and be anything other than brilliant. I did have a nervous compulsion to read it immediately and my expectations were exceeded. It made me laugh, it made me cry and upon completion, I thought it was nothing short of a masterpiece.

“Not just in terms of an episode of Gavin And Stacey, but frankly any script I’ve ever read. I immediately took to our WhatsApp group to say as much. The nerves started upon finishing reading the script in as much as I hoped we could all meet the quality of the script upon shooting it. It hasn’t disappointed.”