Rob Brydon has refused to rule out a Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special for 2024.
The actor, 58, who plays Uncle Bryn, spoke on Radio Four’s Today programme on Saturday and was quizzed about the speculation the popular show will be returning.
Gavin and Stacey is reportedly at the ‘centre of a bidding war’ as the BBC and Netflix fight over the sitcom.
Following reports at the iconic drama is set to return for the first time in five years this Christmas, sources have claimed streaming giant Netflix is battling to steal it from the BBC, which has aired it since 2007.
Rob was asked by host Nick Robinson whether the public’s desperate wish for the show’s comeback will come true.
Rob Brydon refused to rule out a Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special for 2024 on Saturday. The actor, 58, who plays Uncle Bryn, spoke on Radio Four’s Today programme and laughed through his question surrounding the popular show
Gavin and Stacey is reportedly at the ‘centre of a bidding war’ as the BBC and Netflix fight over the sitcom (pictured with James Corden and Ruth Jones)
He said: ‘As far as I am aware it is another rumour. I don’t know. I mean I would love it if it were true but yeah.’
Nick joked: ‘that sounds like a yes to me’.
Rob replied ‘does it?’ as the pair laughed themselves through the end of the interview.
There is a lot of speculation around the return of the show as The Sun reported there was bidding war.
A source told The Sun: ‘Obviously the show has a special history with the BBC, and this seems like its natural and obvious home.
‘Chief Content Officer Charlotte Moore has spoken to the pair and made it clear she wants the show to stay put, but Netflix have also made it very, very explicit that they want to air it.’
The insider added that the streaming company’s CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters are ‘extremely excited’ as they can top the BBC’s offer, but Ruth and James ‘aren’t’ about the money’.
They said: ‘It would be a huge coup for Netflix to steal this flagship British comedy from the nose of the BBC and, indeed, there may be a world in which this happens.’
Rob was asked by host Nick Robinson whether the public’s desperate wish for the show’s comeback will come true (pictured with show creator Ruth)
Gavin and Stacey is reportedly at the ‘centre of a bidding war’ as the BBC and Netflix fight over the sitcom
Sources have claimed streaming giant Netflix is battling to steal it from the BBC, which has aired it since 2007 (pictured Joanna Page and Mathew Horne as Gavin and Stacey)
But according to the show’s co-creator Ruth Jones, the British sitcom is not returning for a Christmas special.
Welsh actress Ruth, who starred in and co-created the show with James Corden, confirmed it was ‘sadly a rumour’ on RTE Radio 1 on Wednesday.
Asked about the reports, she said: ‘Apparently there’s a bidding war going on between the BBC and Netflix and I love it because it says ‘a source says’, who is this source?’
Jones added: ‘It’s sadly a rumour… All I can say is, if there was something to say on that front, James and I would happily announce it, we would.’
The actress, who played Nessa in the beloved show, revealed that she thinks the rumours were sparked after she was photographed having lunch with Corden a few months back after he returned to the UK from living in America.
‘Then the next thing is ‘Oh my god they must be writing more Gavin And Stacey’, which is lovely,’ she said.
‘It’s lovely that people are so desperate for it because imagine if it was the opposite and were like ‘Oh, god, you’re not bringing that back again’.’
It was claimed on Tuesday that a new episode of the beloved BBC sitcom will reportedly be filmed over the summer and screened at Christmas.
Viewers couldn’t contain their excitement following the announcement and begged for there to be ‘no more cliffhangers’ and for all of the old ones to be resolved.
Previously, the series returned for a Christmas Special back in 2019, but ended on a jaw-dropping cliffhanger when Nessa – played by Ruth – got down on one knee and proposed to her on/off flame Smithy – played by James.
Elsewhere during the special fans were left more desperate than ever to find out what really happened on THAT infamous fishing trip.
After years of not knowing what occurred it appeared Uncle Bryn was ready to reveal what led to him and Jason falling out on the trip during the festive family gathering .
The pair were gifted with a photo of themselves together which, unbeknownst to Gwen (Melanie Walters) who gave them the present, was taken on the fishing trip.
Bryn (Rob) and Jason (Robert Wilfort) both immediately fell silent as the mysterious events of the trip came back to them.
Fans have long hoped James’ decision to move back to the UK following his eight-year stint hosting The Late Late Show in the US will increase the chances of making another episode.
And after James was spotted meeting co-creator Ruth in London’s Soho in November 2023, speculation went into overdrive.
Deadline reports that most of the cast will return for the special, including Matthew as Gavin and Joanna as Stacey.
Fans have long hoped James’ decision to move back to the UK following his eight-year stint hosting The Late Late Show in the US will increase the chances of making another episode
Previously, the series returned for a Christmas Special back in 2019, but ended on a jaw-dropping cliffhanger when Nessa – played by Ruth – got down on one knee and proposed
And on Tuesday viewers couldn’t contain their excitement following the announcement and begged for there to be ‘no more cliffhangers’ and for old ones to be resolved
Previously, James told the RTS Cambridge Convention he felt ‘compelled to come home’ after leaving The Late Late Show after hosting 1,000.
However, he has not stopped interviewing celebrities as his new venture, called This Life of Mine with James Corden, has already scored top guests such as Martin Scorsese, Kim Kardashian and David Beckham.
He also confessed that he didn’t know if he would do any more Gavin and Stacey but stressed he would ‘love to make something together again’ with Jones at the convention.
Meanwhile, Gavin and Stacy fans went into meltdown earlier today when the news of a Christmas special emerged.
One wrote on X, formerly Twitter: ‘GAVIN AND STACY AHHHHHHHHH’. Another said: ‘Gavin & Stacey is back?!?! OMG I suddenly feel so much better!!!’ A third said: ‘OMG YES’. A fourth wrote: ‘Gavin & Stacey back for a Christmas special! O M and G!!’