Corden and his co-creator Ruth Jones — or Smithy and Nessa to some — were emotional waving goodbye to their enduringly popular sitcom, which aired its final episode on Dec. 25.

Gavin and Stacey returned for one final time this festive season with James Corden and Ruth Jones penning the script for the hotly-anticipated special in a very unusual way

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Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones have opened up about the series' final episode and why the BBC sitcom can never return after the Christmas Day special

Gavin And Stacey star James Corden has said his character Neil "Smithy" Smith and Vanessa "Nessa" Jenkins had to "end together" in the series' final episode on Christmas Day.

Corden also revealed that the character of Sonia, who Smithy is seen preparing to marry at the start of the finale, was brought back because she "wasn't in people's minds". "No-one would ever say, did he choose Nessa or Sonia?