Gavin & Stacey to end at series three, says Corden

Gavin & Stacey to end at series three, says Corden
Gavin & Stacey to end at series three, says Corden (Image credit: PA Wire/PA Photos)

Gavin and Stacey co-creator James Corden says the show will definitely finish after the next series. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Corden said he and Ruth Jones wouldn't revive it for further series or specials, although he joked: "We might need some money... But the way it's looking at the moment, no." Corden acknowledged that he and Gavin and Stacey actor Matthew Horne were currently over-exposed, with the BBC3 comedy show Horne and Corden, new film Lesbian Vampire Killers and presenting the recent Brit Awards. "You can't believe constant praise and you can't believe constant criticism," said Corden. "You have to take it on board. I don't think you can ignore people and brush it off and be dismissive... You might miss the mark every now and then." Horne added: "What's important to us - as we expose ourselves more and put more things out there - is that you have to take what your personal experience is of that event or that particular job. "The Brit Awards was something we couldn't turn down. We did our best. It's a difficult room which perhaps doesn't come across on the television. We're very proud of what we did and we had a brilliant time." Get exclusive access to your favourite stars. Subscribe to TV Times magazine

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.