{"id":2833,"date":"2025-04-10T10:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=2833"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:40:12","slug":"gavin-and-stacey-star-plots-spin-off-that-will-double-bbcs-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/gavin-and-stacey-star-plots-spin-off-that-will-double-bbcs-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin and Stacey star plots spin-off that will \u2018double BBC\u2019s money\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gavin and Stacey might be over but that’s not stopped one cast member pushing for a spin-off (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gavin and Stacey<\/a> may be over but that\u2019s not stopped one cast member from plotting a spin-off that could \u2018double the BBC<\/a>\u2019s money\u2019 <\/p>\n

The beloved series \u2013 which followed the lives of two families brought together by the unlikely relationship between Gavin Shipman (Mathew Horne<\/a>) and Stacey West (Joanna Page<\/a>) \u2013 returned for one last episode<\/a> on Christmas<\/a> Day last year. <\/p>\n

More than 19 million people<\/a> sat down to watch Smithy (James Corden) and Nessa (Ruth Jones) finally tie the knot over the festive period, making it the most-watched scripted show in the UK across all broadcasters since records began in 2002 with 12.3m viewers taking a break from their turkey to tune in on Christmas Day. <\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, there have been rumours of a continuation or reboot of some kind ever since the finale broke records<\/a>, and according to Larry Lamb \u2013 who plays Gavin\u2019s lovable dad, Mick Shipman \u2013 is the one leading the charge.  <\/p>\n

Lamb, 77, claims to have told BBC Director-general Tim Davie to \u2018take the show, reorganise all the contracts and put it in the cinema\u2019. <\/p>\n

\u2018You\u2019d have 35m people going to see it,\u2019 Lamb told The Times<\/a> ahead of the release of his novel All Wrapped Up. \u2018You\u2019d make all the money over again.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Larry Lamb has been pushing BBC bosses to make more of the hit comedy (Picture: Jed Cullen\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From the look on his face, it was either: \u201cThat\u2019s not a bad idea,\u201d or \u201cI wish these people would stop trying to do my job for me. They can barely do their own.\u201d\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Lamb has hinted about Gavin and Stacey continuing beyond the finale. <\/p>\n<p>While talking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/gavin-stacey-return-larry-lamb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Times<\/a> ahead of the Christmas special the star said: \u2018I don\u2019t think the BBC will ever kill the goose that laid the golden egg,\u2019 and when pressed on if that meant we might see more of the Shipman-West family in the future he teased, \u2018Who knows?\u2019 <\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1744281166946-22884939\" data-option1=\"Yes\" data-option2=\"No\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Do you think a Gavin and Stacey spin-off is a good idea?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"metro-poll__list\">\n<li data-option=\"option1\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__score-bar-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-poll__content\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__text\">Yes<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-poll__score\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option2\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__score-bar-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-poll__content\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__text\">No<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-poll__score\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"metro-poll__share\">\n<div class=\"metro-poll__share-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"metro-button share-button facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2025%2F04%2F10%2Fgavin-stacey-star-plots-spin-off-will-double-bbcs-money-22884939%2F%3Fito%3Darticle.desktop.share.poll.facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-platform=\"facebook\" data-vars-position=\"poll\" data-share-type=\"facebook\" rel=\"noopener\"><title>Share on Facebook<\/title><span>Share your results<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"metro-button share-button twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2025%2F04%2F10%2Fgavin-stacey-star-plots-spin-off-will-double-bbcs-money-22884939%2F%3Fito%3Darticle.desktop.share.poll.twitter&text=&via=MetroUK\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-platform=\"twitter\" data-vars-position=\"poll\" data-share-type=\"twitter\" rel=\"noopener\"><title>Share on X<\/title><span>Tweet your results<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AY_33832064-7fef.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22884071\" alt=\"Pam (ALision Steadman) and Mick (Larry Lamb) from Gavin and Stacey stand oiutside their home in formalware\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Gavin and Stacey broke TV records last Christmas (Picture: Babycow)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sadly, two people who would know are the show\u2019s co-creators Corden and Jones, and they have been clear that the show could never return for more episodes. <\/p>\n<p>Jones admitted during the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/01\/gavin-stacey-fans-bits-a-fond-farewell-ends-brilliantly-cruel-twist-22279587\/\">Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell documentary<\/a> that aired after the finale that it comes down to Smithy and Nessa.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2018When Smithy and Nessa got together, that really is the end, because we can never see them actually together,\u2019 Jones said. ‘Seeing Smithy put the bins out? It just won’t work.’ <\/p>\n<p>Fans (mostly) agree with Jones as well. On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gavinandstacey\/comments\/1hqd45n\/spin_off_thoughts\/\">Gavin and Stacey page<\/a> on Reddit, a thread discussing a hypothetical spin-off was met with skepticism. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PRI_106266499-b42f.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22884067\" alt=\"A still from the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special including Jason, Stacey, Gavin, Smithy, Nessa, Pam, Gwen, Bryn, Mick\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans and the show’s co-creators didn’t think the show can continue (Picture: BBC\/GS TV Productions Ltd\/Tom Jackson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Indigo-Waterfall expressed pessimism about the idea of a spin-off, saying that the show \u2018ended on a good note\u2019. While Icy_Sentence_4130 added: \u2018I don’t think we need anything else tbh. It ended perfectly.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>That said, one idea that fans did seem excited about was a new show all about Nessa and her weird and wonderful life before settling on Barry Island. So, move over <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/young-sheldon\/\">Young Sheldon<\/a>; it\u2019s time for Young Nessa.  <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Gavin and Stacey is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >Gavin and Stacey might be over but that’s not stopped one cast member pushing for a spin-off (Picture: BBC) Gavin and Stacey may be over but that\u2019s not stopped one cast member from plotting a spin-off that could \u2018double the BBC\u2019s money\u2019  The beloved series […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2833"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2840,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2833\/revisions\/2840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}