The Gavin and Stacey star turns coy when asked about a possible wedding at the end

One of the stars of hit TV show Gavin and Stacey is keeping viewers on edge for as long as possible, after refusing to say whether there will be a wedding at the end of the BBC sitcom.

Alison Steadman, 78, who plays everyone’s favorite fake vegetarian Pam Shipman, said she was sworn to secrecy about whether Nessa and Smithy were finally getting married.

There has been speculation for months that Ruth Jones’ character will marry James Corden’s in the latest episode of the comedy, which airs on Christmas Day.

The hit TV series ran from 2007 to 2010 and returned in 2019 with a unique festive episode that ended with a bang when Nessa got down on one knee – we all deserve a round of applause for waiting. five years for an answer

With the show returning and going out in style, fans of the series believe it will end with an emotional wedding as the beloved characters finally say, “I do.”

The show starred Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as young couple Gavin and Stacey who fall in love despite one living in Essex and the other in Wales.

Larry Lamb and Alison play Gavin’s parents Mick and Pam, while Melanie Walters plays Stacey’s widowed mother Gwen, with Rob Brydon as her uncle Bryn.

Alison, 78, was coy as she spoke at the Cheltenham Literature Festival about returning to her role, while promoting her recently published memoir, Out Of Character.

The Liverpool-born star spoke about her early career in theater before landing leading roles in Mike Leigh’s Nuts in May and Abigail’s Party, as well as The Singing Detective and Pride and Prejudice.

Returning to Gavin and Stacey, he was asked: “Do they or don’t they?” and Alison replied, “I don’t know.”

He joked that he could be bribed for “a couple of million…” but then added: “No, no, no, I can’t say a word and I won’t say a word to anyone.”

Alison explained that the show started on BBC Three before gradually progressing to BBC One as it grew in popularity.

“It was the first thing Ruth and James wrote together, and the BBC obviously loved it, but they couldn’t risk putting it straight on BBC One, so it went to BBC Three and then went moved to BBC Two. , became increasingly popular and ended up on BBC One.’

Alison was asked if Pam’s character was created through her own improvisation or from Ruth and James’ writing in the writing room.

“Well, I wouldn’t say I’m like Pam at all, but what they did was they wrote this wonderful, wonderful character who is one minute, you know, screaming, ‘Mick! Mick! Stop that!” or whatever,” he said.

“And the next minute, she wraps her arms around him and they’re hugging and, you know, it’s really lovely. And she loves her son, her little prince.

Filming for Gavin and Stacey wrapped earlier this week, with Alison adding: ‘When we finished filming the other day I got this lovely letter from Matt Horne, who plays Gavin, and she just said, “I’m really, really proud of I think I’ve had you as my mom on the show.”

‘It was so beautiful. It’s been a great show.

Pressed again on whether Smithy had said yes to Nessa’s proposal, Alison stood her ground and replied: “No, I’m not putting you out of your misery. I’m not saying a word. More than worth the my life

“The biggest thing is that when we were filming, the paparazzi were really taking pictures everywhere – they thought it was a nightmare, and there were people at the end of the street,” Alison said, after the photos captured Smithy with a dress and Nessa with a wedding ring.

‘They were here and there and everybody. And the most important thing that Ruth and James said to everyone is: “We don’t want to spoil it for you. We want Christmas Day to be a surprise.”

“And when you know a little secret or a story, you’re going to spoil it.

“We want it to be (a surprise). And that’s what I want too.

The final festive episode of Gavin and Stacey will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on December 25.

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