Gavin and Stacey actress Ruth Jones set to reprise role as Nessa just days after final episode aired
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It was only days ago that 12 million viewers watched the final ever episode of Gavin and Stacey, but Ruth Jones is already reprising her role as Nessa Jenkins. The actress will step back into Nessa’s trademark black bob wig and leather skirt to read Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast as the programme celebrates its centenary on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
![[It is the first time a Gavin and Stacey character will return, despite Mr Corden and Ms Jones vowing not to write another episode of the hit comedy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/23/93532781-14231255-image-a-121_1735343965312.jpg)
Ms Jones, 58, said: ‘Nessa has got quite a colourful history and one of her jobs was on the high seas. The Shipping Forecast was always very important and useful to her.’. During the final episode of Gavin And Stacey this year, Smithy played by James Corden, 46, stopped Nessa from going back to work on the ships by racing to Southampton Dock.
![[The cast of Gavin and Stacey: The Finale which aired on Christmas Day. The episode attracted the highest Christmas ratings since 2008 with an average audience of 12.3 million]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/28/00/93532949-14231255-image-a-123_1735344088295.jpg)
He proposed to Welsh Nessa and the final scene featured a heartwarming montage of their wedding and the couple finally getting their happily ever after. The episode attracted the highest Christmas ratings since 2008 with an average audience of 12.3 million tuning in.
It is the first time a Gavin and Stacey character will return, despite Mr Corden and Ms Jones vowing not to write another episode of the hit comedy. There is however a new documentary about the programme, titled Gavin and Stacey: A Fond Farewell, which will broadcast on New Year’s Day at 7pm.
Ruth Jones is set to reprise her role as Nessa Jenkins in Gavin and Stacey. It is the first time a Gavin and Stacey character will return, despite Mr Corden and Ms Jones vowing not to write another episode of the hit comedy. The creative duo also have a book about the show due out next Autumn called When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between: A Story Of Love And Friendship.
