James Corden's big comeback: Comedian is embraced by the nation once more as Gavin And Stacey final is a hit with viewers after string of scandals
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James Corden appears to have been embraced by the nation once more as the Gavin and Stacey finale has proved a huge hit with viewers. The last ever episode of the show - which came five years after the most recent Christmas special - pulled in a massive 12.5 million viewers for the BBC.
![[The last ever episode of the show - which came five years after the most recent Christmas special - pulled in a massive 12.5 million viewers for the BBC]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/93516029-14229633-image-a-73_1735299718827.jpg)
The show was the brainchild of James and co-star Ruth Jones who penned the finale in secret earlier this year. It marks a change of fortune for the comedian as stories have swirled for quite a while that he was unpopular in the UK entertainment industry.
![[The show was the brainchild of James and co-star Ruth Jones who penned the finale in secret earlier this year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/93515671-14229633-image-a-76_1735299776442.jpg)
James moved back to Britain earlier this year following an eight-year stint in the US hosting The Late Show with James Corden on CBS. There have been no public announcements of projects in the pipeline, except for a role voicing a character in next summer's animated The Smurfs Movie.
![[The episode saw Ruth's Nessa and James' Smithy finally get married]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/93515673-14229633-The_show_was_the_brainchild_of_James_and_co_star_Ruth_Jones_who_-a-77_1735299801875.jpg)
James Corden appears to have been embraced by the nation once more as the Gavin and Stacey finale has proved a huge hit with viewers. The last ever episode of the show - which came five years after the most recent Christmas special - pulled in a massive 12.5 million viewers for the BBC.
![[James moved back to Britain earlier this year following an eight-year stint in the US hosting The Late Show with James Corden on CBS]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/92912249-14229633-James_Corden_with_popstar_Harry_Styles_whom_he_counts_as_a_frien-a-89_1735300005113.jpg)
And sources have said he has also been reluctant to replicate his Stateside career and front a chat-show here – because it's 'too much work'. Indeed, if it wasn't for the Gavin and Stacey finale – his big British comeback would almost certainly have been something of a damp squib, insiders say.
![[If it wasn't for the Gavin and Stacey finale – his big British comeback would almost certainly have been something of a damp squib, insiders say]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/11/92912063-14229633-James_Corden_and_Ruth_Jones_with_their_script_of_this_year_s_Gav-a-88_1735299992086.jpg)
