Ruth Jones reprises her iconic character from Gavin & Stacey to read the BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast in call back to THAT series finale
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Ruth Jones has reprised her iconic character Nessa from Gavin & Stacey to read the BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast. Jones was one of many famous voices who recreated old versions of the forecast on to celebrate 100 years of the weather report. Using the Welsh phrase the TV show made legendary, she opened by saying: 'I'll tell you what's occuring, I've got a Shipping Forecast, alright.'.
![[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/2025/01/01/18/93532949-14241983-The_cast_of_Gavin_and_Stacey_The_Finale_which_aired_on_Christmas-a-15_1735755128392.jpg)
'There are warnings of gales, I'm not gunna lie.'. The actress stepped back into Nessa's trademark black bob wig and leather skirt to read Radio 4's Shipping Forecast on the BBC on New Year's Day. 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.'.
![[Mr Corden and Ms Jones vowed not to write another episode of the hit comedy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/18/93532781-14241983-It_is_the_first_time_a_Gavin_and_Stacey_character_will_return_de-a-14_1735755125687.jpg)
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. He proposed to her and the final scene featured a heartwarming montage of their wedding and the couple finally getting their happily ever after.
Ruth Jones reprised her role as Nessa Jenkins in Gavin and Stacey. 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. The episode attracted the highest Christmas ratings since 2008 with an average audience of 12.3 million tuning in.
