Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb, who plays Mick in the hit sitcom, has opened up about his reaction to reading the script for the new Christmas special. Chatting on This Morning about the show, he said: "It's amazing what he (James) and Ruth have managed to do. I finally read the script… it got me… It was like running into someone who was a major part of your life and you're just so happy about it, it didn’t really matter what they were doing… it was just so poignant... It just sort of took me along."
Larry opened up about the Christmas special
Unfortunately the actor, who also appeared on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, couldn't give any details about the upcoming special, telling Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford: "It's all super hush hush." James Corden and Ruth Jones announced the news that the show would return for one one-off special in late May in a statement which read: "Over the last 10 years we've talked a lot about Gavin and Stacey – where they might be today and what their lives might look like. And so in secret we took the plunge and wrote this one-hour special. We've loved revisiting Barry and Essex again and bringing the characters back together has been a joy."
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However, some fans pointed out that the late Margaret John, who played Doris in the show, would be missed after she passed away in 2011. One person wrote: "It actually breaks my heart that Doris won't be there for a mint baileys for Christmas," while another person added: "I'm all for a Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special, but it just won't be the same without Doris." A third person wrote: "Moment of silence for Doris whose actress, Margaret John, sadly passed away in 2011 so will not be returning. A true icon."
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