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Ruth Jones reveals why Gavin and Stacey's future episodes are on hold 

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TV & Film Editor
September 8, 2020

Ruth Jones joined Lorraine on Tuesday to chat about her new novel, when of course the topic of Gavin and Stacey came up! 

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The novelist, who co-wrote and stars in the hugely popular sitcom alongside James Corden, spoke about whether the series would be making a comeback - and why she and the Into the Woods star haven't written any more episodes - yet! Watch the video here: 

WATCH: Ruth reveals what the future holds for Gavin and Stacey

She said: "It's lovely that people ask me and I do get asked a lot - people always apologise before asking me... I wish I could say yes [we have written more episodes] but the truth is, as has always been the case, James and I love to write together in the same room and that's just not possible at the moment because he is in America and I'm here in the UK.

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"There aren't any plans at the moment but who knows!" Speaking about how the Christmas special's cliffhanger could be seen as a good thing in the meantime, Lorraine said: "In a way, leaving it that way allows us to invent what we want to happen." 

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