The BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey is claimed to be at the focus of a heated bidding battle as a streaming behemoth seeks to steal it from under the broadcaster’s nose.
The classic comedy has broadcast on the BBC since its inaugural episode in 2007, and fans rejoiced this week when it was announced that a fresh new Christmas special would premiere in 2024.
It’s been five years since the last episode, which ended on a cliffhanger with Ruth Jones’ Nessa going down on one knee and proposing to Smithy (James Corden).
Finally, viewers can find out what happens next. However, it may not appear on the BBC.
A source has claimed to The Sun that streaming giant Netflix has ‘made it very, very explicit’ it wants to air the special and has given an offer that ‘dwarfs anything the Beeb could offer.’
‘It would be a huge coup for Netflix to steal this flagship British comedy from the nose of the BBC and, indeed, there may be a world in which this happens,’ the source went on, adding that the Netflix CEOs are ‘very excited’ about what is seen as a guaranteed ratings winner, securing new audiences from across North America and Europe.
The BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey is claimed to be at the focus of a heated bidding battle as a streaming behemoth seeks to steal it from under the broadcaster’s nose.
The classic comedy has broadcast on the BBC since its inaugural episode in 2007, and fans rejoiced this week when it was announced that a fresh new Christmas special would premiere in 2024.
It’s been five years since the last episode, which ended on a cliffhanger with Ruth Jones’ Nessa going down on one knee and proposing to Smithy (James Corden).
Finally, viewers can find out what happens next. However, it may not appear on the BBC.
In 2019, the Christmas special followed the gang 11 years after the show’s previous episode, reuniting them in Wales with Gavin, Stacey, and their three children.
Last April, James, 45, and Ruth, 57, discussed Gavin and Stacey.The actor and TV host shared with The Sun at the time: ‘In truth, Ruth and I met up at Christmas.
‘And I know it will be a disappointment, but we didn’t talk about it in life-growing forms.’
He previously expressed doubts about the show’s comeback in 2022, calling it as ‘a huge if’.
Source My Celebrity Life.