Thanks to the hilarious scripts and top notch acting, it found a huge fanbase, but Ruth and James, 46, brought it to a close in 2010. James has revealed one of the reasons they left it be is because their ‘absolute dream came true’ when they got their initial Christmas special two years earlier, adding ‘that was enough for us’.

Gavin And Stacey star James Corden has said he “never ever thought” the sitcom would be a long-running show and that its success had been “a dream come true”. The 46-year-old added that just having a show that is “worthy of a Christmas special” was enough for him and that he thought ending at three series was the right decision.