James Corden has confirmed there have been conversations about reviving Gavin & Stacey on Netflix.

Earlier than this yr’s Christmas particular was formally confirmed in Might, rumours have been abound that James and co-creator Ruth Jones have been in a “bidding conflict” between the BBC and Netflix for one final episode of the award-winning sitcom.

Again in February, The Solar claimed that the pair had been supplied a profitable cope with the streaming big, though they later reported they’d turned this down.

James confirmed this to be the case in a brand new interview with the tabloid revealed on Friday.

“I feel it felt like that most likely was one thing that would have been there,” the previous Late, Late Present host admitted. “However I additionally assume it might be very harsh on the place that gave us its first likelihood, you understand?”

James additionally revealed that, at one level, conversations have been had about whether or not Gavin & Stacey’s remaining instalment might take the type of a movie.

“After which we simply thought, ‘I don’t know if these are characters you wish to see on an enormous display screen’,” he admitted. “I feel they’re those who belong within the nook of your front room on Christmas Day.

“So, all that different stuff, the thought of taking it wherever else, the thought of doing the rest, it didn’t sit proper.”

“This present is a really particular factor, a unprecedented factor, and I’m simply actually excited for folks to see it,” he added.

Whereas the finale won’t be getting a cinematic launch, it does appear like it will likely be a feature-length episode, airing on the BBC between 9pm and 10.35pm on Christmas Day.

Earlier this week, new photographs from the finale have been launched, teasing the return of an sudden outdated face and hinting at a decision to the epic cliffhanger from Gavin & Stacey’s most up-to-date festive particular.