Larry Lamb has opened up on the hit BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey and whether he thinks the show could ever make a return after the final Christmas special
Larry Lamb has revealed whether Gavin and Stacey might make a comeback after its blockbuster Christmas finale last year.
The star, known for his role as Mick Shipman who is married to Pam (Alison Steadman), confessed to Mirror that although he once believed there could be scope for more episodes, he’s now come to terms with the fact that it’s truly over.
Chatting to Mirror, he said: “It’s funny because, until we actually finished, I thought, ‘We did a special 5 years ago and now we’re doing it again. So, maybe that’s what will happen again in 5 years time’. But then gradually, after filming finished, I realised it was the right way for it to end.”
Lamb went on: “It was a glorious celebration of everything that had gone on all the way through it. So, there was a lot of emotion and it was sad because you thought, ‘Maybe this is the last time we all get together’ but there was a joy in it too.”
Though the curtains may have closed on the show, Larry has forged unbreakable ties with his fellow cast members, including James Corden. He admitted that they’ve become like ‘family’, along with the rest of the crew, saying, “What it is with James, he’s always been very, very supportive of me and of everyone, actually.
“It’s lovely. It’s kind of like we’re all part of a family, that’s the thing. We might not have worked together for 20 years straight but we’ve still been part of that family that was created by Ruth [Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones] and James. It’s amazing,” reports the Mirror.
After his stint on the BBC show, Larry has been juggling various projects and is currently championing the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal campaign. He shared that this charity holds a special place in his heart after they cared for his brother, Wesley, who sadly lost his battle with cancer in 2019.
Larry opened up about his personal connection to the cause, saying: “My late brother was looked after by them in his last days. So, I owe them one, really,” He reflected on his bond with Wesley, noting: “We drifted apart over the years and weren’t really in each other’s lives. That was the first time we got together for a long time.”
The brothers had been inseparable as kids but life’s twists and turns led them down separate paths. Larry recounted: “We were very close when we were boys but, you know, life, geography and time just meant we grew apart. In that final week, I had a little bed in the corner of his room. For the first time in so many years we were laughing and in the same bedroom together. We hadn’t done that since we were 10 or 11.”
Despite Wesley’s inability to speak in his final days, the siblings found ways to communicate. “He couldn’t speak by then, but communicating wasn’t a problem, we were writing notes to each other and laughing as… as he gradually drifted away. We were finally together with him very bravely facing the facts of what was going on and me being there just to support him,” Larry detailed.
Despite feeling down about the years that went by during his estrangement from his brother, Larry shared that he doesn’t dwell on regret. He stated, “There’s no point in regrets, really. Of course, you realise the time you’ve wasted, but there’s no point putting yourself down. It was as much him as it was me.
“We just drifted apart, you know. I was living in the south and travelling all over the world, and he was living in the Northeast, so, what are you gonna do?”
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