The Gavin & Stacey actor is set to play Trinculo in Jamie Lloyd's latest production. Mathew Horne’s time as the loveable lad from Essex is about to come to an end, but before he returns to the fated streets Barry Island this Christmas, he has another task waiting for him in London’s West End.

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Gavin And Stacey star Mathew Horne has said the show’s Christmas special will be “nothing short of a masterpiece”. The 46-year-old, who plays Gavin Shipman in the series, said the script for the sitcom’s final episode made him laugh and cry,

That is, of course, Gavin & Stacey, which is back for its final ever episode, five years after creators James Corden and Ruth Jones left fans on tenterhooks with a huge cliffhanger ending.

Gavin and Stacey' stars Joanna Page and Mathew Horne hugged each other and cried when filming wrapped on the finale.

The hit TV series aired between 2007 and 2010 and returned in 2019 with a one-off festive special that ended on a cliffhanger when Nessa proposed to Smithy

Joanna, 47, who portrays Stacey in the hit BBC sitcom, admitted she instantly knew what was coming when she saw James Corden's name flash up on her phone in January of this year.