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Gavin and Stacey's Nessa star Ruth Jones to return to role in surprise move that delights fans

Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones is reprising her role as Nessa Jenkins, with the character set to read BBC Radio 4's Shipping Forecast to mark its centenary

Gavin & Stacey's very own Ruth Jones will use her iconic Welsh tones as Vanessa "Nessa" Jenkins to present a special reading of the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 on New Year’s Day. On Christmas Day, Gavin & Stacey sailed to success, hooking in an average audience of 12.3 million in its final episode as loveable Smithy ( James Corden) raced to Southampton Dock to stop Nessa from returning to sea. Meanwhile, sailing legend Dame Ellen MacArthur will take listeners back to 1 June 1995, as she reads the forecast from the day she embarked on her maiden solo voyage around Britain, a prelude to her record-breaking global circumnavigation in 2005.

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