How BBC bosses convinced James Corden and Ruth Jones to turn down seven-figure Netflix bid for last ever Gavin & Stacey [Video]

A GAVIN & Stacey finale will be shown on BBC1 this Christmas Day, its co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones confirmed yesterday.

Netflix offered a multi-million pound deal to stream it — but the last-ever show of the much-loved comedy will be beamed to the whole nation instead.

A TV insider said: “They held conversations with Netflix who threw everything at them to land what is seen as a gem of British comedy.

“James, Ruth and the team were effectively offered a multi-million pound one-off deal, and were promised it would open the show up to a whole new international audience.

“Obviously it was tempting, but they felt Gavin and Stacey belonged to the BBC — and the nation, really.

“The optics wouldn’t have been great had they ‘sold out’ so they went with their hearts, not the cash.

“They’re happy the …