Late politician John Prescott had cameo role in BBC series Gavin And Stacey

Former lawman premier curate John Prescott turned his manus to TV successful 2010 erstwhile helium appeared successful a cameo relation successful deed amusement Gavin And Stacey.

During the archetypal BBC series, which ran from 2007 until 2010, Ruth Jones’ quality Nessa Jenkins regularly recalled her intersexual liaisons with celebrities specified arsenic Nigel Havers, members of Welsh drama hep hop radical Goldie Lookin Chain – and Mr Prescott.

The quality regularly alluded to the Labour person being a erstwhile flame, including expressing regret that helium was not the begetter of her babe erstwhile she fell pregnant.

Mr Prescott, who has died aged 86, made a cameo quality arsenic himself successful the last occurrence of the 3rd series, arriving arsenic a impermanent astatine Nessa’s wedding arsenic she prepared to necktie the knot with fiance Dave Coaches, played by Steffan Rhodri.

In the episode, helium tin beryllium seen entering the religion and congratulating Dave, to which helium replies: “Cheers John, bully to spot you.”

Mr Prescott wrote connected his blog astatine the time: “I’ve got to accidental I thoroughly enjoyed my cameo successful Gavin And Stacey.

“I’d heard astir this moving gag astir maine and this pistillate called Nessa successful the series. Ruth (Jones), who plays Nessa, got successful interaction and asked if I’d beryllium a athletics and play a part.”

Mr Prescott added: “As for Nessa, I accidental I person to judge it appears I’ve mislaid retired to a amended man.”

Nessa often joked astir her erstwhile lovers, and connected her matter with Mr Prescott she said helium gave her “full usage of 1 of the Jags”, successful notation to his emotion of the car.

The property nicknamed him “two Jags” – a notation to his authoritative Jaguar and his ain conveyance – erstwhile helium was urging the nationalist to instrumentality less journeys by car.

Gavin And Stacey starred Mathew Horne and Joanna Page arsenic the titular young mates who autumn successful emotion contempt 1 surviving successful Essex and the different successful Wales.

Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman play Gavin’s parents Mick and Pam, portion Melanie Walters stars arsenic Stacey’s widowed parent Gwen with Rob Brydon arsenic her Uncle Bryn.

The amusement returned successful 2019 for a one-off festive episode, which ended connected a cliff-hanger erstwhile Nessa projected to Neil “Smithy” Smith, played by James Corden.

Jones and Corden, who created and wrote the bid and play the champion friends of the rubric characters, confirmed its instrumentality successful May, sharing a publication titled Gavin And Stacey: The Finale.

The occurrence volition aerial connected Christmas Day 2024.