Tidy! Ruth Jones to read Shipping Forecast as Nessa to mark centenary
by Matthew Weaver from World news | The Guardian on (#6T6N7)
Gavin and Stacey actor among celebrities including Ellen MacArthur and Damon Albarn who will join celebrations
What's occurring with the Shipping Forecast? The Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones is to read the seafarers' bulletin to celebrate a centenary of the shipping news on the BBC.
It will be Jones's last performance in her Gavin and Stacey role as no-nonsense Nessa after the sitcom's triumphant Christmas finale. Gavin and Stacey won the festive TV ratings war with 12.3 million viewers, becoming the most watched programme on Christmas Day for 16 years.
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