Peter Kay’s ‘Car Share’ will still return next year.
The 44-year-old comedian confirmed earlier this year that the hit comedy series – which also stars Sian Gibson – will make a brief comeback after series two ended on a frustrating cliffhanger, but fans were left wondering if those plans had been scrapped after he was forced to cancel his mammoth tour, which will kick off in 2018 and conclude in 2019, yesterday (13.12.17) due to "family circumstances."
But the BBC has confirmed to The Sun Online that the show will return next year for one final episode and one unscripted special as planned.
Fans were over the moon when the funny man revealed that he was going to release one more episode – despite claiming he’d never bring ‘Car Share’ back.
He said: "Well it’s been a very hard secret to keep … We were getting constant abuse about it, people were very angry that the series ended in that way, but there is a season finale explaining what happened the next day after the big argument."
Whilst Sian added: "I’m glad it’s out in the open."
Peter admitted that he was sceptical about writing another episode because he didn’t know if he’d be able to keep the standard up and didn’t want to let people down.
He said in August: "It is lovely but I don’t know what to say. It is very flattering but I think if you have told a story you have told it, there is nothing else you can do.
"What people want and keeping that standard up is difficult so you don’t want people to say oh that went off. It is lovely that they would want it in theory, but you don’t want it to become contrived so you are better off just leaving things sometimes."
Meanwhile, Peter was forced to cancel his 100 dates next year – his first tour in eight years – after something regarding his family unexpectedly cropped up.
Taking to his social networking sites, he wrote in a statement: "Due to unforeseen family circumstances, I deeply regret that I am having to cancel all of my upcoming work projects. This includes my upcoming stand-up tour, Dance for Life shows and any outstanding live work commitments.
"My sincerest apologies. The decision has not been taken lightly and I’m sure you’ll understand that my family must always come first. I’ve always endeavoured to protect my family’s privacy from the media. I hope that the media and the public will continue to respect our privacy at this time. Once again, I’m very sorry."
The statement went on to confirm that fans will be refunded for the Live Arena Tour – providing they contact their original point of purchase – as will those who want their money back for the Dance for Life show, but he did stress that it’s a charity event.
He last hit the road in 2010 when he toured ‘The Tour That Doesn’t Tour Tour… Now On Tour’ – which broke the Guinness World Record for the biggest selling comedy tour of all time – and recently admitted he couldn’t wait to get back on stage.
Car Share will return next year
