Peter Kay's Car Share left us on quite a heartbreaking cliffhanger earlier this year, with John and Kayleigh seemingly splitting up for good. But that was not the end of the story!
Despite Peter Kay swearing to the high heavens that Car Share was done, he's secretly been working on two more specials for the last few months — both of which will air next year on the BBC.
The comedian, alongside co-star Sian Gibson, shared the joyous news during an appearance on BBC One's Children in Need telethon with host Tess Daly on Friday night (November 17).
"Well, it's been a very hard secret to keep," he admitted. "I'm glad, we were getting constant abuse… but there is a series finale explaining what happens the next day, after the argument."
As Peter mentioned, there will be a proper series finale answering what happened next for John after Kayleigh fled his car in tears in the final moments of the second-series finale.
"We were completely overwhelmed by the response and even though we've no plans to write a third series, we knew we couldn't end the story there," Peter said Friday (November 17).
What to Read Next
However, the second special will be a totally unscripted Carpool Karaoke-esque half-hour filled with clips of Peter Kay and Sian Gibson singing along to some of their favourite Forever FM tracks. Car Share: Unscripted won't actually be canon — it's just a bit of fun.
And here's a taster of it:
"We were always very fond of ad-libbing around the script when we were filming the series, so we decided to see what would happen if we took the script away and just relied on just our chemistry alone, reacting to whatever came on the radio," Peter explained.
BBC Director of Content Charlotte Moore also said: "I know it will be music to the ears of millions of fans of Peter Kay's joyous award-winning comedy to hear that Kayleigh and John will be coming back for one last time with a very special finale episode in 2018."
Tess Daly, Rochelle Humes, Graham Norton and more of your favourite celebrities hosted Children in Need 2017 from the BBC's Elstree Centre.
To donate to Children in Need, click here or text DONATE to 70410 to make a £10 contribution to help change the lives of kids here in the UK and abroad.
Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Twitter account and you're all set.
Justin is a freelance entertainment journalist and writer. He first joined Digital Spy as a freelance entertainment reporter in 2010 and also worked as a sub-editor for the brand, serving as Night News Editor from 2016 to 2024. Over more than a decade, Justin has covered numerous major entertainment events from the US and has interviewed a wide-ranging group of public figures, from comedian Steve Coogan to icons from the Star Trek universe, cast members from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reality stars from numerous Real Housewives cities and the Below Deck franchise. Justin has also been on the ground to cover major pop culture events like the Star Wars Celebration and the D23 Expo. He's written for titles across the Hearst network, plus the likes of CBR and Us Weekly.
