BBC BOSSES have quietly removed Ruth Jones’ comedy series with a Gavin and Stacey co-star from iPlayer.
Nearly 20 million fans of the hit sitcom tuned in to watch the final ever episode on Christmas Day.
The number has made Gavin and Stacey one of the most-watched scripted dramas of the century.
But before the series, Ruth Jones and Julia Davis both starred in Nighty Night for BBC Three.
Created by Julia, 58, the dark comedy ran for two series between 2004 and 2005.
However, the noughties classic has been axed from BBC iPlayer by bosses just as Gavin and Stacey fans crave more witty storylines from the sitcom legends.
It was previously available as a boxset on the streaming platform.
The Sun understands the move is purely down to licensing rights and not the content of the show, which is now two decades old.
It’s also not expected that the 12 episodes will return to the platform in the future.
Nighty Night saw Julia’s character Jill join a dating agency after her husband Terry was diagnosed with cancer.
While convinced he would eventually die, Terry started to get better, resulting in Jill admitting him into a hospice.
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Ruth Jones played Linda – a moronic personal assistant to Jill at her hair salon.
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