Mathew Horne soon after said that he was exhausted after working 'flat out' for 3 months and it was later revealed that he was suffering from a virus. Horne also guest-starred in the video for the Maccabees' 2009 free-download single "No Kind Words" On 18 February 2009, he presented the 2009 BRIT Awards alongside James Corden and Kylie Minogue. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of "Miss Marple", named "The Secret of Chimneys", as Bill Eversleigh. Horne appeared alongside fellow "Gavin & Stacey" star Ruth Jones. He played the Culture Club drummer, Jon Moss, in the 2010 BBC docudrama about the
Gavin & Stacey surnames of known English serial killers for some of the main characters – Shipman, West and Sutcliffe — was deliberate. In 2009 Ruth Jones commented: "I suppose we were hoping that people wouldn't realise and then when it does come to light, it's even more delicious..." Although the production team received requests, the show declined to use celebrity guests for cameo roles in the 2008 Christmas special. However, both Noel Sullivan and John Prescott made brief cameo appearances at the end of the final series. Both figures had formed the basis of long-running jokes throughout the series. Nessa occasionally refers