BBC Gavin and Stacey's Neil the Baby star says 'sorry' as he's flooded with demand after final episode

Gavin and Stacey star Oscar Hartland has said 'sorry' to fans of the beloved sitcom following the final episode before being flooded with a demand.

The actor reprised the role of an adult Neil the Baby for the last-ever episode of the BBC series after creators and stars James Corden and Ruth Jones reunited for one final time, five years after the last Christmas special in 2019, to write and star in a last episode to tie up when happened to the show's beloved characters following THAT cliffhanger.

The Gavin and Stacey finale, which aired on Christmas Day (December 25) on BBC One, kicked off in both Billericay, Essex, and Barry, South Wales, as the family of Stacey and her husband Gavin prepared for a wedding – presumed to be between Smithy and Nessa after she got down on one knee during the last Christmas special in 2019.

However, fans were initially disappointed to discover the wedding was between Smithy and Sonia – his girlfriend from the 2019 Christmas Day episode – played by Laura Aikman. The new special episode revealed that Nessa’s previous proposal was interrupted before Smithy could give his answer and the pair never discussed it again.

Fast-forward to the wedding day and, after a series of bridezilla moments, ring bearer and best man Gavin tells Smithy during the ceremony that he thinks he is making a mistake marrying Sonia. After many guests – including Neil the Baby, Smithy and Nessa’s teenage son – stand up when asked if anyone else objects to the marriage, Smithy realises he has to confess his true love and leaves Sonia a jilted bride.

The gang then embark on a race against time to reach Nessa before she sets off from Southampton Dock to work on the ships, as Neil the Baby is set to move to Essex to begin an apprenticeship with his father. After a famously on-off relationship, Smithy proposed to Nessa and the final scene features a heartwarming montage of a low-key wedding, with Nessa sporting a black dress and the couple finally getting their happily ever after.

But while many branded the last episode as 'perfect', some did have one complaint - that we never found out what happened on the infamous fishing trip with Bryn and Jason. Jumping in on the joke, Oscar took to Instagram with a video in which he and his fellow young co-stars, who play Gavin and Stacey's children, could be seen stood outside a trailer before Jason actor Robert Wilfort. sheepishly walked past them.

Captioning the post, Oscar wrote: "Sorry guys #gavinandstacey #gavinandstacey2024 #thefishingtrip #reels #neilthebaby #jasongavinandstacey #gavinandstaceykids," while a caption across the video read: "When you never found out what happened on the fishing trip."

But fans were more interested in issuing Oscar with a demand after he was heard singing The Beatles track 'Blackbird' during the finale following his appearance on ITV singing competition The Voice Kids in 2023.

@frances___j said: "Aside from the fishing trip, Neil the baby should have been on the bus to Southampton. Also, we need your cover of Blackbird to be released." @sarahsimmox commented: "Oscar you sang Blackbird so beautifully, hopefully you will be able to release it?"

@priv15884 wrote: "Petition for you to release a cover of blackbird on spotify." @molstagram09 posted: "Neil the baby, pls release ur blackbird." @tracynewburyabegg replied: "Please release Blackbird." @poppymarsh08 added: "Please release your cover."