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