Gavin and Stacey's Neil The Baby admits he is 'disappointed' to have not been cast in the upcoming Christmas special
Daily MailThe actor who played baby Neil on Gavin And Stacey is 'disappointed' to have not been included in the upcoming final episode. Oscar Hartland, 15, played the son of Smithy and Nessa on the hit BBC Three sitcom from birth, but wasn't even asked to feature in the last ever special, which will air on Christmas Day. Oscar Hartland is 'disappointed' to have not been included in the upcoming special of Gavin and Stacey The child star, 15, played the son of Smithy and Nessa on the hit BBC Three sitcom from birth, but wasn't even asked to feature in the final episode He added: 'I loved working on the show although I obviously can't remember my first spell as baby Neil because I was so young. Picture shows him with mum and dad on the beach in series three episode five Father and son on the set of Gavin and Stacey for the Christmas special in 2019. The episode had 17.1 million viewers - making it the most-watched scripted TV programme of the 2010s Oscar is a year 10 pupil at St Martin's Comprehensive School in Caerphilly James Corden and Ruth Jones have written the last ever episode of Gavin And Stacey, set to air on Christmas Day Also in the cast were acting stalwarts Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb, both of whom will be reprising their roles as Pam and Mick Shipman.