Gavin and Stacey’s baby Neil is all grown up as Oscar Hartland is pictured on set – despite fears he had been axed
GAVIN and Stacey’s baby Neil is all grown up as he’s spotted on the set of the beloved sitcom.
The actor – played by Oscar Hartland – had previously sparked fears he had been axed from the final ever episode.
He told The Sun in July how the phone hadn’t yet rung despite James Corden and Ruth Jones finalising the script.
But now the child star has been snapped in Barry, Wales as filming on the Christmas episode continues.
Oscar could be seen with his on-screen dad James Corden on Trinity street as they shot scenes outside Gwen and Unlce Bryn’s house.
The 15-year-old also flashed a peace sign to the crowds gathered around the set during filming breaks.
Also snapped on set was Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon, Mathew Horne and Joanne Page.
It comes after Mathew and James were pictured together for the first time in five years for Gavin and Stacey.
Pictures showed James, 46, in producer mode as his long-time collaborator reprised her iconic role as Nessa Jenkins.
Ruth was seen in her iconic her leather attire as she pretended to drive a tuk tuk in Barry Island.
The last time they worked together was in 2019 when the show aired a special episode on Christmas Day.
Over 18million people tuned into the broadcast, making it the most-watched comedy show in 17 years.
Gavin and Stacey best moments
Gavin and Stacey's Best Moments
With the news that the show is set to make an exciting return to screens, let's take a look at some of the comedy programme's biggest and best moments...
- Smithy and Rudi’s American Boy rap – No one will ever forget when James Corden and Sheridan Smith rapped perfectly word for word Kanye West and Estelle hit American Boy as they walked across the car park on the phone to Gavin.
- Pam’s Vegetarian faux pas – Despite loving a cheeseburger, Pam found herself caught up in a web of unexpected lies when she claimed to be a Vegetarian. She is forced to keep up the secret throughout the entire show and uses hubby Mick to help her scoff meat. She is later rumbled when Stacey catches her in the act as she scoffs ham in the kitchen. Stacey says to her: “Is that ham, Pam!?… “I’ve seen you, Pam. A scotch egg here, a bit of bacon there, putting those regular sausages into the Linda McCartney box”.
- THAT fishing trip – It remains one of the biggest mysteries in Gavin and Stacey’s history as to just exactly what happened on the ill-fated fishing trip. Bryn appears to be hiding a secret as to an occurrence between him and his nephew Jason which has left relations fractures. Ness’ on-off boyfriend, Dave, is the only other person to know the whole truth. Bryn did appear to allude to him and Jason lying together naked to keep warm as he said to Dave: “We’re going to have this out, once and for all, man to man, you may know what happened, David, but you don’t know why it happened! It was freezing cold, it was! And when you are that cold…”
- Islands in the Stream – No one can ever forget the classic Karaoke performance of Islands in the Stream. Nessa and Bryn performed the track in front of all their nearest and dearest. It saw the whole pub burst into some line-dancing as they enjoyed a boozy night out.
- The Xmas special proposal – In 2019, fans were left overjoyed when the show made a comeback but it ended on the ultimate cliffhanger. Nessa asked Smithy if she would marry him as she finally laid bare her feelings for him. Fans were gutted as the show then cut straight to the credits as they never found out just how Smithy answered. Will it all be revealed in the brand-new episode?