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The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager William McKenzie (Simon Bird) and his friends Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison) and Jay Cartwright (James Buckley) at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The programme involves situations of school life, uncaring school staff, friendship, male bonding, lad culture and adolescent sexuality. Despite receiving an initially lukewarm reception, it has been described a classic amongst the most successful British sitcoms of the 21st century.[2]

The Inbetweeners
Genre
Created by
Written by
  • Damon Beesley
  • Iain Morris
Directed by
Starring
Narrated bySimon Bird
Opening theme"Gone Up in Flames" (instrumental) by Morning Runner
ComposerMarsha Shandur
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Damon Beesley
  • Iain Morris
  • Caroline Leddy
ProducerChristopher Young
Cinematography
  • Rob Kitzmann
  • Jamie Cairney
  • Ben Wheeler
Editors
  • William Webb
  • Charlie Fawcett
  • Billy Sneddon
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
  • Bwark Productions[1]
  • Young Films
Original release
NetworkE4
Release1 May 2008 (2008-05-01) –
18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)
Related
The Inbetweeners Movie
The Inbetweeners 2

The programme was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at BAFTA twice, in 2009 and 2010. At the British Academy Television Awards 2010, it won the Audience Award, the only category voted for by the public.[3] In the 2011 British Comedy Awards, the programme also won the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Comedy.

The Inbetweeners Movie was released on 17 August 2011 to box office success, and a sequel followed on 6 August 2014.[4] An American version was broadcast on MTV, but was quickly axed after low ratings and poor critical reception.

History edit

Damon Beesley and Iain Morris met as producers on Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show. Following posts as commissioners at Channel 4, where Morris shepherded Peep Show, the two launched their own company, Bwark Productions, in 2004 and landed their first series with The Inbetweeners.[5] A pilot for the programme was produced in 2006 under the direction of James Bobin titled "Baggy Trousers".[6]

E4 originally aired the first series in May 2008, and Channel 4 also broadcast it in November that year. The second series began screening in the UK on 2 April 2009 and finished on 7 May 2009. A third series was commissioned by E4, commencing on 13 September 2010[7][8] and ending on 18 October 2010. The first episode of the third series had the highest-ever audience for an E4 original commission.[9] Following the conclusion of the third series, the cast and crew of the programme indicated that there would be no fourth series as the programme had run its course, but that an Inbetweeners movie would be produced, set some time after the third series and following the cast on a holiday in Malia, Crete, Greece.

For Red Nose Day 2011, the stars of the programme travelled around the UK in the yellow Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii featured in the programme in a special named The Inbetweeners: Rude Road Trip. The aim was to try to find the 50 rudest place names in the country.

In November 2018, it was announced that a special retrospective programme featuring the cast would be aired to mark the 10th anniversary of the programme's first airing in 2008.[10] It was called Fwends Reunited and was broadcast on 1 January 2019; it was poorly received by critics and fans of the series, leading to James Buckley making a public apology.[11]

In June 2020, the content on its YouTube channel was removed, due to the licensing rights changing owners.[12]

Cast edit

 
The Inbetweeners cast in 2009. From left to right: Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, James Buckley and Blake Harrison

Main cast edit

The four main characters are seen in every episode as well as the 2011 and 2014 films. They consist of:

  • Will McKenzie (Simon Bird) is the programme's central character, with his voiceover narrating each episode. In the first episode, he has been transferred from a private school, following his parents' divorce, to Rudge Park Comprehensive, where he eventually befriends the others. Will is the most intelligent and studious of the group but despite his sensible nature, he often gives in to peer pressure to carry out questionable acts and suffers the most humiliation for it.
  • Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas) is the most cynical and hot-headed of the group, being prone to bouts of hysterical swearing at the slightest provocation; his on-off relationship with Carli propels many of the plots.
    • Simon is described as the most normal of the group[17] who leaves "fans feeling sorry for him over and over again".[18]
  • Jay Cartwright (James Buckley) is the most immature and arrogant of the boys. He is also the most vulgar, harbours an obsession with sex, and is a compulsive liar.
    • Buckley was a nominee for the BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role (2011),[19] a nominee for British Comedy Award for best comedy actor [20] and a nominee for the Royal Television Society for best comedy performance [21]
  • Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison) is gentle and gullible, and the most sexually experienced member of the group.

Recurring characters edit

  • Carli D'Amato (Emily Head) is Simon's main love interest. She demonstrates a good deal of influence over her peers, including school bullies. Although Carli expresses interest in Simon romantically on a few occasions, she seems aware that he is far more interested in her than she is in him, stringing him along when she so desires.
  • Mr Phil Gilbert (Greg Davies) is a comprehensive school teacher and head of the sixth form making him the most prominent member of staff in the series. Misanthropic and authoritarian, he has little interest in his work and treats his pupils with ambivalence or disdain and exhibits a particular dislike for Will.
  • Charlotte Hinchcliffe (Emily Atack; series 1–2, guest series 3) is the most attractive and popular girl in the school. She is very confident and a year above the four boys. Unlike most of the popular girls, Charlotte is kind-hearted and genuinely likes Will and most other classmates. She mentions to Will that she has had "eleven lovers already", and is held in very high regard by the boys.
  • Mark Donovan (Henry Lloyd-Hughes; series 1–2, guest series 3) is Will's sociopathic nemesis, often picking on him to fulfil his role as the school bully. Like many bullies, Donovan displays the persona of being friendly and patient in front of parents or teachers. However, he occasionally reveals his sensitive side to Will, though threatens him with death if he speaks of it.
  • Polly McKenzie (Belinda Stewart-Wilson) is Will's mum. She is highly attractive and a principal object of Will's friends' desires, who often crudely mention her sexually. Neil has often asked Will if he can ask her out, with Will always saying no. Aside from her appearance, Polly is kind and mostly understanding of Will's concerns.
  • Pamela Cooper (Robin Weaver) is Simon's mum. She is caring and supportive to him, but her efforts to help are often met by embarrassment and surliness from Simon.
  • Alan Cooper (Martin Trenaman) is Simon's loving and protective dad, though he often embarrasses him when talking about his sexual adventures with his mother.
  • Terry Cartwright (David Schaal; series 2–3, guest series 1) is Jay's dad. He regularly insults, embarrasses and belittles Jay in front of his peers, and does not take him seriously, or his false reports of sexual exploits.
  • Kevin Sutherland (Alex Macqueen; series 1–2, guest series 3) is Neil's dad. He is divorced and is often portrayed as a closeted gay man, which he denies. The boys frequently make fun of Neil because of this.
  • Big John (John Seaward) is a fellow student. John is one of the new kids who start school on the same day as Will. He is often referred to as one of the freaks and is often seen as an overweight social outcast whom the boys try to avoid. Nevertheless, during season 1, he comes to the defence of Will, tries to boost Jay's confidence and speaks to him about the frustration of wanting to be noticed.
  • Tara Brown (Hannah Tointon; series 3) is Simon's girlfriend for half of series 3. She is mostly ambivalent towards the other three, wanting to spend time with Simon alone. She does try however to set-up Will with her friend Kerry via a 'double-date' but this does not end well. Her relationship with Simon ends abruptly when she runs into her sister's arms in Warwick, after Simon repeatedly slaps his genitals in front of her.

Episodes edit

The three series can be viewed in many countries through Netflix or Amazon Prime Video. Channel 4's catch-up service All 4 also carries it in the UK and Ireland, alongside featurettes "Top Ten Inbetweeners Moments" and "Fwends Reunited".[22]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
161 May 2008 (2008-05-01)29 May 2008 (2008-05-29)
262 April 2009 (2009-04-02)7 May 2009 (2009-05-07)
3613 September 2010 (2010-09-13)18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)

Music edit

The opening theme tune to The Inbetweeners is an instrumental version of "Gone Up in Flames" by English rock band Morning Runner. The first series also features music by Rachel Stevens, Tellison, Paolo Nutini, The Maccabees, Air Traffic, Calvin Harris, The Ting Tings, Arctic Monkeys, Theaudience, The Fratellis, Vampire Weekend, The Drums, Two Door Cinema Club, Take That, Mystery Jets, Kid British, Phoenix, General Fiasco, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Belle & Sebastian, Field Music, Jamie T, The Libertines, Rihanna, Oasis, Jack Peñate, Guillemots, The Feeling, Kate Nash, The Wombats, The Jam, The Cure, Lily Allen, Mumm-Ra, Kylie Minogue and Feist.[23] The second series also featured instrumentals of Adele, Supergrass, Biffy Clyro, Passion Pit, Royworld, MGMT, Maxïmo Park, and The Cribs and the third series also featured instrumentals of Ludacris and Mr Understanding by Pete and the Pirates. A full list can be found on the E4 website. A soundtrack album, The Inbetweeners Soundtrack, was released in 2009.

The music was chosen by the music supervisor and then Xfm DJ, Marsha Shandur.

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

The Inbetweeners received generally positive reviews from television critics. At Metacritic, the first season earned a score of 73 out of 100, based on 7 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[24]

Joe McNally, writing for The Independent, commends "exquisitely accurate dialogue, capturing the feel of adolescence perfectly",[25] and Will Dean of The Guardian comments that the programme "captures the pathetic sixth-form male experience quite splendidly".[26] The series is often contrasted with E4's successful teen drama Skins; commentators have offered that "The Inbetweeners' portrayal of dull suburbia is closer [than Skins] to the drab teen years most of us spent, rather than the decadent time we wished we spent."[27]

Ratings edit

The first series began on 1 May 2008, with the pilot episode garnering 238,000 viewers.[28] The series averaged 459,000 viewers,[29] with 474,000 viewers watching the series finale.[30] The Inbetweeners received two nominations at the British Comedy Awards; the programme was nominated for "Best New British Television Comedy (Scripted)" and Simon Bird was nominated for "Best Male Comedy Newcomer".[31] Both won their respective categories.[32] The programme was also voted by the British Comedy Guide website as the "Best New British TV Sitcom 2008".[33] It was nominated for "Best Situation Comedy" at the British Academy Television Awards 2009,[1] ultimately losing out to The IT Crowd.[34] It then won the Audience Award at the British Academy Television Awards 2010.[35]

The first episode of series two, which aired on E4 at 10 pm (BST) 2 April 2009, averaged 958,000 viewers,[28] with another 234,000 viewers watching at 11 pm on the time-shift channel E4 +1 meaning it was watched by 1.2 million, the highest audience of 2009 for E4.[30]

Episode one of series three aired on 13 September 2010 on UK digital terrestrial network E4, attracting a record breaking overnight average audience of 2.6m viewers (12.5% audience share) in its 10 pm slot, the highest ever viewing figure for a programme screened on the channel until 2011 when Glee beat the record. For this series, it was moved to Monday instead of Thursday but kept its 10pm slot.[9]

Awards edit

Worldwide broadcasting edit

BBC America began airing The Inbetweeners from 25 January 2010.[36] The network aired both of the first two series as a single 12-episode series. The same was done by MTV Latin America.

In 2010, The Inbetweeners started airing in Australia on the Nine Network's digital channel GO!, on Super Channel in Canada, on the comedy channel TV4 Komedi in Sweden, on TV2 in New Zealand, on MTV Latin America. In Israel, yes Next aired the first two series, while the third series airdate is unknown. The three seasons came in 2012 to HOT VOD. In 2011, the series was premiered in Brazil on I.Sat and on 13 August 2013 the Brazilian streaming site "Muu" premiered the British production.

On 28 February 2011, The Inbetweeners started airing in France on MCM.[37]

The Australian channel ABC2 aired the programme from 8 January 2015.[38]

Country Network(s) Premiere
  United Kingdom E4/Channel 4 1 May 2008
  Argentina MTV Latin America 23 July 2010
  Australia GO!
UKTV
ABC2
2010
2011
2015
  Belgium JIM 2010
  Brazil MTV Brasil
I.Sat
2010 (MTV Brasil)
2011 (I.Sat)
  Canada Super Channel 2010
  Colombia MTV Latin America 2010
  Finland Yle TV2 2012
  France MCM; NRJ12 28 February 2011
  Iceland RÚV 2012
  India Comedy Central (India) 2012
  Ireland E4/Channel 4
RTÉ Two
1 May 2008
9 January 2012
  Israel yes Next 2010
  Italy MTV Italy 2010
  Sweden TV4 Komedi 2010
  Netherlands Veronica
MTV Netherlands
6 December 2011
2012
  New Zealand TV2
UKTV
2010
  Norway NRK 3 Summer 2011
  Portugal MTV Portugal 2010
  Russia 2x2 31 October 2011
  Spain 3XL 2010
  United States BBC America 25 January 2010

Home media edit

  • Series 1 was released on DVD on 2 June 2008.
  • Series 2 was released on DVD on 18 May 2009.
  • Series 1–2 boxset was released on DVD on 18 May 2009.
  • Series 3 was released on DVD on 25 October 2010.
  • Series 1–3 boxset was released on 25 October 2010.
  • The Inbetweeners Movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 12 December 2011 in the UK.
  • The Inbetweeners 2 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 1 December 2014 in the UK.

All of the DVDs received an 18 certificate in the United Kingdom and MA15+ in Australia due to their high number of strong language, crude humour and strong, frequent, sex references. The theatrical version of The Inbetweeners Movie received a 15 certificate in the United Kingdom, with the extended cut release receiving an 18 certificate.

Subsequent media edit

Films edit

In September 2009, Beesley and Morris confirmed that a film had been commissioned by Film4.[39] The plot revolves around the four boys, now eighteen years old, going on holiday to Malia, Greece.[40] It was released in cinemas on 17 August 2011[41] with a 15 certificate in the UK. The original film was also released in the United States on 7 September 2012, it was very successful.[citation needed] From a budget of £3.5 million, the film made a global box office of over £57 million.[42]

At the beginning of August 2013, creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley confirmed that a second Inbetweeners film would be made with a planned release date of 6 August 2014 in the UK and Ireland; they released a statement saying "We couldn't be more excited to be making another Inbetweeners movie. A new chapter in the lives of the Inbetweeners feels like the very least we can do to thank the fans for their phenomenal response to the first movie." This sequel is set in Australia.[43]

Books edit

There have been two books released:

  • The Inbetweeners Yearbook was released by Century Books on 29 September 2011. ISBN 1846059275
  • The Inbetweeners Scriptbook was released by Century Books on 25 October 2012. ISBN 1780891059

U.S. version edit

In 2008, Iain Morris and Damon Beesley were asked by ABC to produce a pilot for a US version of The Inbetweeners. The pilot was not picked up by the network, but they have given Morris and Beesley a second blind script commitment for a future project which the two will create.[5]

On 31 March 2011, it was announced that MTV had ordered a 12-episode first season for a U.S. version of The Inbetweeners. A pilot episode, written by Brad Copeland, was given the green light in September 2010. Copeland also serves as executive producer on the series along with Beesley and Morris.[44] The series ran for one season from 20 August to 5 November 2012, before being cancelled by MTV due to low ratings.[45]

The US version began airing in the UK on 5 December 2012 on E4. A UK DVD release of the US version was released on 8 January 2013.[46] The US version was broadcast on Viacom-owned Freeview channel Viva from 4 August 2014.[47]

Fwends Reunited edit

On 1 January 2019, Channel 4 broadcast a 10th anniversary special entitled 'Fwends Reunited', hosted by Jimmy Carr. The four lead actors were present alongside supporting cast members; the title is a reference to a joke within the episode Will Gets a Girlfriend.

The special itself was a chat show with multiple segments including a quiz with four fans of the show, a history of the programme's production hosted by Neil Oliver, and awards based on the programme's best characters and moments. The special was met with a mostly negative reception from critics and fans alike; criticism from general viewers was primarily aimed at it being a simple chat show when a number of fans had mistakenly anticipated it as being a one-off special episode.[48]

The Independent noted the "overwhelmingly negative responses" the special received, which included criticism from viewers towards the host Jimmy Carr, viewers claiming the four actors appeared clearly uninterested in the special, while there was also disappointment that they were not given a chance to speak more.[49] Michael Hogan of The Daily Telegraph dubbed it a "shambolic mess that failed to do the show justice",[50] although a more positive review came from Sean O'Grady of The Independent, who considered it "full of nostalgia".[51] The extensive criticism led to James Buckley issuing an apology through Twitter.[52]

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • The Inbetweeners at epguides.com
  • The Inbetweeners at IMDb
  • The Inbetweeners at British Comedy Guide -with interview
  • The Inbetweeners music – Scene by Scene listing of all the music played on the Inbetweeners 19 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  • – The Top 10 Moments from the First Two Series

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This article is about the British TV series For the American adaptation see The Inbetweeners American TV series For the film see The Inbetweeners Movie The Inbetweeners is a British coming of age television teen sitcom which originally aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager William McKenzie Simon Bird and his friends Simon Cooper Joe Thomas Neil Sutherland Blake Harrison and Jay Cartwright James Buckley at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive The programme involves situations of school life uncaring school staff friendship male bonding lad culture and adolescent sexuality Despite receiving an initially lukewarm reception it has been described a classic amongst the most successful British sitcoms of the 21st century 2 The InbetweenersGenreBlue comedy Coming of age Cringe comedy Sex comedy Slapstick Teen sitcomCreated byDamon Beesley Iain MorrisWritten byDamon Beesley Iain MorrisDirected byGordon Anderson Ben Palmer Damon Beesley Iain MorrisStarringSimon Bird James Buckley Blake Harrison Joe ThomasNarrated bySimon BirdOpening theme Gone Up in Flames instrumental by Morning RunnerComposerMarsha ShandurCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series3No of episodes18 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersDamon Beesley Iain Morris Caroline LeddyProducerChristopher YoungCinematographyRob Kitzmann Jamie Cairney Ben WheelerEditorsWilliam Webb Charlie Fawcett Billy SneddonRunning time25 minutesProduction companiesBwark Productions 1 Young FilmsOriginal releaseNetworkE4Release1 May 2008 2008 05 01 18 October 2010 2010 10 18 RelatedThe Inbetweeners MovieThe Inbetweeners 2The programme was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at BAFTA twice in 2009 and 2010 At the British Academy Television Awards 2010 it won the Audience Award the only category voted for by the public 3 In the 2011 British Comedy Awards the programme also won the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Comedy The Inbetweeners Movie was released on 17 August 2011 to box office success and a sequel followed on 6 August 2014 4 An American version was broadcast on MTV but was quickly axed after low ratings and poor critical reception Contents 1 History 2 Cast 2 1 Main cast 2 2 Recurring characters 3 Episodes 4 Music 5 Reception 5 1 Critical reception 5 2 Ratings 5 3 Awards 6 Worldwide broadcasting 7 Home media 8 Subsequent media 8 1 Films 8 2 Books 8 3 U S version 8 4 Fwends Reunited 9 References 10 External linksHistory editDamon Beesley and Iain Morris met as producers on Channel 4 s The 11 O Clock Show Following posts as commissioners at Channel 4 where Morris shepherded Peep Show the two launched their own company Bwark Productions in 2004 and landed their first series with The Inbetweeners 5 A pilot for the programme was produced in 2006 under the direction of James Bobin titled Baggy Trousers 6 E4 originally aired the first series in May 2008 and Channel 4 also broadcast it in November that year The second series began screening in the UK on 2 April 2009 and finished on 7 May 2009 A third series was commissioned by E4 commencing on 13 September 2010 7 8 and ending on 18 October 2010 The first episode of the third series had the highest ever audience for an E4 original commission 9 Following the conclusion of the third series the cast and crew of the programme indicated that there would be no fourth series as the programme had run its course but that an Inbetweeners movie would be produced set some time after the third series and following the cast on a holiday in Malia Crete Greece For Red Nose Day 2011 the stars of the programme travelled around the UK in the yellow Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii featured in the programme in a special named The Inbetweeners Rude Road Trip The aim was to try to find the 50 rudest place names in the country In November 2018 it was announced that a special retrospective programme featuring the cast would be aired to mark the 10th anniversary of the programme s first airing in 2008 10 It was called Fwends Reunited and was broadcast on 1 January 2019 it was poorly received by critics and fans of the series leading to James Buckley making a public apology 11 In June 2020 the content on its YouTube channel was removed due to the licensing rights changing owners 12 Cast editMain article List of The Inbetweeners characters nbsp The Inbetweeners cast in 2009 From left to right Joe Thomas Simon Bird James Buckley and Blake HarrisonMain cast edit The four main characters are seen in every episode as well as the 2011 and 2014 films They consist of Will McKenzie Simon Bird is the programme s central character with his voiceover narrating each episode In the first episode he has been transferred from a private school following his parents divorce to Rudge Park Comprehensive where he eventually befriends the others Will is the most intelligent and studious of the group but despite his sensible nature he often gives in to peer pressure to carry out questionable acts and suffers the most humiliation for it For his portrayal as Will Bird won the 2008 British Comedy Award for Best Male Newcomer 13 and the 2009 British Comedy Award for Best Actor 14 He was also nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the 2008 Royal Television Society Awards 15 and Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme at the 2009 BAFTA Awards 13 The Inbetweeners Movie received mixed reviews from American critics but Bird s performance was met with praise Steve Rose praised Bird s performance 16 Simon Cooper Joe Thomas is the most cynical and hot headed of the group being prone to bouts of hysterical swearing at the slightest provocation his on off relationship with Carli propels many of the plots Simon is described as the most normal of the group 17 who leaves fans feeling sorry for him over and over again 18 Jay Cartwright James Buckley is the most immature and arrogant of the boys He is also the most vulgar harbours an obsession with sex and is a compulsive liar Buckley was a nominee for the BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role 2011 19 a nominee for British Comedy Award for best comedy actor 20 and a nominee for the Royal Television Society for best comedy performance 21 Neil Sutherland Blake Harrison is gentle and gullible and the most sexually experienced member of the group Recurring characters edit Carli D Amato Emily Head is Simon s main love interest She demonstrates a good deal of influence over her peers including school bullies Although Carli expresses interest in Simon romantically on a few occasions she seems aware that he is far more interested in her than she is in him stringing him along when she so desires Mr Phil Gilbert Greg Davies is a comprehensive school teacher and head of the sixth form making him the most prominent member of staff in the series Misanthropic and authoritarian he has little interest in his work and treats his pupils with ambivalence or disdain and exhibits a particular dislike for Will Charlotte Hinchcliffe Emily Atack series 1 2 guest series 3 is the most attractive and popular girl in the school She is very confident and a year above the four boys Unlike most of the popular girls Charlotte is kind hearted and genuinely likes Will and most other classmates She mentions to Will that she has had eleven lovers already and is held in very high regard by the boys Mark Donovan Henry Lloyd Hughes series 1 2 guest series 3 is Will s sociopathic nemesis often picking on him to fulfil his role as the school bully Like many bullies Donovan displays the persona of being friendly and patient in front of parents or teachers However he occasionally reveals his sensitive side to Will though threatens him with death if he speaks of it Polly McKenzie Belinda Stewart Wilson is Will s mum She is highly attractive and a principal object of Will s friends desires who often crudely mention her sexually Neil has often asked Will if he can ask her out with Will always saying no Aside from her appearance Polly is kind and mostly understanding of Will s concerns Pamela Cooper Robin Weaver is Simon s mum She is caring and supportive to him but her efforts to help are often met by embarrassment and surliness from Simon Alan Cooper Martin Trenaman is Simon s loving and protective dad though he often embarrasses him when talking about his sexual adventures with his mother Terry Cartwright David Schaal series 2 3 guest series 1 is Jay s dad He regularly insults embarrasses and belittles Jay in front of his peers and does not take him seriously or his false reports of sexual exploits Kevin Sutherland Alex Macqueen series 1 2 guest series 3 is Neil s dad He is divorced and is often portrayed as a closeted gay man which he denies The boys frequently make fun of Neil because of this Big John John Seaward is a fellow student John is one of the new kids who start school on the same day as Will He is often referred to as one of the freaks and is often seen as an overweight social outcast whom the boys try to avoid Nevertheless during season 1 he comes to the defence of Will tries to boost Jay s confidence and speaks to him about the frustration of wanting to be noticed Tara Brown Hannah Tointon series 3 is Simon s girlfriend for half of series 3 She is mostly ambivalent towards the other three wanting to spend time with Simon alone She does try however to set up Will with her friend Kerry via a double date but this does not end well Her relationship with Simon ends abruptly when she runs into her sister s arms in Warwick after Simon repeatedly slaps his genitals in front of her Episodes editMain article List of The Inbetweeners episodes The three series can be viewed in many countries through Netflix or Amazon Prime Video Channel 4 s catch up service All 4 also carries it in the UK and Ireland alongside featurettes Top Ten Inbetweeners Moments and Fwends Reunited 22 SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired161 May 2008 2008 05 01 29 May 2008 2008 05 29 262 April 2009 2009 04 02 7 May 2009 2009 05 07 3613 September 2010 2010 09 13 18 October 2010 2010 10 18 Music editThe opening theme tune to The Inbetweeners is an instrumental version of Gone Up in Flames by English rock band Morning Runner The first series also features music by Rachel Stevens Tellison Paolo Nutini The Maccabees Air Traffic Calvin Harris The Ting Tings Arctic Monkeys Theaudience The Fratellis Vampire Weekend The Drums Two Door Cinema Club Take That Mystery Jets Kid British Phoenix General Fiasco Gorillaz Hot Chip Belle amp Sebastian Field Music Jamie T The Libertines Rihanna Oasis Jack Penate Guillemots The Feeling Kate Nash The Wombats The Jam The Cure Lily Allen Mumm Ra Kylie Minogue and Feist 23 The second series also featured instrumentals of Adele Supergrass Biffy Clyro Passion Pit Royworld MGMT Maximo Park and The Cribs and the third series also featured instrumentals of Ludacris and Mr Understanding by Pete and the Pirates A full list can be found on the E4 website A soundtrack album The Inbetweeners Soundtrack was released in 2009 The music was chosen by the music supervisor and then Xfm DJ Marsha Shandur Reception editCritical reception edit The Inbetweeners received generally positive reviews from television critics At Metacritic the first season earned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 7 reviews indicating Generally favorable reviews 24 Joe McNally writing for The Independent commends exquisitely accurate dialogue capturing the feel of adolescence perfectly 25 and Will Dean of The Guardian comments that the programme captures the pathetic sixth form male experience quite splendidly 26 The series is often contrasted with E4 s successful teen drama Skins commentators have offered that The Inbetweeners portrayal of dull suburbia is closer than Skins to the drab teen years most of us spent rather than the decadent time we wished we spent 27 Ratings edit The first series began on 1 May 2008 with the pilot episode garnering 238 000 viewers 28 The series averaged 459 000 viewers 29 with 474 000 viewers watching the series finale 30 The Inbetweeners received two nominations at the British Comedy Awards the programme was nominated for Best New British Television Comedy Scripted and Simon Bird was nominated for Best Male Comedy Newcomer 31 Both won their respective categories 32 The programme was also voted by the British Comedy Guide website as the Best New British TV Sitcom 2008 33 It was nominated for Best Situation Comedy at the British Academy Television Awards 2009 1 ultimately losing out to The IT Crowd 34 It then won the Audience Award at the British Academy Television Awards 2010 35 The first episode of series two which aired on E4 at 10 pm BST 2 April 2009 averaged 958 000 viewers 28 with another 234 000 viewers watching at 11 pm on the time shift channel E4 1 meaning it was watched by 1 2 million the highest audience of 2009 for E4 30 Episode one of series three aired on 13 September 2010 on UK digital terrestrial network E4 attracting a record breaking overnight average audience of 2 6m viewers 12 5 audience share in its 10 pm slot the highest ever viewing figure for a programme screened on the channel until 2011 when Glee beat the record For this series it was moved to Monday instead of Thursday but kept its 10pm slot 9 Awards edit Best New TV Comedy British Comedy Awards 2008 Best Male Comedy Newcomer Simon Bird British Comedy Awards 2008 Best New British TV Sitcom The Comedy co uk Awards 2008 Best Comedy Show TV Quick amp TV Choice Awards 2009 Nominated for Best Situation Comedy British Academy Television Awards 2009 Best TV Show NME Awards 2010 Best Television Comedy Actor Simon Bird British Comedy Awards 2009 Nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance Simon Bird British Academy Television Awards 2010 Nominated for Best Situation Comedy British Academy Television Awards 2010 YouTube Audience Award British Academy Television Awards 2010 Best Situation Comedy Rose d Or Awards 2010 Digital Choice National Television Awards 2011 British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement British Comedy Awards 2011 Nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance James Buckley British Academy Television Awards 2011 Best Comedy 2012 Empire AwardsWorldwide broadcasting editBBC America began airing The Inbetweeners from 25 January 2010 36 The network aired both of the first two series as a single 12 episode series The same was done by MTV Latin America In 2010 The Inbetweeners started airing in Australia on the Nine Network s digital channel GO on Super Channel in Canada on the comedy channel TV4 Komedi in Sweden on TV2 in New Zealand on MTV Latin America In Israel yes Next aired the first two series while the third series airdate is unknown The three seasons came in 2012 to HOT VOD In 2011 the series was premiered in Brazil on I Sat and on 13 August 2013 the Brazilian streaming site Muu premiered the British production On 28 February 2011 The Inbetweeners started airing in France on MCM 37 The Australian channel ABC2 aired the programme from 8 January 2015 38 Country Network s Premiere nbsp United Kingdom E4 Channel 4 1 May 2008 nbsp Argentina MTV Latin America 23 July 2010 nbsp Australia GO UKTVABC2 201020112015 nbsp Belgium JIM 2010 nbsp Brazil MTV BrasilI Sat 2010 MTV Brasil 2011 I Sat nbsp Canada Super Channel 2010 nbsp Colombia MTV Latin America 2010 nbsp Finland Yle TV2 2012 nbsp France MCM NRJ12 28 February 2011 nbsp Iceland RUV 2012 nbsp India Comedy Central India 2012 nbsp Ireland E4 Channel 4RTE Two 1 May 20089 January 2012 nbsp Israel yes Next 2010 nbsp Italy MTV Italy 2010 nbsp Sweden TV4 Komedi 2010 nbsp Netherlands VeronicaMTV Netherlands 6 December 20112012 nbsp New Zealand TV2UKTV 2010 nbsp Norway NRK 3 Summer 2011 nbsp Portugal MTV Portugal 2010 nbsp Russia 2x2 31 October 2011 nbsp Spain 3XL 2010 nbsp United States BBC America 25 January 2010Home media editSeries 1 was released on DVD on 2 June 2008 Series 2 was released on DVD on 18 May 2009 Series 1 2 boxset was released on DVD on 18 May 2009 Series 3 was released on DVD on 25 October 2010 Series 1 3 boxset was released on 25 October 2010 The Inbetweeners Movie was released on DVD and Blu ray Disc on 12 December 2011 in the UK The Inbetweeners 2 was released on DVD and Blu ray on 1 December 2014 in the UK All of the DVDs received an 18 certificate in the United Kingdom and MA15 in Australia due to their high number of strong language crude humour and strong frequent sex references The theatrical version of The Inbetweeners Movie received a 15 certificate in the United Kingdom with the extended cut release receiving an 18 certificate Subsequent media editFilms edit Main articles The Inbetweeners Movie and The Inbetweeners 2 In September 2009 Beesley and Morris confirmed that a film had been commissioned by Film4 39 The plot revolves around the four boys now eighteen years old going on holiday to Malia Greece 40 It was released in cinemas on 17 August 2011 41 with a 15 certificate in the UK The original film was also released in the United States on 7 September 2012 it was very successful citation needed From a budget of 3 5 million the film made a global box office of over 57 million 42 At the beginning of August 2013 creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley confirmed that a second Inbetweeners film would be made with a planned release date of 6 August 2014 in the UK and Ireland they released a statement saying We couldn t be more excited to be making another Inbetweeners movie A new chapter in the lives of the Inbetweeners feels like the very least we can do to thank the fans for their phenomenal response to the first movie This sequel is set in Australia 43 Books edit There have been two books released The Inbetweeners Yearbook was released by Century Books on 29 September 2011 ISBN 1846059275 The Inbetweeners Scriptbook was released by Century Books on 25 October 2012 ISBN 1780891059U S version edit Main article The Inbetweeners American TV series In 2008 Iain Morris and Damon Beesley were asked by ABC to produce a pilot for a US version of The Inbetweeners The pilot was not picked up by the network but they have given Morris and Beesley a second blind script commitment for a future project which the two will create 5 On 31 March 2011 it was announced that MTV had ordered a 12 episode first season for a U S version of The Inbetweeners A pilot episode written by Brad Copeland was given the green light in September 2010 Copeland also serves as executive producer on the series along with Beesley and Morris 44 The series ran for one season from 20 August to 5 November 2012 before being cancelled by MTV due to low ratings 45 The US version began airing in the UK on 5 December 2012 on E4 A UK DVD release of the US version was released on 8 January 2013 46 The US version was broadcast on Viacom owned Freeview channel Viva from 4 August 2014 47 Fwends Reunited edit On 1 January 2019 Channel 4 broadcast a 10th anniversary special entitled Fwends Reunited hosted by Jimmy Carr The four lead actors were present alongside supporting cast members the title is a reference to a joke within the episode Will Gets a Girlfriend The special itself was a chat show with multiple segments including a quiz with four fans of the show a history of the programme s production hosted by Neil Oliver and awards based on the programme s best characters and moments The special was met with a mostly negative reception from critics and fans alike criticism from general viewers was primarily aimed at it being a simple chat show when a number of fans had mistakenly anticipated it as being a one off special episode 48 The Independent noted the overwhelmingly negative responses the special received which included criticism from viewers towards the host Jimmy Carr viewers claiming the four actors appeared clearly uninterested in the special while there was also disappointment that they were not given a chance to speak more 49 Michael Hogan of The Daily Telegraph dubbed it a shambolic mess that failed to do the show justice 50 although a more positive review came from Sean O Grady of The Independent who considered it full of nostalgia 51 The extensive criticism led to James Buckley issuing an apology through Twitter 52 References edit a b Nissim Mayer 24 March 2009 BAFTA TV Awards 2009 The Nominees Digital Spy Retrieved 3 April 2009 Aroesti Rachel 1 May 2018 Puerile provincial and prophetic how the Inbetweeners became a classic The Guardian Retrieved 7 April 2023 The Thick Of It dominates Baftas BBC News 6 June 2010 Stolworthy Jacob 7 August 2014 The Inbetweeners 2 smashes UK box office records The Daily Telegraph a b The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter 17 October 2008 Archived from the original on 20 October 2008 Retrieved 18 June 2009 Jeffrey Morgan 31 May 2017 Meet the lost Inbetweener how Darcy Thomas landed the part of the 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