Not much is known except that the four boys all go away on a "lads" holiday to
Malia, without their parents.
In the film the boys meet a group of four girls while on holiday to Malia, Crete. Scenes are said to include fantasist Jay being terrorised by a nine-year-old local who pulls his swimming trunks down; Will getting sunburn in the shape of a penis; and Neil getting intimate with a dinner lady from his junior school as well as getting a dodgy tattoo. The boys indulge in shambolic skinny-dipping and ‘suicide shots’ of tequila, while Simon nearly drowns after a boat trip.
According to Smart’s Bizarre column ‘the best scene in the film involves Will reserving sunbeds, an angry hardman and a child in a wheelchair’.
The cast revealed in an interview on Alan Carr's 'Chatty Man' show that they had already travelled to Malia to film a thirty second sequence on Malia's infamous club strip.
Beesley and 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
Inbetweeners.
[4]
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 United Kingdom on 2 April 2009 and finished on 7 May 2009. A third series was commissioned by E4, commencing on 1 September 2010
[5][6] and ending on 18 October 2010. The first episode of the third series had the highest-ever audience for an E4 original commission.
[7]
According to the cast of the show, a fourth series is unlikely as the show will have run its course after series three.
A
film version set sometime after the third series is currently being produced, and will see the cast on holiday in
Malia,
Crete. The film will then air in 2011 spring/summer.
[8]
On 29 October, Channel 4 announced that in 2011, following the film, two one-off TV specials will be aired on E4 to wrap up the series.
[9]
The Inbetweeners is a
British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 on
E4. Written by
Damon Beesley and
Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager
Will (
Simon Bird), and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive.
The show has been 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 award voted for by viewers and in 2011 the show won the Best Sitcom award at the
British Comedy Awards[3]Main Characters
[edit] Will McKenzie
Will McKenzie (
Simon Bird) is the protagonist character who serves as the show's narrator. His parents have recently divorced, and due to his mother's financial troubles, he is moved from his privileged
private school education to the Sixth Form at
Rudge Park, a local comprehensive school. His mother, Polly (
Belinda Stewart-Wilson), attributes the move to
bullying rather than her own financial issues. Initially Will fails at making friends when he begins at Rudge Park (due to his "gay hair", "clumpy shoes" and "actual briefcase") and has an instant dislike taken to him by the formidable head of Sixth Form, Mr. Gilbert (
Greg Davies), as well as psychopathic school bully, Mark Donovan. But after several attempts to win their friendship, Simon, Jay and Neil eventually warm to him. Throughout the first series, Will's successes and failures include buying alcohol illegally, calling Neil's dad a "bumder", and organising and hosting a Christmas prom at the school. In one episode of Series One, Will is the love interest of Charlotte 'Big Jugs' Hinchcliffe - the school's most popular and attractive girl - whom he lies to about not being a virgin. The two very nearly take part in sexual intercourse, but Charlotte is let down by Will's unsuccessful attempt, which he describes in his own words as "rubbing up against the perineum". In Series Two, Will is sent to work at a local garage for his work experience placement, due to a technical error (he was originally assigned to work for the local newspaper publisher, since he has ambitions to work in law or media). He also enters himself and the boys for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, where they voluntarily work at a retirement home - but it is discovered that the real reason behind it is so that Will can date Daisy, an attractive older girl who works at the home. His chances with Daisy are ruined after she discovers the wig of one of the retirement home's pensioners down his pants (after Jay and Neil poured hair removal cream down his pants when he fell asleep), and they are later kicked off the course when Jay is found masturbating in the bedroom of one of the residents. At the end of the second series, when the boys face exams, Will began to crack under pressure and relies on energy drinks to keep him going. This leads to him soiling himself in his final exam, and after sitting it several hours late, he goes to the pub and gets very drunk, compensating for the fact that he has probably failed his Politics AS level. In Series 3, Will is convinced into going on a double date with Simon, Tara, and Tara's friend, Kerry (or "Big" Kerry according to Will). He is repulsed by her presence as she is taller, a bit ditzy and boring; however once he hears how she is infamous for giving oral sex to her last few boyfriends, he agrees to take part in it. They unexpectedly share a kiss when Kerry escorts him back home, which gives her the impression that they are now courting. At Neil's birthday party, Will can no longer pretend and tells her that they're not really going out, which devastates her and causes a dramatic misunderstanding among Neil's relatives (especially after they find out that her father died last month). As a result, Will is told to leave by Neil's dad who reports the incident to his mother, subsequently grounding him for three weeks for "doing nothing wrong."
Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper (
Joe Thomas) becomes good friends with Will after initially avoiding him. His first task of the new term is showing Will to his classes – a task assigned by the head of sixth form, Mr Gilbert. Simon is the oldest of the group and was the first to learn how to drive, having passed his practical test (in dubious circumstances) before Christmas. His father bought him a small, yellow Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii – Simon, his friends and others think the car is highly embarrassing and a horrible colour. It lost its passenger side door due to a reversing incident at Thorpe Park, but in series two the door has been replaced, albeit with a red one. Moreover, the most unfortunate feature of the car is that it has a tape deck. His parents briefly split up for an episode of Series Two, but they had reconciled by the end of the episode. Simon has a crush on his childhood friend Carli D'Amato since she was eight, an interest which becomes more apparent throughout the series. Despite many pathetic attempts to show her his feelings – such as spray painting "I Love Carli D'Amato" on her driveway – for a long time she did not reciprocate, partly due to having a boyfriend, but in the final episode of the second series: "Exam Time", Carli seemed interested in Simon after she split up with her boyfriend and they end up kissing while studying for A-Levels at Simon's house. Carli agreed to meet Simon at the local pub for a post-exam drink, but when she arrived it was revealed she had reconciled with Tom, her boyfriend. In Series 3, Simon takes part in the school fashion show, but embarasses himself and Carli when he walks along the catwalk in Speedos with his bare testicle visible. In Series Three, Simon begins dating Tara, with whom he went to a concert and smoked marijuana. In 'Will's Dilemma' he is seen receiving a handjob from Tara at Neil's party (this was after Neil had given consent, loudly saying "Don't spunk on the sheets!" in an elderly relative's presence). Simon is perhaps the most neurotic of the group, especially when in discussions with his family, where he frequently overreacts to gentle goading and even kindly advice. In the last episode, the boys play a phone game where they have to send embarrassing messages to anyone on their phonebook. Simon later receives a text back from Carli that leaves him with a smile, which suggests she feels the same way as Simon, and shows there is more in store for him and Carli. His car is left in a lake in the last episode with the "honk if you want a blow job" sticker on the back. Simon never gets his car back.
Jay Cartwright
Jay Cartwright (
James Buckley) is obsessed with sex, with almost all his comments being about the subject. He frequently lies and exaggerates about his experiences – sexual and otherwise – often making crude comments about girls/women in general and offering highly questionable 'advice' to his friends. His dad contradicts Jay's claims in an often bullying nature, claiming Jay is very unsuccessful with women (this is likely the source of Jay's obsession). At the end of the first series, he opens up to John, admitting that many of his stories are somewhat exaggerated because he is worried that people don't notice him, and that he is afraid of being ignored. In the final episode of the second series "End of Term", Jay finally gets a girlfriend called Chloe and he is more interested in her than for just sex; he genuinely has feelings for her. Following his dad's advice, he begins texting her and messaging her over the Internet frequently, and this leads her to dump him at the end of the episode, citing that he is too sensitive and needy for her. Jay attempts to twist this into him dumping her when the rest of the gang find him crying, but as per usual, they don't believe him. In series 3, we can see Jay can now drive (albeit incredibly carelessly, confusing whose right of way it is, and only on a provisional license), calling his mum's red Nissan Micra 'The Mingemobile'. He is very confident in his own abilities, although Neil is the only one of his friends who believes any of his outlandish claims. We see in Series 3, Episode 5 ('Home Alone') that Jay has a dog called Benji who is mixed breed terrier, who was eventually put down in the same episode. Jay claims that he has played for West Ham and always wears football shirts. Jay also likes motorbikes although in Series 3, Episode 3 ('Will's Dillema), Neil gets a new motorbike and because Neil broke his wrist, Jay offered to ride it home (claiming considerable skill at riding) and crashes it within several feet. In the final episode of series 3, it is briefly touched upon that Jay was involved in homoerotic activities with a "weird neighbour" (age unspecified) when he was young - and Jay's Dad reveals (in a text) that Jay went to see a psychologist when he was younger.
Neil Sutherland
Neil Sutherland (
Blake Harrison) is the dim witted member of the group. He works at
Thorpe Park, and used to work at
Asda. Due to his slow nature, he is often the only person who believes Jay's outrageous stories, and often fails to pick up the sarcasm in Will's comments. He takes part in the school's version of Blind Date; winning an unwanted date with Susie, a young girl taking her A levels 4 years early. His friends often tease and question the sexuality of his divorced father, Kevin, but both he and his father strongly deny these rumours. He is also often teased about his father's apparent financial issues; when Neil plans his 18th birthday party, Jay predicts it will be 'the "pikiest" 18th birthday party ever.' He has, along with Simon, passed his driving test and also owns a car, but he is yet to drive it as it does not have an engine. Neil engages in a variety of sexual encounters with seen and unseen female characters on the show. He eventually believes he has got a woman who he worked with at Asda pregnant, only to discover he has ended up with
chlamydia; though he is actually rather happy about this, since he doesn't know what it is and thinks it's a good thing.
Boyle lives in Glasgow with his partner, Shereen Taylor,[39] and has two children: a daughter (born 2004) and a son (born October 2007). He has admitted that his career had caused him to neglect his family.[40] He is a recovering alcoholic, having started drinking at the age of 15 and stopping at 26, and former drug user, who is now teetotal.[41][42]
