50 Fun Facts About The Inbetweeners

On which channel did The Inbetweeners originally air?

E4: its first series averaged just 459,000 viewers, yet the third series opened to E4's biggest-ever audience for an original show.

Who created and wrote The Inbetweeners?

Damon Beesley and Iain Morris: Morris said they wanted to write about 'normal' teenagers, at a time when Skins was showing reckless ones.

In The Inbetweeners, which fictional school do the four boys attend?

Rudge Park Comprehensive: Will joins from a private school, and his formal, well-spoken manner makes him a target on his first day.

Who plays Will McKenzie in The Inbetweeners?

Simon Bird: Will narrates every episode and is the brightest of the four, yet he is the one who suffers the biggest humiliations.

Which actor plays the hot-headed Simon Cooper in The Inbetweeners?

Joe Thomas: Simon even abandons his own exam revision to help his long-time crush revise for hers.

Who plays the compulsive liar Jay Cartwright in The Inbetweeners?

James Buckley: Jay's constant lies seem to stem from a father who frequently belittles him.

Which actor plays the gullible Neil Sutherland in The Inbetweeners?

Blake Harrison: Neil believes almost all of Jay's lies, yet he is the most sexually experienced of the four boys.

Who plays the contemptuous head of sixth form in The Inbetweeners?

Greg Davies: his Mr Gilbert despises Will, yet in the second film Gilbert gets engaged to Will's mother.

In The Inbetweeners' first episode, why does Will have to leave his private school?

His parents' divorce: with his father gone, his mother can no longer pay the fees, so Will has to switch to a state school.

In The Inbetweeners, which accessory marks Will out for mockery on his first day?

A briefcase: Mr Gilbert makes it worse by forcing the new pupils to wear big, colourful introduction badges.

In The Inbetweeners, which long-term crush drives many of Simon's storylines?

Carli D'Amato: she knows Simon is far keener on her than she is on him, and uses his infatuation to her own advantage.

Who plays Charlotte Hinchcliffe, the popular older girl who briefly dates Will in The Inbetweeners?

Emily Atack: Charlotte plans to sleep with Will after he pretends to be experienced, but his inexperience soon ends it.

In The Inbetweeners, where does Will end up on work experience after a mix-up with Neil's placement?

A car garage: Will brags to the mechanics about Charlotte, and one of them later repeats it all to her face.

In The Inbetweeners, what car does Simon's dad give him after he passes his driving test?

A yellow Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii: Simon hates it, but in 2011 the cast crammed into the same car for a Comic Relief road trip.

Where does Neil work in series 1 of The Inbetweeners?

Thorpe Park: the boys find Neil working there as a costumed ride mascot, yelling because a wasp has got inside his suit.

In The Inbetweeners, where is the caravan club that Jay's family belong to?

Camber Sands: Jay swears the club is 'like a massive orgy', so the others go along to call his bluff.

In The Inbetweeners episode 'Bunk Off', who does Simon impersonate when phoning the school?

His mum: the school puts the call through to Mr Gilbert, who isn't convinced by Simon's female voice.

Where does the series 2 geography field trip go in The Inbetweeners?

Swanage: Will falls for new girl Lauren on the coach there, but she turns out to be more interested in Simon.

Which Duke of Edinburgh Award activity does Will sign the boys up for in The Inbetweeners?

Care work at a retirement home: Mr Gilbert tells Will he was picked to run the scheme because he is a virgin.

What video game does Neil treat as revision for his PE exam in The Inbetweeners?

Pro Evolution Soccer: meanwhile Will overdoes the energy drinks and ends exam week in tracksuit bottoms from lost property.

In series 3 of The Inbetweeners, who is Simon's short-term girlfriend, played by Hannah Tointon?

Tara: she suggests they finally sleep together at her sister's student house in Warwick, and the trip ends their relationship.

In The Inbetweeners' series 3 finale, which Welsh city is Simon's family moving to?

Swansea: the news sends a drunk Simon climbing through his crush's window at night, into her little brother's room by mistake.

What is Jay's dog called in The Inbetweeners, the pet who keeps ruining his privacy?

Benji: Jay lies that the dog has been fouling indoors to get him kept outside, then ends up in tears when his dad has Benji put down.

What was the title of the original pilot for The Inbetweeners?

Baggy Trousers: the pilot was set in the 1980s, and the actor who became Jay played Neil in it.

In The Inbetweeners, what does Jay rip off Simon's new car while Simon is parking?

The passenger door: with nowhere to leave it, the boys have to carry the door around the theme park with them all day.

The Inbetweeners' theme tune is an instrumental of 'Gone Up in Flames' by which band?

Morning Runner: the band had already split up in 2007, the year before the show first aired on television.

The Inbetweeners lost the 2009 BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy to which show?

The IT Crowd: a year later The Inbetweeners bounced back, winning the only BAFTA of the night voted for by the public.

Which school event opens the third series of The Inbetweeners?

A charity fashion show: Charlotte asks Will to help her out at it, then rules out the two of them ever dating.

Where do the boys go on holiday in The Inbetweeners Movie?

Malia, Crete: the trip is meant to cheer up Simon, just dumped by his crush, and Jay, whose grandfather has died.

Who directed The Inbetweeners Movie?

Ben Palmer: the film was meant as the boys' farewell, but it did so well that a sequel followed three years later.

What UK box-office record did The Inbetweeners Movie set on release?

It took £13.22 million, beating Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and The Hangover Part II.

In The Inbetweeners, which new girlfriend is Jay smitten with during exam time?

Chloe: on his dad's advice Jay messages her constantly, so she dumps him for being too sensitive and needy.

Who composed the score for The Inbetweeners Movie?

The Streets frontman also wrote ten of the soundtrack's 27 songs.

In The Inbetweeners Movie, which football club's chanting fans share the boys' holiday coach?

Burnley: then their hotel turns out to be a dump, but a deserted bar is where they meet the four girls they chase all week.

In The Inbetweeners Movie, which girl does Will pair off with?

Alison: she and Will bond over their shared sense of humour, even though she already has a local waiter boyfriend.

In which country is The Inbetweeners 2 set?

Australia: Jay lures the others out there with boastful emails about the life he is living on his gap year.

Where is Will studying at the start of The Inbetweeners 2?

Bristol: his fellow students there ostracise Will.

What is the name of the water park in The Inbetweeners 2?

Splash Planet: on the same trip, Neil kills a dolphin by feeding it fast food.

Which future Star Wars actress was cut from The Inbetweeners 2 after missing reshoots?

She was busy filming The Force Awakens, so her opening scene was dropped.

In The Inbetweeners 2, what job does Jay really do at the nightclub where he claims to be the DJ?

Toilet attendant: and instead of the mansion he boasted about, Jay is living in a tent at his uncle's house.

In The Inbetweeners 2, which old private-school classmate does Will bump into on the trip?

Katie: Will tries hard to fit in with her backpacker friends, but they write him off as a mere tourist.

Which US network aired the short-lived 2012 American remake of The Inbetweeners?

MTV: years earlier, ABC had tried an American version too, but its pilot was never picked up.

Who directed the pilot of the American Inbetweeners?

Taika Waititi: the network liked his pilot enough to order eleven more episodes, making a twelve-episode first season.

Who hosted Fwends Reunited, the 2019 Inbetweeners reunion special that drew a fan backlash?

Jimmy Carr: the backlash was so fierce that the actor who played Jay said he felt 'hated' and apologised to fans.

Which university comedy troupe did the actors who play Will and Simon in The Inbetweeners belong to?

Cambridge Footlights: the pair ran it as president and secretary in 2005–06, then formed their own sketch group together.

In which Channel 4 sitcom did the actor who plays Will in The Inbetweeners go on to play Adam Goodman?

Friday Night Dinner: as Adam, he and his brother Jonny keep disrupting the meal by pranking each other.

The actor who plays Jay in The Inbetweeners played the young version of which character in Rock & Chips?

Del Boy: the prequel's writer John Sullivan died just days before its final episode aired, ending his plans for more.

The actor who plays Neil in The Inbetweeners played which character in the 2016 Dad's Army film?

Private Pike: Ian Lavender, who played Pike on television, turns up in the same film as a brigadier.

What job did The Inbetweeners' head of sixth form actor do for over a decade before comedy?

Drama teacher: his years in the classroom went on to supply much of the material for his stand-up.

Which distributor struck a 2025 deal with the creators to revive The Inbetweeners?

Banijay UK: in September 2026 Netflix confirmed a third Inbetweeners film, with the four original leads returning.