This is E4’s first ever sitcom, written by Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, produced by Chris Young (Festival) and commissioned by Caroline Leddy at Channel 4 (Phoenix Nights, Black Books, Green Wing).
Will McKenzie is on a bad run. His parents have just divorced and, to make matters worse, his mum has moved him from a posh private school and into the sixth form at the local comprehensive.
Despite the twin handicaps of being the new kid and carrying ‘an actual briefcase’, Will quickly makes new friends – Simon (Joe Thomas), Neil (Blake Harrison) and Jay (James Buckley). Unfortunately, they are far from the coolest kids at school. Together they attempt to navigate the perils of sixth form life – namely the school nutter, Mark “I’ll rip your throat out” Donovan (Henry Lloyd Hughes), and the psychotic head of year, Mr Gilbert (Greg Davies) – while trying to make girls, like the gorgeous Carli D’Amato (Emily Head), ‘notice them for who they really are’. Which is a bad move, because they are idiots.
Over the course of their first term alone, the boys roll call of dishonour includes; accidentally hitting a disabled girl in the face with a Frisbee, drunkenly puking on a seven year old child, gate crashing a funeral cortege in Simon’s tiny, bright yellow car, and calling Neil’s dad a ‘bumder’.
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 & TV Choice Awards 2009
Nominated for Best Situation Comedy, British Academy Television Awards 2009
Best TV Show, NME 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
Best Sitcom, British Comedy Awards 2011
Digital Choice National Television Awards 2011
Nominated for Best Scripted Comedy, Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards 2011
Nominated for Best Comedy, Broadcasting Press Guild TV Awards 2011
Nominated for Best Male Performance - James Buckley, BAFTA TV Awards 2011
Winner - Best Comedy Series - Broadcast Awards 2012
The Inbetweeners, Series 1, aired from Thursday 1st May 2008 at 10pm on E4: Episode 1: 295,900 viewers, 1.69% market share Episode 2: 321,300 viewers, 2.30% market share Episode 3: 305,300 viewers, 1.80% market share Episode 4: 436,300 viewers, 2.53% market share Episode 5: 432,300 viewers, 2.50% market share Episode 6: 422,000 viewers, 2.28% market share The Inbetweeners, Series 1 re-run, aired from Thursday 14th May 2009 at 10pm on E4: Episode 1: 638,100 viewers, 3.35% market share Episode 2: 563,000 viewers, 3.03% market share Episode 3: 528,000 viewers, 2.60% market share Episode 4: 620,000 viewers, 2.99% market share Episode 5: 653,000 viewers, 3.30% market share Episode 6: 591,700 viewers, 3.01% market share The Inbetweeners, Series 2, aired from Thursday 2nd April at 10pm on E4: Episode 1: 1.21 million viewers, 6.40% market share Episode 2: 1.18 million viewers, 6.04% market share Episode 3: 1.05 million viewers, 5.25% market share Episode 4: 1.02 million viewers, 5.44% market share Episode 5: 1.21 million viewers, 6.50% market share Episode 6: 1.21 million viewers, 6.44% market share