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The Inbetweeners
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Written byDamon Beesley[1]
Iain Morris[1]
Directed byGordon Anderson
StarringSimon Bird
Joe Thomas
James Buckley
Blake Harrison
Opening themeMorning Runner - "Gone Up In Flames"
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerChristopher Young
Production locationLondon
Running time21-24 minutes
Production companyBWark Productions[2]
Original release
NetworkE4,
Channel 4
Release1 May, 2008 –
present

The Inbetweeners is a BAFTA nominated British comedy series about a group of teenage friends struggling through sixth form at school. The show was the first comedy specially produced for the digital terrestrial television channel E4.[3] E4 originally aired the first series in May 2008, and Channel 4 also broadcast it in November that year. The series follows Will (Simon Bird), who left a private school to go to Rudge Park Comprehensive due to his recently divorced mother's financial troubles.[4] It is set in a typical suburb in outside London. It gets its name, The Inbetweeners, from a social class of teenagers – people who are not cool enough to be popular but not geeky enough to be nerds, therefore leaving a group of people in between.[5]

The first series features music by Arctic Monkeys, Jamie T, The Libertines, The Fratellis, The Feeling, Kate Nash, The Wombats, The Cure, Lily Allen, Mumm-Ra, Tellison and Feist, selected by Xfm DJ Marsha Shandur. A full list can be found on the E4 website: [1].

The second series began on 2 April 2009.

History

Beesley and Morris, a former stand-up comedian, met as producers on Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show, which launched the careers of Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen. Following posts as commissioners at Channel 4, where Morris shepherded Peep Show (TV series), the two launched their own company, Bwark Productions, in 2004 and landed their first series with "Inbetweeners".[6]

Characters and actors

Main article: List of The Inbetweeners characters

Episodes

Main article: List of The Inbetweeners episodes

Episodes of the first series can be viewed by United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland viewers through Channel 4's service 4oD.[7] Individual episodes are also available to purchase and download for registered users of the UK iTunes Store.[8]

DVD releases

Series 1

The Inbetweeners series one was released on DVD on 2 June 2008, four days after the first series finished. The British Board of Film Classification awarded it an 18 certificate.[9]

Series 2

The Inbetweeners Series Two is scheduled for DVD release on 18 May 2009.

Production

Cast of The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners is filmed in various locations, largely in and around Ruislip in West London (predominantly at the recently opened and modern Ruislip High School) but also in surrounding areas such as Harrow, Pinner, Abbots Langley, St Albans and Eastcote. [citation needed] Some scenes are also filmed in Littlehampton, West Sussex.[10]

US adaptation

Iain Morris and Damon Beesley [11] have been asked by American Broadcasting Corporation to produce a pilot for a U.S. version of the series. They will be head writers for the project. The network has given Morris and Beesley a second blind script commitment for a future project the two will create. Both projects will be made at ABC Studios.[12]

Reception

The first series began on 1 May 2008, with the pilot episode garnering 238,000 viewers.[13] The series averaged 459,000 viewers,[14] with 474,000 viewers watching the series finale.[15] The Inbetweeners received two nominations at the British Comedy Awards; the show was nominated for "Best New British Television Comedy (Scripted)" and Simon Bird was nominated for "Best Male Comedy Newcomer".[16] Both won their respective categories.[17] The show was also voted by the British Comedy Guide website as the "Best New British TV Sitcom 2008".[18] It was nominated for "Best Situation Comedy" at the British Academy Television Awards 2009,[2] ultimately losing out to The IT Crowd.[19]

The first episode of series two, which aired on E4 at 10 p.m. (BST) 2 April 2009, averaged 958,000 viewers,[13] with another 234,000 viewers watching at 11 p.m. on the time-shift channel E4+1 meaning it was watched by 1.20m, the highest audience of 2009 for E4.[15]

Joe McNally, writing for The Independent, commends an "exquisitely accurate dialogue, capturing the feel of adolescence perfectly"[20] and Will Dean of The Guardian comments that the show "captures the pathetic sixth-form male experience quite splendidly".[21]

Ratings

Series 1

Date Episode Viewers
(millions)[22]
1 May 2008 First Day 0.24
1 May 2008 Bunk Off 0.32
8 May 2008 Thorpe Park 0.31
15 May 2008 Girlfriend 0.44
22 May 2008 Caravan Club 0.43
29 May 2008 Xmas Party 0.42

Series 2

Date Episode Viewers
(millions)
2 April 2009 The Field Trip 1.21
9 April 2009 Work Experience 1.18
16 April 2009 Will’s Birthday 1.05
23 April 2009 Night Out In London 0.68 (overnight)
30 April 2009 The Duke Of Edinburgh Awards
7 May 2009 Exam Times

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Deacon, Michael (27 March 2009). "Interview: Simon Bird and Joe Thomas on The Inbetweeners". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b Nissim, Mayer (24 March 2009). "BAFTA TV Awards 2009: The Nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. ^ Hanks, Robert (2 May 2008). "Last Night's TV: The Invisibles BBC1, The Inbetweeners E4". The Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. ^ "The Inbetweeners". inthenews.co.uk. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  5. ^ "The Inbetweeners begins on E4 on Thursday May 1". City Lite. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  6. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i602dec9570e51e548a0a5ce7885c215c
  7. ^ "What's on Channel 4 on Demand: The Inbetweeners". Channel 4. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  8. ^ Bwark Productions Ltd. "The Inbetweeners., Series 1" (note: Requires iTunes software with UK iTunes Store). iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  9. ^ "The Inbetweeners - DVD extra's". The BBFC. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  10. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5061210/Interview-Simon-Bird-and-Joe-Thomas-on-The-Inbetweeners.html
  11. ^ http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22Damon+Beesley%22&vc=&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fp_ip=CA
  12. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i602dec9570e51e548a0a5ce7885c215c
  13. ^ a b French, Dan (3 April 2009). "New 'Inbetweeners' draws 958,000 for E4". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  14. ^ West, Dave (5 June 2008). "E4 takes second series of 'Inbetweeners'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  15. ^ a b Rogers, Jon (3 April 2009). "The Inbetweeners makes 1.2m laugh". Broadcast. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  16. ^ "The Nominees 2008". British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  17. ^ "The Winners 2008". British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  18. ^ "British Comedy Guide Awards 2008". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  19. ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2009: The winners". BBC Entertainment. BBC. 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  20. ^ McNally, Joe (19 May 2008). "You Write The Reviews: The Inbetweeners". The Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  21. ^ Dean, Will (8 May 2008). "Sitcom surbubia with spots". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  22. ^ Weekly Top 30 Programmes. Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved on 30 April 2009.
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