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The Inbetweeners is a BAFTA nominated British sitcom about a group of teenage friends struggling through sixth form at school. Written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show was originally 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, set in a typical suburb of outer London, 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] The second series began on 2 April 2009 and finished on 7 May 2009. A third series has been commissioned by E4 to air in 2010.[5] [6] The show's writers have also confirmed that they are penning a film version of the series.[7]
[edit] HistoryBeesley and Morris, a former stand-up comedian, 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.[8] [edit] CastMain article: List of The Inbetweeners characters
[edit] EpisodesMain article: List of The Inbetweeners episodes Episodes of the first and second series can be viewed by United Kingdom and viewers through Channel 4's service, 4oD.[9] and YouTube's Shows program. Individual episodes are also available to purchase and download for registered users of the UK iTunes Store.[10] [edit] LocationThe Inbetweeners is filmed in various locations, largely in and around Ruislip, 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, Finchley, Whetstone and Eastcote.[citation needed] Notably, Ruislip high school is not a sixth form school. Most of the sixth-formers in the series are either actual students from the school (who at the time of Series 1 were in year 7) or paid actors to act as extras. Some scenes are also filmed in Littlehampton, West Sussex.[11] [edit] MusicThe opening theme tune to both series is "Gone Up in Flames" by English rock band Morning Runner. The first series also features music by Air Traffic, Arctic Monkeys, Theaudience, Vampire Weekend, Belle & Sebastian, Jamie T, The Libertines, Rihanna, The Fratellis, Jack Penate, Guillemots, The Feeling, Kate Nash, The Wombats, The Cure, Lily Allen, Mumm-Ra, Tellison, Transformer, Sam Isaac and Feist, selected by Xfm DJ Marsha Shandur. The second series also featured Biffy Clyro, Royworld, Vampire Weekend, and The Cribs. A full list can be found on the E4 website. [edit] DVD-Video releasesThe 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.[12] Special features include audio commentaries by the writers, cast and producer, video diaries from the four main cast members, a making-of documentary, deleted scenes and a feature entitled "Meet the cast". Series Two was released on 18 May 2009. Special features are "Day in the life of" video diaries by the four main actors, a "Littlehampton featurette", a "Meet the Team" featurette, a Mr Gilbert interview, Easter Eggs, deleted scenes and outakes. [edit] FilmIn September 2009, Beesley and Morris confirmed that a film had been comissioned by Film4 and the story will revolve around the four lads going on holiday to Magaluf.[13] The creators also stated that Simon Bird (Will) and Joe Thomas (Simon) had written a script for the film which was said to be "annoyingly funnier" than theirs. [edit] US adaptationIain Morris and Damon Beesley have been asked by the American Broadcasting Company 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.[8] [edit] ReceptionThe first series began on 1 May 2008, with the pilot episode garnering 238,000 viewers.[14] The series averaged 459,000 viewers,[15] with 474,000 viewers watching the series finale.[16] The Inbetweeners received two nominations at the British Comedy Awards; the show was nominated for "Best New British Television Comedy (Scripted)" and Simon Bird won the award for "Best Male Comedy Newcomer".[17] Both won their respective categories.[18] The show was also voted by the British Comedy Guide website as the "Best New British TV Sitcom 2008".[19] It was nominated for "Best Situation Comedy" at the British Academy Television Awards 2009,[2] ultimately losing out to The IT Crowd.[20] The first episode of series two, which aired on E4 at 10 p.m. (BST) 2 April 2009, averaged 958,000 viewers,[14] with another 234,000 viewers watching at 11 p.m. on the time-shift channel E4+1 meaning it was watched by 1.2 million, the highest audience of 2009 for E4.[16] Joe McNally, writing for The Independent, commends an "exquisitely accurate dialogue, capturing the feel of adolescence perfectly"[21] and Will Dean of The Guardian comments that the show "captures the pathetic sixth-form male experience quite splendidly".[22] The series is often contrasted with E4's successful Teen drama, Skins, commentators noting that The Inbetweeners satirises what teenage years are more frequently like rather than what you would wish them to be.[23][24] A third series has been announced for broadcast sometime in 2010 according to Louise Bendall.[25] [edit] Ratings[edit] Series 1
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