Undoubtedly one of the most successful comedies of the 21st century, The Inbetweeners has left fans on the edge of their seats for 15 years, following the third – and final – series, which ended in 2010. Following the lives of Will, Jay, Simon, and Neil, the hit U.K series (which was awarded the ‘outstanding contribution to British comedy’ award at the 2011 Comedy Awards) was later translated for the big-screen, spawning The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014). But now, the quartet of friends (oooh, friend!) are back, with original writers Iain Morris and Damon Beesley confirming that the original cast are all on board for a 2026 return.
So, what can we expect?…
We can’t ignore the fact our gang of bumders have now aged by more than a decade since their last outing, and due to the more mature appearances of lead actors Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison, we may well witness a ‘Hangover’ style production, with the four bus w*nkers reuniting for the stag/marriage of one of the others. Depicting the lads dealing with midlife crises and settling down into adulthood, all while retaining their familiar, cringe-inducing immaturity, our money would be on the role of Groom going to…
SIMON COOPER
Unofficially the low-key ‘main’ character, Simon is integral to all aspects of The Inbetweeners dynamic, including his friendship with Will, rivalry with Jay, and futile crush on Carli D’Amato. In 2024, actor Joe Thomas (Simon) discussed a third film with a potential Las Vegas setting, keeping with the tradition of the first two movies, and it feels right that after all these years, and his unlucky streak in love (need we mention the heinous ‘Lucy‘ from Inbetweeners 2?) that he may finally get his happy ending (from somebody other than Hannah Fields). And most importantly of all, when it comes to his Bride, will he get a chance to f*ck her f*cking f*nny off, you tw*at?
He’ll undoubtedly be joined on the Stag by….
NEIL SUTHERLAND
… Who now lives in Swansea (“is that an animal?”), alongside ‘Saucy Karen’ from ASDA. The two have got an abundance of children together, including ‘Neil Junior’ who has just got a girl pregnant at the age of 12, much to Neil‘s delight. Our favourite village idiot is now working as a P.E teacher in the local school, puffing relentlessly on his blueberry vape between classes, and putting his fingering technique to good use on the dippy new blonde Maths teacher during quiet moments in the staff room, away from Karen‘s prying eyes. His father has now finally come out and goes to Pride with his new Thai husband. Neil’s still not a fan of pesto, though.
His life will be the source of constant frustration to…
WILL MCKENZIE
… The former briefcase w*nker is now working at a soul-crushing corporation, where his pedantic nature makes him deeply unpopular with colleagues. He is settled down with his mild-mannered Wife ‘Sophie‘, who drinks copious amounts of Pinot Grigio in the evenings to escape from her Husband’s effeminate ways and enjoys ‘working from home’ so she can continue her affair with the hunky gardener, much to Will‘s ignorance. Still trying to impress his friends with his intellect, Will and Sophie often spend Sundays at Will‘s MILFY Mother‘s house, where – much like the Pinot Sophie glugs – she has only blossomed with age. Much to the delight of her husband, Mr Gilbert, who humiliates Will at every opportunity around the dinner table, making jokes about how the Chicken roast isn’t the only bird he’ll be stuffing tonight.
And our story wouldn’t be complete without…
JAY CARTWRIGHT
… The O.G bullsh*tter’s bullsh*tter, Jay is still the lynchpin of Inbetweeners comedy through his tall-tales, and tragic dramatisations. According to the man himself, he’s got the biggest selling OnlyFans page in the country, where he regularly uploads footage of his orgies with Dua Lipa and Sydney Sweeney. He tells his friends he travels internationally for work, as part of his role as a model for Calvin Klein, where he was recently parading the catwalk for Milan fashion week, which is strange… As Simon swears he saw Jay driving diggers around his dad’s building site last week. Jay still lives at home, but keeps assuring the group it’s ‘temporary’ whilst he’s waiting for his Crypto shares to ‘hit the f*cking big time’.
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