Creators of The Inbetweeners set the stage for its return
More than a decade after it bowed out, The Inbetweeners return is genuinely in play. Writers Damon Beesley and Iain Morris have agreed a new rights arrangement with Banijay UK, creating room to map the comedy’s next chapter on screen or stage.
Fudge Park, the pair’s production company, confirmed that early conversations have begun. Beesley and Morris called the development “incredibly exciting”, hinting at fresh material rather than a nostalgic reprise.
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Patrick Holland, chief executive of Banijay UK, described the moment as a lift for fans and said the writers’ vision could speak to long-time viewers and first-timers alike.
First broadcast between 2008 and 2010, the E4 series followed Will, Simon, Jay and Neil through sixth-form misadventures at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. It won a publicly voted BAFTA Audience Award and spawned two feature fillms that together took more than £100 million worldwide.
There are no casting or format details yet. The agreement places decisions with the original writers, which should guard against another clip-show reunion and favour a properly scripted revival.
“They have an infectious creative vision for the brand,” said Holland. “I can’t wait to get going.”
As ever, The Inbetweeners return rests on whether Beesley and Morris see a story worth telling. If they do, the questions become where it lands and how to reintroduce the quartet for a new audience. For now, the rights deal means the decision sits where it began: in the writers’ room.
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