The Inbetweeners is a British coming-of-age television teen sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris.

The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager William McKenzie (Simon Bird) and his friends Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison) and Jay Cartwright (James Buckley) at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive.

[4] An American version was broadcast on MTV, but was quickly axed after low ratings and poor critical reception.

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 The Inbetweeners.

[10] Titled Fwends Reunited, it was broadcast on 1 January 2019; it was poorly received by critics and fans of the series, leading to James Buckley making a public apology.

Channel 4's catch-up service All 4 also carries it in the UK and Ireland, alongside featurettes "Top Ten Inbetweeners Moments" and "Fwends Reunited".

[22] The opening theme tune to The Inbetweeners is an instrumental version of "Gone Up in Flames" by English rock band Morning Runner.

The first series also features music by Rachel Stevens, Tellison, Paolo Nutini, The Maccabees, Air Traffic, Calvin Harris, The Ting Tings, Arctic Monkeys, Theaudience, The Fratellis, Vampire Weekend, The Drums, Two Door Cinema Club, Take That, Mystery Jets, Kid British, Phoenix, General Fiasco, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Belle and Sebastian, Field Music, Jamie T, The Libertines, Rihanna, Oasis, Jack Peñate, Guillemots, The Feeling, Kate Nash, The Wombats, The Jam, The Cure, Lily Allen, Mumm-Ra, Kylie Minogue and Feist.

"[27] Since its airing, The Inbetweeners has gained a cult following and been described as a phenomenon in British popular culture,[28][29][30] particularly noted for its authenticity to growing up in Britain - so much so that viewers have incorporated many of its quotes and in-jokes into daily use.

[35] Episode one of series three aired on 13 September 2010 on UK digital terrestrial network E4, attracting a record breaking overnight average audience of 2.6m viewers (12.5% audience share) in its 10 pm slot, the highest ever viewing figure for a programme screened on the channel until 2011 when Glee beat the record.

[47] At the beginning of August 2013, creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley confirmed that a second Inbetweeners film would be made with a planned release date of 6 August 2014 in the UK and Ireland; they released a statement saying "We couldn't be more excited to be making another Inbetweeners movie.

[48] There have been two books released: In 2008, Iain Morris and Damon Beesley were asked by ABC to produce a pilot for an American version of The Inbetweeners.

The pilot was not picked up by the network, but they have given Morris and Beesley a second blind script commitment for a future project which the two will create.

[52] On 1 January 2019, Channel 4 broadcast a 10th anniversary special entitled 'Fwends Reunited', hosted by Jimmy Carr.

The four lead actors were present alongside supporting cast members; the title is a reference to a joke within the episode Will Gets a Girlfriend.

[54] Michael Hogan of The Daily Telegraph dubbed it a "shambolic mess that failed to do the show justice",[55] although a more positive review came from Sean O'Grady of The Independent, who considered it "full of nostalgia".