The British sitcom The Inbetweeners ran from 2008 to 2010 and consisted of 3 series and 18 episodes. It followed the lives of four British sixth form students (Will, Simon, Jay, and Neil) as they navigated school life and issues like bullying, family, and girls. The show used dark humor and realism to portray relatable experiences. It was nominated for and won several BAFTA and British Comedy awards. Two movies were subsequently created based on the show.

2.  Created and written by: Damon Beesley & Iain Morris
 Directed by: Gordon Anderson, Ben Palmer, Damon
Beesley, Iain Morris
 Ran from 2008 to 2010. 3 series, 18 episodes shown on
E4.
 Subsequently created 2 movies.
 Nominated for 'Best Situation Comedy' at BAFTA twice, in
2009 and 2010.
 2010: Winner of British Academy TV awards audience
award, Best Sitcom award at the British Comedy Awards.
 2011: British Comedy Awards, Outstanding Contribution to
British Comedy.
 Starred 4 British sixth form students Will (Simon Bird),
Simon (Joe Thomas), Jay (James Buckley) and Neil (Blake
Harrison).

3.  Due to this show's setting it appeals to the
younger, high school/sixth form audience. It can
also appeal to older audiences as they too have
experienced school life. However the crude
humour could be argued to deter older viewers.
 Each episode revolves around different issues
ranging from bullying, family life and girls.
 The sitcom uses dark humour and stereotypical
characters in which viewers old and young can
relate to from their school years.

4.  The show relies on realism and relatable
experiences for a majority of its humour to work.
 For example awkward situations people
experience are often exaggerated in the show for
comedic effect.
 This relation to real life is used to make a make
tv show seem real and you are following the
stories of characters involved.
 This relates to Baudrillard’s theory of simulacrum
with the lacking distinction of what's real and
what is not.

5.  In order to seem realistic, the show uses
intertextuality. Sometimes quite subtly. For
example posters referring to NWA can be
seen in the school's common room.
 Also relation to other media such as video
games, websites and also places such as
Thorpe park.

6.  The show incorporates hybrid genres in the
form of romance, humour, black humour,
drama and realism.
 This combination of existing themes lends to
the realism being created.

7.  The series is narrated by Simon Bird who
plays Will in the film.
 This use of a primary character being an
omniscient narrator can relate to the
postmodern notion of fourth wall breaking as
he speaks directly to the audience about
everything that's happening/ going to happen
on screen.

8.  Throughout the episodes there is a narrative
from the perspective of the main character (will)
this therefore creates a sense of sympathy for the
character regardless of social status, this
therefore creates a bias and the viewer begins to
empathise. Furthermore, this creates a sense of
breaking of the fourth wall, as the character is
being narrated over he tends to look toward the
camera to emphasise the comments made and
address the audience personally, the fact one of
the characters addresses them proves that he is
aware of the audience therefore breaking the
fourth wall and connecting further with the
viewers.

9. There are a variety of differing representations
within the show including:
 Suburban London- use of mise en scene (no
colour alteration) to present the surrounding
locations as dull.
 School- locations and interactions within school
 Teenagers- How different characters act
according to stereotypes (e.g. bullies, lads, slags,
nerds etc.)
 Girls- types of girls and their interaction with
boys and the noticeably lacking interaction
between the main characters and women