The Inbetweeners was a British sitcom that aired from 2008 to 2010 about four teenage boys. It was created by Ian Morris and Damon Beesley and followed the boys' awkward experiences with school, relationships, and family life. A film based on the series was released in 2011 and was a box office success, grossing over £57 million globally. A sequel film was released in 2014. The original creators and cast returned for both films, which were shot on location in Greece and Australia but also in the UK for cost reasons. Marketing involved partnerships with newspapers and magazines to promote the films and DVD releases.

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3. The TV Series:
Written and created by Ian Morris and Damon Beesley,
‘The Inbetweeners’ was a British sitcom that aired 3
series on E4 from 2008 until 2010; it followed the life of
suburban teenager Will and his 3 friends, and involved
situations such as bullying, broken family life and failed
sexual encounters. A US version of the show aired on
MTV in 2012, but was cancelled due to low ratings.
There were three series in total of ‘The Inbetweeners’:
• all three series consistently remained the number
one ranking show on E4 for that week
• the highest ratings were reached in the third series,
with 3.721 million people watching
• the first episode of the third series had the highest
ever audience for an E4 original commission
Ratings:
• for the first series, the average
viewing figures were around 300,000
to 400,00 viewers but by the second
series, this had raised to 1 million
The writers founded ‘Bwark Productions’
in 2004, a comedy producer company
and it is now best known for ‘The
Inbetweeners’ in the UK.
The Film:
In 2009, Beesley and Morris confirmed that there
would be a film made for The Inbetweeners’, which was
commissioned by Film4; it would revolve around the
boys, now eighteen years old, going on holiday to
Malia in Greece. It was released in cinemas on 17
August 2011 with a certificate of 15 in the UK.
At the beginning of August 2013, the
creators announced that a second film
would be made, set in Australia; the
sequel was released on 6 August 2014.
The film was a commercial success, setting the record
for the biggest opening weekend for a comedy film in
the UK. However, while the original film was released in
the US on 7 September 2012, it was very unsuccessful.
From a budget of £3.5 million, the film grossed over
Reception:
£57 million in the global box office.
On 12 December 2011, it was
released on DVD in the UK by
4DVD; it became the third fastest-
selling British home media release
of 2011 after Harry Potter and
became one of the best-selling
DVDs of the year in the UK.

4. Production:
The film had a budget of £3.5 million and was filmed in
location in Malia, seen in the many nightclub scenes;
other than that, it was filmed in the UK to reduce
production costs, such as the interior of the nightclubs
being filmed in clubs in London. The original writers of
the TV series Ian Morris and Damon Beesley wrote the
script, while it was directed by Ben Palmer; the original
cast of the TV series also returned for the film. It was
produced by Christopher Young alongside production
companies Bwark Productions, Film4 and Young Films.
Distributed by Entertainment Film Distributers, the film
was released in the summer holidays to attract the
young teenage audience on their holidays too; this also
made the film more relatable. The film premiered on 5
August 2011, before being released on the 17 August
for the public; the sequel premiered on 5 August 2014
in the UK. The films were distributed worldwide due to
the international fan base, such as Canada, France and
Sweden; however, while released in the US, it was very
unsuccessful. The second film was distributed in
Australia on 21 August 2014 due to its filming location
by the company Roadshow Entertainment.
Distribution:
Marketing:
Taylor Herring worked with Bwark Productions to help
market the films and their DVD release. They worked
with the Sunday Times on a 3 week promotion; this
included a double page spread in their Culture
magazine, online exclusives and video clips, as well as
Q&A opportunities with the shows writers. There was
also a fashion shoot with FHM for a special reversible
cover of the whole cast (which was the first for any TV
show) which provided many online hits, and also
allowed the cast to guest edit a column in The Sun.
Visits to the set, radio interviews and live webchats also
took place to draw in record audiences for the show.
Exhibition:
The film was shown in 409 cinemas during its opening
weekend and made £13.9 million; overall, the film
made around £57 million, a record for British Comedy
films. On 12 December 2011, it was released on DVD
in the UK by 4DVD; it became the third fastest-selling
British home media release of 2011 after Harry Potter
and became one of the best-selling DVDs of the year
in the UK. Other items which have been released
include the soundtrack to the TV series (2009) and two
books: a script book and a yearbook.