{"id":209581,"date":"2025-10-13T06:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209581\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T06:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:50:08","slug":"hit-brit-comedy-set-for-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209581\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit Brit Comedy Set for Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cThe Inbetweeners<\/a>,\u201d the hit British teen comedy series that gave the world a foul-mouthed library of hilariously puerile quotes not to mention two hugely successful spin-off movies, looks set to make a comeback. <\/p>\n

\n\tBanijay<\/a> UK and Fudge Park Productions, the company founded in 2015 by show creators Iain Morris<\/a> and Damon Beesley<\/a>, have struck an agreement which they say \u201cpaves the way for the return of the hit comedy title.\u201d In what guise \u201cThe Inbetweeners\u201d will return and on what platform is as yet unknown, although Morris and Beesley suggested it would revolve around the original characters. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIncredibly exciting to be plotting more adventures for our four favourite friends (ooh friends),\u201d they said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\n\tOriginally broadcast on E4 in the U.K. between 2008 and 2019, \u201cThe Inbetweeners\u201d follows the misadventures of suburban teenager Will MacKenzie and his friends Simon Cooper, Neil Sutherland and Jay Cartwright at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive as they navigated school life, friendship, male bonding, lad culture and failed sexual encounters. It was originally conceived as a more realistic counterpoint to fellow hit Brit teen show \u201cSkins,\u201d showcasing an adolescence that is awkward and \u2014\u00a0as Morris suggested at the time \u2014 mostly \u201ccrap.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOver three series \u201cThe Inbetweeners\u201d set new ratings records for the channel and won multiple awards. Two hit movies followed, released in 2011 and 2014 respectively. The first set a record for the biggest opening weekend for a U.K. comedy at the time of its release with the sequel also breaking box office records.<\/p>\n

\n\tMade by Bwark Productions, the original company founded by Morris and Beesley, which later sold to Zodiak Media (acquired by Banijay in 2016), the new deal unlocks what is described as \u201cthe rights and the potential to bring \u2018The Inbetweeners\u2019 back for new audiences across a range of platforms including film, tv and stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are thrilled to announce this exciting partnership with Banijay who share our vision and ambition for one of the most iconic comedies in British history,\u201d said Jonathan Blyth, managing director of Fudge Park. \u201cThis is a wonderful moment for fans, there are exciting conversations afoot and more news to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPatrick Holland, CEO Banijay UK added: \u201cI have worked with Damon and Iain on a number of Fudge Park projects over the years and was delighted to pick up the conversation about the future of \u2018The Inbetweeners\u2019 with them. They have an infectious creative vision for the brand which will resonate with audience old and new so I can\u2019t wait to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBanijay Rights are distributors of \u201cThe Inbetweeners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSince ending the series, Morris and Beesley have worked on numerous projects, both together and apart, and teamed on \u201cThe Festival\u201d comedy film and later the BBC series \u2018The First Team.\u201d Beesley also created the series \u201cWhite Gold,\u201d starring many of \u201cThe Inbetweeners\u201d cast, while Morris co-wrote sports comedy \u201cNext Goal Wins\u201d alongside Taika Waititi, was among the creators of Apple series \u201cTime Bandits\u201d and recently directed Netflix feature \u201cMy Oxford Year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Inbetweeners,\u201d the hit British teen comedy series that gave the world a foul-mouthed library of hilariously puerile…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,1575,129181,134,129182,129183,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-209581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-banijay","11":"tag-damon-beesley","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-iain-morris","14":"tag-the-inbetweeners","15":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}