The cast of The Inbetweeners pictured on the set of the first movie

After more than a decade, The Inbetweeners is getting a reboot.

Recently it was announced that, despite the cast’s past protestations about not wanting to wreck the show’s legacy, the gang would, in fact, be getting back together.

“There’s not enough money in the world for me to spoil that,” swooned James Buckley, who played Jay Cartwright, in 2022.

Except, it turns out, there was. And spoil it they will.

I love The Inbetweeners. I was in secondary school when the films were released and watched the series from end to end, as did everyone else. It was always the talk of the classroom.

Why? Because no programme better encapsulates the cocksure entitlement, silliness, stupidity and raw embarrassment of being a lad in school at that time, which is why it’s endured for so long. To this day, not a week goes by without someone shouting “bus w****r” at some unfortunate soul, or jibing their pal with an “ooh friend!”

The show is still so loved, but that’s exactly why they shouldn’t bring it back. A reboot will tarnish its legacy.

Nobody wants to hear about a thirty-something Neil’s struggle to pay his taxes, or Simon’s marriage problems. The beauty of the show was that it was so juvenile. It perfectly encapsulated its moment in time, but that moment is long gone and nobody can bring it back. The characters have, sadly, grown up.

Even the big reveal felt wrong. No funny viral video of the fab four coming back together, no Gallagher-esque reunion photo shoot. Instead, we got some corporate spiel from the production company Banijay about the creators’

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