Truth about The Inbetweeners: How bitter rivalries, jealousy, 'mega-snooty' members and a 'fling' gone sour mean there's 'no way' a reunion will happen, insiders tell GRANT TUCKER By Grant Tucker Published: 02:18, 22 September 2024 | Updated: 02:37, 22 September 2024 e-mail View comments They were the sitcom sixth-formers whose crude antics and hapless quests to lose their virginities had Channel 4 audiences in hysterics. And now, ten years after the stars of The Inbetweeners were last on set for the second movie the series spawned, fans had hoped rumours of a lucrative new film deal could reunite Simon, Jay, Neil and Will. But I can reveal that – despite playing such tight-knit on-screen friends – actors Joe Thomas, James Buckley , Blake Harrison and Simon Bird , are a world away from their characters in real life, with bitter rivalries dashing any hopes of a reunion.
In fact, one source said: 'Weirdly, none of them are really mates and they haven't been for a few years. 'Fans all like to think that they're best pals in real life but Simon Bird [who played briefcase-carrying geek Will] and Blake Harrison [nice-but-dim Neil] are mega snooty.' Bird was forced to disappoint fans this week when he confirmed there was 'no prospect' of the stars making a comeback.
The Inbetweeners followed [from left to right] Simon (Joe Thomas), Will (Simon Bird), Neil (Blake Harrison) and Jay (James Buckley) as they navigated their way through sixth-form in the late Noughties In an interview.