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• Simon Bird
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• Blake Harrison
• Joe Thomas

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History

Cast

Main cast

• Will McKenzie (Simon Bird) is the programme's central character, with his voiceover narrating each episode. In the first episode, he has been transferred from a private school, following his parents' divorce, to Rudge Park Comprehensive, where he eventually befriends the others. Will is the most intelligent and studious of the group but despite his sensible nature, he often gives in to peer pressure to carry out questionable acts and suffers the most humiliation for it.
  • For his portrayal as Will, Bird won the 2008 British Comedy Award for "Best Male Newcomer"WEB,weblink The British Comedy Awards – The British Comedy Awards, and the 2009 British Comedy Award for "Best Actor".WEB,weblink The British Comedy Awards – The British Comedy Awards, He was also nominated for "Best Comedy Performance" at the 2008 Royal Television Society Awards,WEB,weblink Programme Awards Winners 2008 &124; Royal Television Society, 25 January 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150208210837weblink">weblink 8 February 2015, and "Best Male Performance" in a Comedy Programme at the 2009 BAFTA Awards. The Inbetweeners Movie received mixed reviews from American critics, but Bird's performance was met with praise. Steve Rose praised Bird's performance.NEWS,weblink London, The Guardian, Steve, Rose, The Inbetweeners Movie – review, 17 August 2011,
• Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas) is the most cynical and hot-headed of the group, being prone to bouts of hysterical swearing at the slightest provocation; his on-off relationship with Carli propels many of the plots.
  • Simon is described as the most normal of the groupWEB, 7 September 2012, Inbetweeners Movie' review: Dweebs on holiday,weblink 15 July 2020, SFGate, who leaves "fans feeling sorry for him over and over again".NEWS, 25 May 2018, Check out the real life partners of The Inbetweeners cast – Daily Feed,weblink 15 July 2020, Daily Feed, Feed, Daily,
• Jay Cartwright (James Buckley) is the most immature and arrogant of the boys. He is also the most vulgar, harbours an obsession with sex, and is a compulsive liar.
  • Buckley was a nominee for the BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role (2011),WEB, 28 December 2011, Television Awards Winners in 2011,weblink 17 July 2020, BAFTA, a nominee for British Comedy Award for best comedy actor WEB, The British Comedy Awards 2010 Winners and Nominees,weblink 17 July 2020, The British Comedy Awards, and a nominee for the Royal Television Society for best comedy performance WEB, RTS Programme Awards 2011,weblink 17 July 2020, Royal Television Awards, 16 March 2011,
• Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison) is gentle and gullible, and the most sexually experienced member of the group.

Recurring characters

• Carli D'Amato (Emily Head) is Simon's main love interest. She demonstrates a good deal of influence over her peers, including school bullies. Although Carli expresses interest in Simon romantically on a few occasions, she seems aware that he is far more interested in her than she is in him, stringing him along when she so desires.
• Mr Phil Gilbert (Greg Davies) is a comprehensive school teacher and head of the sixth form making him the most prominent member of staff in the series. Misanthropic and authoritarian, he has little interest in his work and treats his pupils with ambivalence or disdain and exhibits a particular dislike for Will.
• Charlotte Hinchcliffe (Emily Atack; series 1–2, guest series 3) is the most attractive and popular girl in the school. She is very confident and a year above the four boys. Unlike most of the popular girls, Charlotte is kind-hearted and genuinely likes Will and most other classmates. She mentions to Will that she has had "eleven lovers already", and is held in very high regard by the boys.
• Mark Donovan (Henry Lloyd-Hughes; series 1–2, guest series 3) is Will's sociopathic nemesis, often picking on him to fulfil his role as the school bully. Like many bullies, Donovan displays the persona of being friendly and patient in front of parents or teachers. However, he occasionally reveals his sensitive side to Will, though threatens him with death if he speaks of it.
• Polly McKenzie (Belinda Stewart-Wilson) is Will's mum. She is highly attractive and a principal object of Will's friends' desires, who often crudely mention her sexually. Neil has often asked Will if he can ask her out, with Will always saying no. Aside from her appearance, Polly is kind and mostly understanding of Will's concerns.
• Pamela Cooper (Robin Weaver) is Simon's mum. She is caring and supportive to him, but her efforts to help are often met by embarrassment and surliness from Simon.
• Alan Cooper (Martin Trenaman) is Simon's loving and protective dad, though he often embarrasses him when talking about his sexual adventures with his mother.
• Terry Cartwright (David Schaal; series 2–3, guest series 1) is Jay's dad. He regularly insults, embarrasses and belittles Jay in front of his peers, and does not take him seriously, or his false reports of sexual exploits.
• Kevin Sutherland (Alex Macqueen; series 1–2, guest series 3) is Neil's dad. He is divorced and is often portrayed as a closeted gay man, which he denies. The boys frequently make fun of Neil because of this.
• Big John (John Seaward) is a fellow student. John is one of the new kids who start school on the same day as Will. He is often referred to as one of the freaks and is often seen as an overweight social outcast whom the boys try to avoid. Nevertheless, during season 1, he comes to the defence of Will, tries to boost Jay's confidence and speaks to him about the frustration of wanting to be noticed.
• Tara Brown (Hannah Tointon; series 3) is Simon's girlfriend for half of series 3. She is mostly ambivalent towards the other three, wanting to spend time with Simon alone. She does try however to set-up Will with her friend Kerry via a 'double-date' but this does not end well. Her relationship with Simon ends abruptly when she runs into her sister's arms in Warwick, after Simon repeatedly slaps his genitals in front of her.

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