2011’s The Inbetweener’s Movie was one of the biggest UK box office hits of all time – but it had to move fast to get to the screen. The road to The Inbetweeners Movie was a fairly swift one. Even while the hit British TV comedy was bringing in big ratings for E4, its creators ... Podcast | The Inbetweeners Movie (2011), and the incredibly fast turnaround of a box office giant
2011’s The Inbetweener’s Movie was one of the biggest UK box office hits of all time – but it had to move fast to get to the screen.
The road to The Inbetweeners Movie was a fairly swift one. Even while the hit British TV comedy was bringing in big ratings for E4, its creators – Iain Morris and Damon Beesley – were filing away ideas for an eventual movie.
When the opportunity came, time was not on its side: filming had to begun just six months before The Inbetweeners Movie was due in cinemas. It turns out too that if you’re looking to shoot a movie set in the middle of summer, March isn’t necessarily the best time to do it. Simon Brew tells the story…
