In an interview with GQ, Inbetweeners star Simon Bird revealed that he finds it “insane” that the hit E4 sitcom is being made into a movie.

In the interview, Bird said that he never believed that The Inbetweeners would be as successful as it is and if anything, he and his fellow co-stars were terrified that it was going to be a complete failure…

“I don’t know what we expected. We never thought it would be this successful. It was the total opposite: we were terrified it was going to be a massive failure.

The Inbetweeners was the first sitcom ever commissioned by E4, so we had nothing to judge it against. Looking back, it’s absolutely insane that we’ve ended up making a movie.”

The writers have tried to make it feel like a standalone movie, so people who haven’t seen the series can watch it and get it. They’ve tried to avoid it feeling like just a feature-length episode. I don’t think the humour has changed, though.”

The Inbetweeners will hit cinemas on August 19.

Photo courtesy of comedy.co.uk

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