The Inbetweeners

Inbetweeners fans cringe as they discover show's unaired pilot with very different name

Although noughties hit sitcom The Inbetweeners is famed for its awkward comedy, creators of the show deemed the unaired pilot too cringe-incuding to ever see the light of day. But, thanks to the detectives of Reddit, a minute long snippet of the first ever episode - Baggy Trousers - has been leaked and fans can be grateful the show experienced a revamp before it aired.

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'Great sitcoms are missing from our TV screens and our lives - we need them in these times'

Even if "we're all doomed" under the Tories, as Dad's Army's Pte Frazer would say, shows like George And Mildred, Are You Being Served?, Robin's Nest and Three's Company still make us laugh.

Replica of iconic Fiat used in The Inbetweeners can be yours for a bargain price

A replica of the iconic Fiat used in hit E4 comedy The Inbetweeners, complete with a single red door, has gone up for sale at a bargain price.

James Buckley insists show can never return as fans left devastated

After finding fame on the series 15 years ago, the 35-year-old explained that the programme couldn't be rebooted due to the characters now being in their thirties.

Joe Thomas says US Inbetweeners failed because they didn't cast "weirdos"

"I'm not surprised it didn't work."

The reality of remaking UK sitcoms

The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories.

I starred in The Inbetweeners and fans went MAD over my sexy character

He played handsome French exchange student Patrice, who was loved by the ladies and despised by the jealous boys.

And surprisingly, Vladimir Consigny, 33, is still recognised for his role on The Inbetweeners - despite only being in one episode back in 2009.

Greg Davies says it's "unlikely" he'll reprise Inbetweeners' Mr Gilbert

But he is open to the idea of returning to other characters.

Simon Bird says Inbetweeners revival would be "sad and creepy"

He said: "We weren't teenagers, but we weren't far off it, and for most of us, it was our first acting job... There have been huge benefits and opportunities, but it also probably slowed or potentially stopped my own development."