The Inbetweeners, Movie: Could This Be A Rare Thing… A Good Spin-Off?

One of my favourite TV shows is going big this week. The Inbetweeners is a comedy from Channel 4 about four suburban sixth form boys, with sixth form boy obsessions, mainly sex (or lack of it). They are Will (the nerdy one), Simon (the neurotic one), Jay (the boastful one, who has the least to boast about) and Neil (the thick one). The comedy is extremely filthy and very, very funny. And now they’ve made it to the silver screen.

It’ll probably do very well, but the road is littered with TV shows adapted for film that tanked, because the thing that made the show fabulous in the first place got lost in translation once committed to celluloid. For some reason, many of our favourite British shows of the 60s and 70s stank to high heaven on film. Let me list a few. If you want to seek them out, on your head be it.

Royal Wedding Tat Watch – William And Kate: The Movie

I feel we have established a relationship, dear reader and as in all long-term partnerships, we are finely tuned to understand each other without saying a word. With this in mind, I won’t say anything about the following clip, but you will know what I’m thinking:

I think it speaks for itself. Please feel free to fill in any gaps.

Elizabeth Taylor R.I.P

We’re fast running out of real Hollywood stars of the old school. We just lost another one at the age of 79. Her name was Elizabeth Taylor.

Much has been said of her beauty and indeed, it’s hard to deny, but she was also a good actress and a star in the days when it actually meant something.