James Buckley says agent nearly lost him ‘The Inbetweeners’ job
nme.comThe Inbetweeners because of his agent.Buckley ended up playing Jay Cartwright in the 2010s comedy, making his name as one of the four main stars.Now, speaking on Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, Buckley revealed that he almost missed out on the gig.He explained: “I got a phone call from my then agent.
She said something like, ‘I’ve got some good news and I’ve got some bad news. The good news is that they’re going ahead with The Inbetweeners‘ – or Baggy Trousers as it was called then.“I was like, ‘Brilliant, I’m going to be in a sitcom.
Absolutely amazing!’ She went, ‘Bad news is that they’re recasting’.Buckley went on: “I said, ‘There’s no good news here’. I then got in touch with Damon Beasley, one of the co-creators of The Inbetweeners, and I said, ‘I heard that that is going ahead, congratulations.
And I know you guys are recasting, but if there’s another part, I’d love to come in and do a job for you’.“He replied saying, ‘No, we want you to be Jay.
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