James Buckley on why ‘The Inbetweeners’ can never return
The Inbetweeners can never return for a new season.The actor, who played Jay Cartwright in the Channel 4 sitcom and its two film adaptations, told the Daily Mail that the characters wouldn’t be able to realistically behave the same way as they did in the original show.“It was all justified because they were never the heroes,” Buckley said, referring to the antics of the sixth-former friendship group (via Lad Bible). “They were idiots and they got what they deserved.”He continued: “That’s why it can’t come back – you can’t have men in their late thirties acting like they’re in sixth form and getting away with that stuff.“I always get asked if I’d ever do more [episodes] and I said, ‘for no amount of money’ and that quote got run away.”Buckley added: “I didn’t mean about money – it means more to me than money.”The actor, 36, is the youngest among the main cast of The Inbetweeners, which also starred Simon Bird (39), Blake Harrison (38) and Joe Thomas (39).Earlier this year, Bird (who played William McKenzie) said the show “wouldn’t be made today” due to its “casual homophobia” and sexism.“I rationalise it to myself by saying that at the time it was an accurate representation of the way teenagers talk to each other.