Writer shoots down false reports

The creator of The Inbetweeners has angrily denied reports the show will return for a surprise fourth series.

Writer Iain Morris called a story in the unreliable Daily Star ‘total bollocks’ and criticised the paper for getting fans’ homes up.

The tabloid quoted James Buckley, who played Jay Cartwright in the E4 series, speaking about a further series ‘during a trip to the US’.

However Morris, who created the show with Damon Beesley – wrote on Twitter: ‘For those that care, the last time James was in the US was my wedding last year, so the story is either a) v old or b) totally made up.’

The Star alleged that Buckley also speculated one of the lead characters would be killed off, saying: ‘Maybe one of them dies and the other three have to join up for the funeral. But the question is - who are they gonna get rid of?’

Morris added: ‘The thing about the Daily Star story is that people are getting excited, and now we look [like] arseholes by just maintaining our position

‘It's really unfair of them, and I'm sorry if it got you excited. I really am.

‘I seem to have disappointed quite a lot of people today by doing nothing. I'm genuinely sorry hopes were raised, but I didn't raise them.’

Published: 18 Apr 2012