Although it feels like this E4 show about four young men who only have each other as friends has been around for years, it recently bowed out after just its third series. Its creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley obviously had their eyes on the bigger picture though – quite literally – after the show's demise, with the notion of a cinematic outing for the lads.

The end is now very much in sight for Will (Simon Bird), Jay (James Buckley), Neil (Blake Harrison) and Simon (Joe Thomas) at Rudge Park comprehensive, but they're not exactly going out on a high. Simon gets dumped by his girlfriend Carli (Emily Head); Will learns that his dad has married his younger mistress and didn't bother inviting him to the wedding; and Jay's grandad dies. The only one that has some good news is Neil, who manages to hook up with a girl at work.

As a way of cheering themselves all up they decide they should go on holiday together for the two S's and one C: sun, sea and clunge. So off they jet to the Greek island of Crete.

The great thing about being abroad is that you can leave all the baggage from home behind and concentrate on just having fun. Unfortunately for them, they get off to a bad start with their run down 2 star resort.

Luckily for them, the party town that is Malia is more to their liking. It soon transpires however that despite being several miles away from home, their collective luck with the opposite sex hasn't changed that much. But luck does have a way of changing, and theirs certainly does when they come across four young women from England, who don't dismiss them all instantly. It's at this point that their summer can officially begin; however the course of true lust never did run smooth.

This has to be the best school disco ever!

The word 'movie' may well be included in the film's title, but the truth of the matter is, this is nothing more than an extended TV special. Not that there's anything wrong with that mind; it's the perfect offering for fans of the show, comprising pretty much more of the same. But by a beach.

The irony is however, that despite having the sunny sea-and-sand locale, the script, unlike some of the TV episodes, feels like it doesn't quite push the tourist boat out enough. This idea is reinforced by the fact that there are two versions of it: the DVD release gets a 15 certificate, whilst the Blu-ray gets the slightly riskier 18 writer's cut. But even the 18 version still isn't as close to the bone as the show often got.

And it does seem a bit odd that if you're a huge fan of the show and want to see the Writer's Cut, but don't own a Blu-ray player, then you really are a bit on the buggered side.

The good news is though that another film is more than likely on the cards. After all, this one made a staggering 45 million GBP at the box office, which isn't bad considering it only cost 3.5 million GBP to make.

The show's creators will need to be careful however, as it would be all too easy to knock off a below par storyline in the name of greed. After all, surely the awkward quartet themselves would rather go out on a bang than a whimper?

Not many TV shows make a successful transition from the small screen to the big, and if The Inbetweeners is to continue at the cinema, then it really needs to emulate the quality of something like the Monty Python films rather than On the Buses.

As a 'holiday' special though, this film does a great job of staying true to the series and although seeing the gang in their swimming cozzies is rather distressing, their seaside antics more than make up for it.