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Thorpe Park is the third episode of Series 1. It first aired on May 8, 2008 on E4, gaining 0.36 million viewers.
Plot[]
Being the oldest, Simon is the first of the boys to learn how to drive. Unfortunately for Simon, he is finding it very difficult; being unable to parallel park and even damaging another car in the process. The day before Simon's driving test, the boys agree that if he passes, they will go to Thorpe Park where Neil works; Will wants to ride a roller coaster called the 'Nemesis Inferno' whilst Jay typically want to go to pick up girls. The chance of this happening seems unlikely given Simon's lack of skill. Luckily for Simon however, he is allocated a highly flirtatious and promiscuous examiner named Tracy who is clearly attracted to Simon. It is not shown what happens on the test, but despite him making silly mistakes, Simon walks away with a pass. His happiness however, is short-lived when Alan Cooper shows Simon his new car; an unsightly bright yellow Fiat Cinquecento Hawaii, complete with a tape deck. In spite of not liking the car, Simon, Will and Jay are able to set off to Thorpe Park. The journey however does not go smoothly. Jay constantly nags Simon to follow a blue car full of girls to the point where they end up cutting into a funeral procession right behind the hearse, the undertakers and grieving relatives in the car behind angrily gesturing them to move. Despite his numerous failed efforts to overtake the funeral car, the boys eventually lose them and arrive at Thorpe Park. Simon's troubles however are far from over. Jay spots the car of girls they were pursuing earlier. Getting impatient, he steps out the car whilst Simon is reversing, which takes the door clean off the hinges. Knowing that his Dad will be furious, Simon seeks to find Neil in the knowledge that his sister’s boyfriend works in a garage and will be able to fix it. Unable to find somewhere to store the broken door, they have no other choice but to carry it around the park with them. They locate Neil dressed as a park mascot named 'Mr. Monkey' and is complaining of a wasp in his costume, which has stung him multiple times. They join Neil in the staff changing room and to Will's horror Neil is revealed to be naked inside the costume, which Will thinks is inappropriate for working with children. The other staff having stolen his clothes for a practical joke, Neil dresses using items from the lost property bin including a pair of Speedos and a tank top, Will describes his appearance as "looking like a Brazilian male prostitute". Though Simon is desperate for Neil to bring him to Katie's boyfriend, Will persuades them to ride the Nemesis Inferno, making them queue longer so that they can get the front seats. However, when they finally reach the front of the queue, the attendant says there is only room for one more person at the front. An indignant Will demands that the other three move, however both the attendant and the rest of the Inbetweeners force him to ride solo. Not backing down, Will loudly announces that he will sit at the front "next to these inconsiderate arseholes", who turn out to be three men with Down's Syndrome. Will gets to ride the rollercoaster, however; his experience is ruined by his guilt and shame. The boys return to the car park still carrying the door. Simon's troubles go from bad to worse when Neil states that Katie's boyfriend works behind the counter in a BP garage and will not know anything about repairing cars. Furthermore, to add insult to injury, they return to the car to find it heavily vandalised. Upon pondering who could have done this, a minibus with the disabled men that Will insulted earlier passes by; revealing that they are the culprits. Simon is forced to phone home and explain everything to his angry father.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Bird | Will McKenzie |
| Joe Thomas | Simon Cooper |
| James Buckley | Jay Cartwright |
| Blake Harrison | Neil Sutherland |
| Henry Lloyd-Hughes | Mark Donovan |
| Belinda Stewart-Wilson | Polly McKenzie |
| Martin Trenaman | Alan Cooper |
| Robin Weaver | Pamela Cooper |
| Dominic Applewhite | Andrew Cooper |
| Oriane Messina | Tracey |
| Sam Barnard (uncredited) | Down Syndrome boy |
Trivia[]
- This was the first episode to be filmed.