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* KavorkaMan: Mr. Gilbert's big and menacing with an antisocial streak that can be seen from space, yet apparently has no trouble getting dates. It's mentioned he was seeing Miss Timms in Series 1 and [[spoiler:he eventually gets engaged to Will's Mum]].
* KickTheDog: He'll regularly abuse his authority just to torment Will. Examples include forcing Will to deny being bullied, knowingly allowing Will's work experience application to get mixed up and laughing when he's violently hazed, then threatening to screw up Will's hopes of going to his dream university over a delinquent act he had nothing to do with.
* KickTheDog: He'll regularly abuse his authority just to torment Will. Examples include forcing Will to deny being bullied, knowingly allowing Will's work experience application to get mixed up and laughing when he's violently hazed, then threatening to screw up Will's hopes of going to his dream university over a delinquent act he had nothing to do with.
** While Mr. Gilbert silences Will's attempt to report getting bullied, he does shoot Donovan a look that implies he knows ''exactly'' what happened. Presumably he just doesn't want this going to Will's head.
** He ends the first season musing almost warmly about how well the Christmas party went and how he may go to bed "relatively hate-free" as a result, though he does interrupt himself to berate a couple of students about making out in public or tagging people's property.
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A techer with a creepy fixation on adolescent boys.
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* {{Ephebophile}}: While on the field trip Kennedy openly groomed Neil by bribing him with a bottle of alcohol. Later that night he snuck into the boys' hotel room hoping to take advantage of Neil while he was drunk. Since Neil is 16-17 years old by this point, Kennedy's attraction isn't ''technically'' illegal, but as a techer he's likely known Neil for some years and has a duty of care towards his students, so his behaviour is still incredibly creepy.
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The biology teacher.
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* SatelliteCharacter: She gets no focus whatsoever outside of being an object of lust for Neil.
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Simon's love interest.
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* KickTheDog: In the first movie Carli made out with Simon just to make her current boyfriend jealous. This gesture was so obvious that it ultimately turned Simon off Carli.
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* TheTease: When Simon stops paying attention to her and starts getting interested in Lauren, all Carli has to do is compliment him and he instantly forgets all about Lauren.
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** When Simon stops paying attention to her and starts getting interested in Lauren, all Carli has to do is compliment him and he instantly forgets all aboutLauren.Lauren.
** After Simon's in-and-out relationship with Tara and possible moving away, Carli gives him a hint that she might be attracted to him.
** When Simon stops paying attention to her and starts getting interested in Lauren, all Carli has to do is compliment him and he instantly forgets all about
** After Simon's in-and-out relationship with Tara and possible moving away, Carli gives him a hint that she might be attracted to him.
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Will's love interest and the hottest girl in school.
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An ill-tempered bully.
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* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: It's implied he beat up [[FrenchJerk Patrice]] for sleeping with Charlotte.
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* TheBully: He starts on Will on the first day and doesn't let up, even giving him a wedgie on their final day at school.
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* TheBully: He Donovan starts on Will on the first day and doesn't let up, even giving him a wedgie on their final day at school.school. He also swindles Jay and Neil in broad daylight after they offer him money for marijuana and bears down on them when they try to protest.
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* DemotedToExtra: The primary antagonist of the first series, he becomes a lot less prominent in seasons 2 and 3. While he specifically hunted Will out to bully in earlier episodes (threatening to kill Will multiple times), his behavior became more passive as time went on and he only bothered Simon, Jay, Neil and Will when they either had something he wanted (the back seats to a coach) or if they approached him (to buy drugs or to join a party). Not that he's any less of a JerkAss.
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* DemotedToExtra: The primary antagonist of the first series, he becomes a lot less prominent in seasons 2 and 3. While he specifically hunted Will out to bully in earlier episodes (threatening to kill Will multiple times), his behavior became more passive as time went on and he only bothered Simon, Jay, Neil and Will the boys when they either had something he wanted (the back seats to a coach) or if they approached him (to buy drugs or to join a party). Not that he's any less of a JerkAss.
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* HiddenHeartOfGold: He has a sensitive side towards Charlotte. Though if you tell anyone that, he will kill you. He also immediately rushes in to beat Will up when he sees ([[NotWhatItLooksLike what he believes to be]]) him harassing a mentally-handicapped girl.
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* HiddenHeartOfGold: He has a sensitive side towards Charlotte. Though if you tell anyone that, he will kill you. He also immediately rushes in to beat up Will up and Simon when he sees ([[NotWhatItLooksLike what he believes to be]]) him Will harassing a mentally-handicapped girl.
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* JerkJock: He's athletic and popular, along with being a total asshole.
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* JerkJock: He's athletic and popular, along with being a total asshole.arsehole.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Beats up [[FrenchJerk Patrice]] for sleeping with Charlotte.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Beats up [[FrenchJerk Patrice]] for sleeping with Charlotte.PoliticallyCorrectVillain: Harassing kids weaker than himself is okay, but harassing the disabled is a line even he won't cross.
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* KavorkaMan: Is seen at a house party with his hand on a girl's breast.
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* KavorkaMan: Is Big John is seen at a house party with his hand on a girl's breast.
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* ThePigPen: Will notes that the only "carnage" that had happened on the Swanage trip was what he'd done to the bus toilets.
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* ThePigPen: Will notes that the only "carnage" that had happened on the Swanage trip was what he'd John had done to the bus toilets.toilets. In the movie Mr. Gilbert startes him down when complaining about the student's low standard of hygiene, to which John chekcs his body odor.
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** However, it's inverted in the episode "Will's Birthday" where the fact that even ''John'' is invited to a party shows how uncool the four main characters are.
*** Although, when confronted, the girl in question says the only reason she didn't invite the lads was simply because she didn't know them that well.
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** However, it's inverted in the episode "Will's Birthday" where the fact that even ''John'' is invited to a party shows how uncool the four main characters are.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In her first appearance, she's a wry DeadpanSnarker with an interest in music and a light punk aesthetic. Once she and Simon begin dating, though, she becomes a doe-eyed GenkiGirl who considers dressing her boyfriend up like "an eccentric posh child" to be absolutely adorable. Possibly justified if you interpret her to ''also'' be undergoing the effects of LoveMakesYouDumb along with Simon; becoming more flighty and nervous around her first serious boyfriend.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Inher Tara's first appearance, she's a wry DeadpanSnarker with an interest in music and a light punk aesthetic. Once she and Simon begin dating, though, she becomes a doe-eyed GenkiGirl who considers dressing her boyfriend up like "an eccentric posh child" to be absolutely adorable. Possibly justified if you interpret her to ''also'' be undergoing the effects of LoveMakesYouDumb along with Simon; becoming more flighty and nervous around her first serious boyfriend.
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* {{Hipster}}: Tara's a snarky girl who is into indie bands and loud fashion.
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* SixthRanger: Has the small honor of being the only character to accompany the main four on their adventures for multiple episodes in a row.
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* SixthRanger: Has Tara has the small honor of being the only character to accompany the main four on their adventures for multiple episodes in a row.
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One of the school's outcasts who enrolled at the same time as Will and Big John.
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!!Rachel
Carli's closest friend.
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!!Samantha
A rough-talking girl.
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A rough-talking girl.
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* DistaffCounterpart: She's a dead ringer for Jay
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An Irish student who enrolled in Series 2.
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* {{Foil}}: Unlike Carli, Lauren makes it clear she's into Simon from the get-go.
* NiceGirl: She's pretty tolerant of Will's idiotic idea of courtship despite not being attracted to him (no Will, Yoda impersonations will not help you get girls). This could be chalked up to Lauren assuming Will has a neurological disorder.
* PutOnABus: Lauren just tranferred to Rudge Park in time for the field trip and immediately moved away shortly afterwards.
* NiceGirl: She's pretty tolerant of Will's idiotic idea of courtship despite not being attracted to him (no Will, Yoda impersonations will not help you get girls). This could be chalked up to Lauren assuming Will has a neurological disorder.
* PutOnABus: Lauren just tranferred to Rudge Park in time for the field trip and immediately moved away shortly afterwards.
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* {{Foil}}: Unlike Carli, Lauren makes it clear she's into Simon (and not into Will) from the get-go.
* NiceGirl: She's pretty tolerant of Will's idiotic idea of courtship despite not being attracted to him (no Will, Yoda impersonations willnot ''not'' help you get girls). This could be chalked up to Lauren assuming Will has a neurological disorder.
* PutOnABus: Laurenjust tranferred to Rudge Park in time for the field trip and moved away immediately moved away shortly afterwards.
* NiceGirl: She's pretty tolerant of Will's idiotic idea of courtship despite not being attracted to him (no Will, Yoda impersonations will
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!!Danny
One of the younger (and more belligerent) students.
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!!Hannah Fields
A girl from the year below who fancies Simon.
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A student who was absent due to suffering kidney failure.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: While Alistair's illness does grant him the bare minimum of sympathy, it's hard to deny that he's savouring the attention far more than a sick kid without an inflated ego would.
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!!Kerry
A friend of Tara's that she tries to set with Will.
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One of the school's outcasts who enrolled at the same time as Will and Big John.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: His goodbye speech at the start of the movie is a lengthy, VICIOUS tirade about how he hates the students.
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* SequelNonEntity: She has vanished from the face of the earth in the second movie. While she was PutOnABus at the end of the first movie for perfectly justifiable reasons, it's still a bit jarring as she was one of the most important characters of the show before with so many of the plots and sideplots being about Simon trying to win her heart.
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* SequelNonEntity: She has vanished from the face of the earth in the second movie. While she was PutOnABus at the end of the first movie for perfectly justifiable reasons, it's still a bit jarring as she was one of the most important characters of the show before with so many of the plots and sideplots being about Simon trying to win her heart. However, it would have been a ContrivedCoincidence to send her to Australia, too.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:Absolutely ''towers'' over Will's mum; his eventual girlfriend.]]
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:Absolutely ''towers'' over Will's mum; mum (even though at 5'7" she's of above average height); his eventual girlfriend.]]
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* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: One of the stories about him is that he was caught wanking to the school orchestra. It's hard to verify the story, as it apparently happened before any of the lads attended Rudge Park.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: One of the stories about him is that he was caught wanking to the school orchestra. It's hard to verify the story, as it apparently happened before any of the lads attended Rudge Park.
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* RecurringExtra: He turns up in several episodes with no more than one or two lines.
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* RecurringExtra: He turns up in several episodes with no more than one or two lines. His episode count stands at five, the same number as both Jay and Neil's dad (not counting their movie appearances) and he's appeared in more episodes than the likes of Tara or Jay's mum.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Carli decides to use Simon by kissing him at the boat party to elicit a reaction from James, even stating "That should do it". This is the moment that Simon realises she isn't right for him.
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* RelationshipUpgrade: After three seasons of false starts, she and Simon start dating properly between the end of the third season and the first movie, only for her to dump him in the very scene we discover this.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: One of the stories about him is that he was caught wanking to the school orchestra. It's hard to verify the story, as it apparently happened before any of the lads attended Rudge Park.
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* TheGenericGuy: He's the first person outside of the new students that Will is inducted with that Will tries to talk to. As such, he isn't given much of a persona outside of being constantly vaguely annoyed.
* GivenNameReveal: While he has sporadic appearances throughout the first two seasons, he's not named until his final appearance in the season two finale.
* RecurringExtra: He turns up in several episodes with no more than one or two lines.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Her breasts are, according to Jay, so large and perfect that she needs specially made bras.
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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Her breasts are, according to Jay, so large and perfect that she needs specially made bras.
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* InUniverseNickname: Often known as Charlotte "Big Jugs" or Charlotte "Tits" for two [[BuxomIsBetter pretty obvious reasons]].
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* InUniverseNickname: Often known as Charlotte "Big Jugs" or Charlotte "Tits" for two [[BuxomIsBetter [[BuxomBeautyStandard pretty obvious reasons]].
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* NiceGirl: She's snarky, but not meanspirited. She even shows patience when speaking to Jay.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Has a bitchy moment when she participates in the date show despite Will thinking they were an item, though to be fair, Charlotte never actually said she was his girlfriend or thought of him as a boyfriend.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Has a bitchy moment when she participates in the date show despite Will thinking they were an item, though to be fair, Charlotte never actually said she was his girlfriend or thought of him as a boyfriend.
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* NiceGirl: She's snarky, but not meanspirited.mean-spirited. She even shows patience when speaking to Jay.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Has a bitchy moment when she participates in the dateshow shown despite Will thinking they were an item, though to be fair, Charlotte never actually said she was his girlfriend or thought of him as a boyfriend.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Has a bitchy moment when she participates in the date
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** After Will shits himself, he leads him quietly out of the exam with as little fuss as possible. Prior to that, he was reasonable enough to let Will use the bathroom three times in one hour.
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** After Will shits himself, he leads him quietly out of the exam with as little fuss as possible. Prior to that, he was reasonable enough to let Will use the bathroom three times in one hour.
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** After Will shits himself, he leads him quietly out of the exam with as little fuss as possible.
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** After Will shits himself, he leads him quietly out of the exam with as little fuss as possible. Prior to that, he was reasonable enough to let Will use the bathroom three times in one hour.
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* TranquilFury: While he's perpetually agitated, he almost never yells at his students when they push him over the edge; he prefers more hurtful ways off getting back at them.
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* TranquilFury: While he's perpetually agitated, he almost never yells at his students when they push him over the edge; he prefers more hurtful ways off of getting back at them.
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** He also stops Paedo Kennedy from molesting Neil on several occasions, even telling Kennedy that he's been, "putting his fucking neck on the line for", him.
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** He also stops Paedo Kennedy from molesting Neil on several occasions, even telling Kennedy that he's been, been "putting his fucking neck on the line for", for" him.
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We don't call it a mall in Blighty.
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** He gives Jay and Neil four weeks of detention simply for mentioning that they saw him at Waterside Mall.
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** He gives Jay and Neil four weeks of detention simply for mentioning that they saw him at Waterside Mall.Shopping Centre.
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The head of the Sixth Form two years stage of education in Rudge Park, and accordingly, the major authority figure in the school for the protagonists.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Much like Will, he seems to be on the autistic spectrum, if slightly more severly.
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* BastardBoyfriend: Her on again/off again boyfriend Tom frequently prioritises his rugby mates over her, though the few times he actually appears, he's shown to at least be amicable to Simon.
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* SoftSpokenSadist: He's a SadisticTeacher who generally speaks in a contemptuously hushed tone.
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* UltimateJobSecurity: He still has his position by the ens of the series despite behaving in a manner that would get any real teacher sued, jailed and/or stricken off.
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* EveryoneHasStandards:
** He and his friends chase after Will and Simon under the assumption they were stealing a frisbee from a disabled woman. In reality, Will accidentally threw the frisbee at her and tried to take it back after a failed apology.
** He and his friends chase after Will and Simon under the assumption they were stealing a frisbee from a disabled woman. In reality, Will accidentally threw the frisbee at her and tried to take it back after a failed apology.
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**EveryoneHasStandards: He and his friends chase after Will and Simon under the assumption they were stealing a frisbee from a disabled woman. In reality, Will accidentally threw the frisbee at her and tried to take it back after a failed apology.
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That seems like such a weird point to make about Donovan. "He's got a black friend, so therefore he's not racist and therefore not all bad" is a dumb point. Like most people aren't racist, so just because he's a dickhead why would he be racist?
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Given that she doesn't particularly ditzy outside of missing Star Wars references, this trope probably fits better.
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* TheDitz: CultureBlind: Lauren apparently went a full 16 years without once being exposed to ''Star Wars''.
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* ChildProdigy: She's about 12 and already taking her A-levels.
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* TeenGenius: Pre-teen genius in this case. She's about 12 and taking her A-levels.
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* HotTeacher: Neil and Jay both lust after her. Will doesn't see the appeal.
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* HotTeacher: Neil and Jay both lust after her. Will doesn't see the appeal.
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* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: She's got a pair of spectacles the size of her face and since she's taking her A-levels several years early, she can be considered one of the most intelligent characters in the whole series.
* TeenGenius: Pre-teen genius in this case. She's about 12 and taking her A-levels.
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[[folder:Rachel]]
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She reacts to pretty much every scenario with total apathy.
* SatelliteCharacter: She's Carli's most prominent friend, but there's not much else to her.
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[[folder:Samantha]]
* DistaffCounterpart: She's a dead ringer for Jay in both personality and appearance.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's implied to be a friend of Carli's since they're shown getting lunch together, but she never appears outside of a single episode.
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* TheDitz: Lauren apparently went a full 16 years without once being exposed to ''Star Wars''.
* {{Foil}}: Unlike Carli, Lauren makes it clear she's into Simon from the get-go.
* NiceGirl: She's pretty tolerant of Will's idiotic idea of courtship despite not being attracted to him (no Will, Yoda impersonations will not help you get girls). This could be chalked up to Lauren assuming Will has a neurological disorder.
* PutOnABus: Lauren just tranferred to Rudge Park in time for the field trip and immediately moved away shortly afterwards.
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[[folder:Danny]]
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I'll fucking do ya!"
* HairTriggerTemper: The kid will pick a fight with anyone for no reason at all. Even after giving Simon the beating of a lifetime doesn't satisfy him, as he rounds up a posse to finish him off along with the other lads.
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[[folder:Hannah Fields]]
* FanDisservice: The sight of a girl coming onto Simon and giving him a handjob on sight is not the least bit sexy, ranging from Hannah being clearly underage to Simon making eye contact with the other boys.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She's at least a year younger than Simon and already chugs spirits by the bottle.
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[[folder;Alistair Scott]]
* CasanovaWannabe: Alistair makes passes at both Carli and Charlotte, with the implication being that he's going through every girl at the fashion show because he's a shallow wanker milking his illness for a pity screw.
* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Jay claims he was always a dick, but the stint in hospital and reliance on a wheelchair has given Alistair a visibly inflated ego. When Will gets all haughty, Alistair starts ramming his wheelchair into him.
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[[folder:Kerry]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kerry initially comes across as a nice girl, but when Will rebuffs her she lies to everyone saying that he was using her for sex.
* HugeGirlTinyGuy: Will is insanely insecure about the fact that Kerry is a head taller than him.
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!!John "Paedo" Kennedy
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->'''Played by:''' Waen Shepherd
* AffablyEvil: He's a soft-spoken and gentle-seeming sexual predator.
* AscendedExtra: He's a fairly minor (but memorable) character with only a few appearances in the series. The tie-in yearbook includes several sections that focus on or prominently feature him.
* CreepyMonotone: Every line out of his mouth sounds hushed and perverted in tone.
* DirtyOldMan: He's a middle-aged man who is constantly trying to find excuses to molest teenage boys.
* {{Flanderization}}: While he's established as an honest to goodness paedo in his very first appearance, there's no suggestion that his interest in Neil is any different from his interest in other schoolboys that catch his fancy. His appearances in the yearbook and the series 3 advert turn this into a full on ''obsession'' and heavily imply that he may in fact be in love with Neil, with the latter in particular revealing that he desires to put on a two man version of ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' with himself and Neil in the starring roles.
* MemeticMolester: In universe. Hence the nickname.
* OpenSecret: His paedophilia is a well-known fact that he's often mocked for by the students and that he makes no real effort to hide. Will brushes it off as rumors until he actually meets him, after which he is promptly stunned that the school would hire an actual paedophile.
* TeacherStudentRomance: A one-sided example. He seems to particularly fancy Neil, and makes several attempts at feeling him up in each of his appearances. The series 3 advert has a POV shot from his perspective that depicts Neil through a CrushFilter, implying that his attraction goes beyond lust.
* UltimateJobSecurity: In spite of repeatedly attempting to molest Neil and apparently getting caught masturbating over the school orchestra some years back, he still has a job. It's implied that Gilbert has been covering up for him. "I'm putting my fucking neck on the line for you." indeed.
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!!John "Paedo" Kennedy
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->'''Played by:''' Waen Shepherd
* AffablyEvil: He's a soft-spoken and gentle-seeming sexual predator.
* AscendedExtra: He's a fairly minor (but memorable) character with only a few appearances in the series. The tie-in yearbook includes several sections that focus on or prominently feature him.
* CreepyMonotone: Every line out of his mouth sounds hushed and perverted in tone.
* DirtyOldMan: He's a middle-aged man who is constantly trying to find excuses to molest teenage boys.
* {{Flanderization}}: While he's established as an honest to goodness paedo in his very first appearance, there's no suggestion that his interest in Neil is any different from his interest in other schoolboys that catch his fancy. His appearances in the yearbook and the series 3 advert turn this into a full on ''obsession'' and heavily imply that he may in fact be in love with Neil, with the latter in particular revealing that he desires to put on a two man version of ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' with himself and Neil in the starring roles.
* MemeticMolester: In universe. Hence the nickname.
* OpenSecret: His paedophilia is a well-known fact that he's often mocked for by the students and that he makes no real effort to hide. Will brushes it off as rumors until he actually meets him, after which he is promptly stunned that the school would hire an actual paedophile.
* TeacherStudentRomance: A one-sided example. He seems to particularly fancy Neil, and makes several attempts at feeling him up in each of his appearances. The series 3 advert has a POV shot from his perspective that depicts Neil through a CrushFilter, implying that his attraction goes beyond lust.
* UltimateJobSecurity: In spite of repeatedly attempting to molest Neil and apparently getting caught masturbating over the school orchestra some years back, he still has a job. It's implied that Gilbert has been covering up for him. "I'm putting my fucking neck on the line for you." indeed.
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!!John "Paedo" Kennedy
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->'''Played by:''' Waen Shepherd
* AffablyEvil: He's a soft-spoken and gentle-seeming sexual predator.
* AscendedExtra: He's a fairly minor (but memorable) character with only a few appearances in the series. The tie-in yearbook includes several sections that focus on or prominently feature him.
* CreepyMonotone: Every line out of his mouth sounds hushed and perverted in tone.
* DirtyOldMan: He's a middle-aged man who is constantly trying to find excuses to molest teenage boys.
* {{Flanderization}}: While he's established as an honest to goodness paedo in his very first appearance, there's no suggestion that his interest in Neil is any different from his interest in other schoolboys that catch his fancy. His appearances in the yearbook and the series 3 advert turn this into a full on ''obsession'' and heavily imply that he may in fact be in love with Neil, with the latter in particular revealing that he desires to put on a two man version of ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' with himself and Neil in the starring roles.
* MemeticMolester: In universe. Hence the nickname.
* OpenSecret: His paedophilia is a well-known fact that he's often mocked for by the students and that he makes no real effort to hide. Will brushes it off as rumors until he actually meets him, after which he is promptly stunned that the school would hire an actual paedophile.
* TeacherStudentRomance: A one-sided example. He seems to particularly fancy Neil, and makes several attempts at feeling him up in each of his appearances. The series 3 advert has a POV shot from his perspective that depicts Neil through a CrushFilter, implying that his attraction goes beyond lust.
* UltimateJobSecurity: In spite of repeatedly attempting to molest Neil and apparently getting caught masturbating over the school orchestra some years back, he still has a job. It's implied that Gilbert has been covering up for him. "I'm putting my fucking neck on the line for you." indeed.
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!!John "Paedo" Kennedy
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->'''Played by:''' Waen Shepherd
* AffablyEvil: He's a soft-spoken and gentle-seeming sexual predator.
* AscendedExtra: He's a fairly minor (but memorable) character with only a few appearances in the series. The tie-in yearbook includes several sections that focus on or prominently feature him.
* CreepyMonotone: Every line out of his mouth sounds hushed and perverted in tone.
* DirtyOldMan: He's a middle-aged man who is constantly trying to find excuses to molest teenage boys.
* {{Flanderization}}: While he's established as an honest to goodness paedo in his very first appearance, there's no suggestion that his interest in Neil is any different from his interest in other schoolboys that catch his fancy. His appearances in the yearbook and the series 3 advert turn this into a full on ''obsession'' and heavily imply that he may in fact be in love with Neil, with the latter in particular revealing that he desires to put on a two man version of ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' with himself and Neil in the starring roles.
* MemeticMolester: In universe. Hence the nickname.
* OpenSecret: His paedophilia is a well-known fact that he's often mocked for by the students and that he makes no real effort to hide. Will brushes it off as rumors until he actually meets him, after which he is promptly stunned that the school would hire an actual paedophile.
* TeacherStudentRomance: A one-sided example. He seems to particularly fancy Neil, and makes several attempts at feeling him up in each of his appearances. The series 3 advert has a POV shot from his perspective that depicts Neil through a CrushFilter, implying that his attraction goes beyond lust.
* UltimateJobSecurity: In spite of repeatedly attempting to molest Neil and apparently getting caught masturbating over the school orchestra some years back, he still has a job. It's implied that Gilbert has been covering up for him. "I'm putting my fucking neck on the line for you." indeed.
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[[folder: Mr. Gilbert]]
!!Mr. Philip Gilbert
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[[caption-width-right:300:I assure you, once my legal obligation to look after your best interests is removed, I can be one truly nasty FUCKER.]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/GregDavies
* ApatheticTeacher: In general, Gilbert is utterly switched off from life in the secondary education system, and will generally leave you alone if you leave him alone. However, as Will discovers to his cost, SadistTeacher is what happens when you get on his bad side...
* BerserkButton: Seems to have one about being contradicted. Will being Will, he tends to do this a lot.
* BigDamnHeroes: A downplayed example, since "hero" definitely doesn't seem to apply (he's mainly doing it to keep the peace rather than out of concern for anyone's welfare), but twice throughout the series he swoops in to prevent Neil from becoming a victim of "Paedo" Kennedy's attentions.
* BreakTheHaughty: His poor treatment of Will seems to be part him just being [[{{Jerkass}} a dick]], and part a desire to bring the boy down a peg or two, since Will genuinely does possess a rather over-inflated opinion of how smart, mature and wise he is.
* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:In the series, he tells Will he'd like to get with his mother. In the second movie, he actually does.]]
* ChildHater: He really seems like one at times.
* CoolOldGuy: On holidays at least, he'll loosen up and go on the piss. He turns up in Malia in the first movie, riding a quadbike while naked and in the extended cut playing drinking games in one of the bars.
* CommonalityConnection: Subverted. He and Will agree that the talent show is a sham but it doesn't stop Mr. Gilbert from forcing Will to help run the thing anyway.
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably the most acidically sarcastic character in the show, especially towards Will.
* DeanBitterman: It's pretty clear that he's lost all interest in actually educating teens at this point. He and Will tend to clash often.
* DeathGlare: Pretty much constantly gives off an intimidating wide-eyed one.
* DependingOnTheWriter: The show tends to flip flop on whether he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure beneath his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] or a complete SadistTeacher who freely abuses his power to pick on students. ''Generally'' he only becomes the latter when someone acts particularly annoying towards him, but that isn't always the case.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Many of his punishments tend to turn out this way, especially towards Will.
** He forces Will to attend his work experience at the garage simply because Will told him he made a mistake. Though it is suggested that he might have (grudgingly) been willing to correct the error had Will not broached the subject rather snottily.
** Threatens to ruin Will's educational prospects unless he finds out who ruined the flower garden.
** He gives Jay and Neil four weeks of detention simply for mentioning that they saw him at Waterside Mall.
* [[DoNotCallMePaul Do Not Call Me Phil]]: Especially not if you're Will.
* TheDreaded: Most of the time, none of the four want anything to do with him.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:Absolutely ''towers'' over Will's mum; his eventual girlfriend.]]
* IBangedYourMom: In the second movie. [[spoiler:He takes a sick pleasure in describing the act to Will.]]
* JadedWashout: It's clear that any enthusiasm he may have once had for teaching has long since eroded into callous cynicism.
* {{Jerkass}}: He deliberately goes out of his way to make life miserable for Will and takes great pleasure in seeing misfortunes happen to him.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** While he takes delight in Will's bullying during his work experience, he still believes that Will must've said something for him to get bullied that badly. In fact, part of the reason for Will's hazing is his own insensitive comments.
** He actually ''agrees'' with Will when the former complains that the Fashion Show is just a popularity contest, but that doesn't stop him forcing Will to man the ticket booth.
** While his dismissive attitude towards Neil possibly getting a woman pregnant is callous and unhelpful, he's also not wrong that there's neither a lot he can do about the situation nor is it really his responsibility to clean up the messes that students make in their private lives outside of school.
** He only refuses to let Will go to the bathroom during his exam because he had already allowed him to go three times earlier in the same hour; it's perfectly reasonable for him to at that point become suspicious that Will could be using the repeated trips as a way to cheat.
** When he chides Will for being willing to grass when Donovan ties him up and puts a bin on his head, he has a good point that "everyone hates a grass" and even if he did punish Donovan then and there, Donovan would just get Will back outside of school later, especially since Donovan was standing a few feet behind Will and would know who snitched on him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Will thinks he's a good enough guy to help Neil out once (he thinks) he got a girl pregnant. He's wrong.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's 6'8". Will once refers to him as "a lunatic giant."
* LastNameBasis: He refers to the student body exclusively by their last names. In addition to reinforcing how little he wants anything to do with them, it also reinforces his jerkass-teacher tendencies; while modern schooling tends to emphasize learning and using first names in order to try and create a bond, in the past, this trope used to be more common as teachers were expected to be more authoritarian and remote.
* MoralMyopia: He generally disapproves of grassing, especially if it's from Will. But he also threatens to ruin Will's academic prospects if he doesn't rat out his friends.
* OnlySaneMan: Albeit a very mean-spirited one. He probably has the most common sense out of the entire cast, and always speaks to others frankly regardless of whether they're a student or an adult, but he's so jaded and cynical that his sanity almost always comes out in the form of acerbic insults or cruel mocking at the idiocy of the people around him.
* PetTheDog: Surprisingly a lot considering his misanthropy.
** Neil mentions Gilbert takes him making a move on Ms. Timms after one too many beers quite well.
** He also stops Paedo Kennedy from molesting Neil on several occasions, even telling Kennedy that he's been, "putting his fucking neck on the line for", him.
** In the Exam episode, he doesn't disqualify Jay for having his phone out, despite having every right to do so.
** After Will shits himself, he leads him quietly out of the exam with as little fuss as possible.
** In the second movie, [[spoiler:he genuinely seems besotted with Will's mum.]]
** He admits in the yearbook he actually quite likes Simon.
** He ends the first season musing almost warmly about how well the Christmas party went and how he may go to bed "relatively hate-free" as a result, though he does interrupt himself to berate a couple of students about making out in public or tagging people's property.
* SadistTeacher: While an ApatheticTeacher towards those who don't cross him, he knows how to hold a grudge and becomes this against students who have managed to personally annoy or insult him, especially Will.
* SirSwearsALot: He's very sweary for a teacher.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Will gets on the wrong side of him on his first day and he never lets up at him, even after he leaves the school. Beyond generally acting as an authoritarian-yet-disinterested teacher, he's less so to the others in the group; while Jay also tends to get up his nose, it's not quite to the same extent as Will, he tends to regard Neil more with exasperated resignation and seems more or less indifferent to Simon (although he admits in the yearbook that he actually kind of likes him).
* SoftSpokenSadist: He's a SadisticTeacher who generally speaks in a contemptuously hushed tone.
* TranquilFury: While he's perpetually agitated, he almost never yells at his students when they push him over the edge; he prefers more hurtful ways off getting back at them.
* VillainyFreeVillain: His only villainous deed is being a complete asshole.
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[[folder: Carli D'Amato]]
!!Carli D'Amato
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[[caption-width-right:350:You're not going to ask me to finger myself again, are you?]]
->'''Played by:''' Emily Head
* AlphaBitch: She has a much higher standing in the popularity pecking order than the lads and, especially in series 3 and the first movie, comes across as one of the most popular girls at school with a bitchy streak and a [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys poor choice in men]].
* AmbiguousInnocence: Since she never receives any individual focus of her own, it can be hard to get a read on just how exactly she feels about Simon. Sometimes she seems to only be interested in him for the sake of stringing him along for her own benefit, but other times she seems to be genuinely willing to hang out with him without an ulterior motive. It doesn't help that Simon himself constantly does disgusting, embarrassing, and even horrible things in front of her by mistake, giving her plenty of reason to fully dislike him.
* BastardBoyfriend: Her on again/off again boyfriend Tom frequently prioritises his rugby mates over her, though the few times he actually appears, he's shown to at least be amicable to Simon.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Her profile in the yearbook hints at this having happened prior to the beginning of the series; she started to get in with the popular crowd after she got out of braces and into make-up
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She comes across as a NiceGirl in the first season, but knowingly strings Simon along. By the first movie, she outright uses him for her own ends, though it's sort of Si's own fault for being awkward around her.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Simon believes that, because they've known each other since they were eight, they're destined soulmates. Emphasis on ''believes''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Implied when she sees Simon talking to Lauren. She comes up to Simon, asking to hang out, even after she finds out he's arranged to meet up with Lauren. In the first movie, she's this to [[{{Jerkass}} James]], even using Simon to try and make him jealous. James ever refers to her as "Carli Cling-on", noting that she's very keen.
* EmbarrassingNickname: The yearbook reveals that the other kids called her "Carli Tomato" until she hit puberty.
* GirlNextDoor: She and Simon have known each other since childhood.
* ItsAllAboutMe: When Simon [[WardrobeMalfunction accidentally flashes a testicle]] at the fashion show, she complains that he ruined her big night, in spite of the fact that the whole thing was a charity event to raise money for a dialysis machine.
* LoveInterest: For Simon. It's pretty much one-sided though.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Her [[{{Stripperific}} choice of outfit]] for the fashion show's sexy finale is a corset with OperaGloves and feather boa, while carrying a riding crop, much to Neil's delight. Simon has to concentrate so hard not to get an erection because of this outfit that he neglects to spot that one of his balls are hanging out.
* OutOfFocus: Is much less of a presence in series 3, where much of Simon's plots revolve around his relationship with Tara.
* PetTheDog: In spite of her AlphaBitch tendencies, she does get Donovan to release the wedgie he's giving Will on their last day of school.
* PutOnABus: Simon declares that he doesn't want to see her again at the end of the first movie, and he kept his word as she is not seen or even given the slightest mention in the second movie.
* RummageSaleReject: While her own fashion sense seems perfectly normal, her idea of a "sexy" male outfit consists of a speedo, a vest, a top hat, big black boots and a leash. [[AllThereInTheManual Her design sketch for the outfit]] reveals that it was intended to be a social statement about male/female power dynamics that just didn't land.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Most of her characterisation revolves around Simon pining over her.
* SequelNonEntity: She has vanished from the face of the earth in the second movie. While she was PutOnABus at the end of the first movie for perfectly justifiable reasons, it's still a bit jarring as she was one of the most important characters of the show before with so many of the plots and sideplots being about Simon trying to win her heart.
* TheTease: When Simon stops paying attention to her and starts getting interested in Lauren, all Carli has to do is compliment him and he instantly forgets all about Lauren.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She's a reasonably nice GirlNextDoor in the first series, but later on appears to be just stringing Simon along and even using him to make other guys jealous when it suits her. Her jerkassery is most evident in "The Fashion Show" and the first movie.
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[[folder: Charlotte Hinchcliffe]]
!!Charlotte Hinchcliffe
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[[caption-width-right:350:All right funny boy, make me laugh. ''Without'' undressing.]]
->'''Played by:''' Emily Atack
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Was in a relationship with Donovan, and it's implied she's not totally over him.
* BuxomIsBetter: Her breasts are, according to Jay, so large and perfect that she needs specially made bras.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's seen as unattainable by the lads, but Will manages to break the ice with his [[DeadpanSnarker wit]] after an awkward start. Even after his disaster in bed with her and his spreading of lies that they were more than they were, she's still nice to him considering.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Has blonde hair and most of the teenage male characters lust after her.
* FoodSlap: When she finds out Will's been lying about sleeping with her and called her a "porn star" to the lads at the garage, she throws her drink in his face.
* HeadTurningBeauty: She has a reputation as being the most popular girl in school due to her looks. The lads are utterly shocked when she turns up at a house party so uncool that they were invited.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Although she puts it nicely, she tells Will that she would be fine with a guy ''like'' him as long as it isn't him, removing any possibility of romance between them.
* InUniverseNickname: Often known as Charlotte "Big Jugs" or Charlotte "Tits" for two [[BuxomIsBetter pretty obvious reasons]].
* LovableAlphaBitch: Especially when compared to [[AlphaBitch Carli]].
* LoveInterest: By virtue of her number of appearances, she's likely the closest thing Will has to a main love interest on the show.
* MsFanservice: A fairly subdued example compared to most, but she's very attractive and often wears outfits that draw attention to her figure.
* NiceGirl: She's snarky, but not meanspirited. She even shows patience when speaking to Jay.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Has a bitchy moment when she participates in the date show despite Will thinking they were an item, though to be fair, Charlotte never actually said she was his girlfriend or thought of him as a boyfriend.
* OperationJealousy: Simon remarks that the very popular Charlotte is clearly flirting with Will to piss off Donovan, but Will doesn't want to hear it. Though she does seem to genuinely enjoy Will's company even after that, so it's hard to say if that was her only reason for talking to him.
* ReallyGetsAround: According to Jay, she's slept with the entire rugby team. Will points out that Rudge Park doesn't even have a rugby team. She's obviously more experienced and comfortable with her sexuality than Will, as she talks about buying vibrating love eggs and mentions she's already taken eleven lovers.
* WhatTheHellHero: Chews out Will for bragging about her fucking like a porn star (as if he would know) and his supposed bird to impress his work experience 'colleagues', calling him a nasty little virgin and throwing a drink in his face.
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[[folder: Mark Donovan]]
!!Mark Donovan
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[[caption-width-right:320:Have a nice life, dickheads!]]
->'''Played by:''' Henry Lloyd-Hughes
* AxCrazy: Will refers to him as "the school psycho." Hash seems to make him "spread butter like a maniac."
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He has a façade of being polite in front of parents, which is why he manages to get into a lot less trouble than he should.
* TheBully: He starts on Will on the first day and doesn't let up, even giving him a wedgie on their final day at school.
* TheCharmer: Gets away with his bullying because he's very polite and pleasant towards adults (and girls).
* CrazyJealousGuy: He's threatened Will for being with Charlotte and is implied to have beaten Patrice to a pulp for sleeping with her.
* DemotedToExtra: The primary antagonist of the first series, he becomes a lot less prominent in seasons 2 and 3. While he specifically hunted Will out to bully in earlier episodes (threatening to kill Will multiple times), his behavior became more passive as time went on and he only bothered Simon, Jay, Neil and Will when they either had something he wanted (the back seats to a coach) or if they approached him (to buy drugs or to join a party). Not that he's any less of a JerkAss.
* TheDreaded: When Donovan is involved, the protagonists pretty much give up and let him get away with his bullying due to their fear of him. It occasionally works in their favor but it mostly results in them getting hurt.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** He and his friends chase after Will and Simon under the assumption they were stealing a frisbee from a disabled woman. In reality, Will accidentally threw the frisbee at her and tried to take it back after a failed apology.
** It's also shown in one episode that one of his friends is a black girl, which implies that for all his other flaws, he won't bully people because of their race. However, he is known to be a charmer with girls so it might be more related to her sex than her race.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He has a sensitive side towards Charlotte. Though if you tell anyone that, he will kill you. He also immediately rushes in to beat Will up when he sees ([[NotWhatItLooksLike what he believes to be]]) him harassing a mentally-handicapped girl.
* {{Jerkass}}: A JerkJock towards the protagonists, he even writes cock on Neil's bandaged arm.
* JerkJock: He's athletic and popular, along with being a total asshole.
* KarmaHoudini: None of the protagonists are physically inclined, so Donovan can pretty much get away with screwing with them without retaliation, except for one example when John [[FatIdiot of all people]] got him to back down in the Christmas prom episode.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Beats up [[FrenchJerk Patrice]] for sleeping with Charlotte.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's tall with olive skin and dark hair, and is considered to be attractive by girls.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: While he's reasonably attractive, he has a reputation throughout the school for being a violent bully, which makes his ongoing romance with the sweet-natured and popular Charlotte pretty improbable. He's suggested to have a softer side that he only shows around her, but we don't get enough insight into it to say whether or not it could justify their relationship.
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[[folder: Big John]]
!!"Big" John Webster
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->'''Played by:''' John Seaward
* AllThereInTheScript: His surname, Webster, is only revealed in the Inbetweeners Yearbook.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Much like Will, he seems to be on the autistic spectrum, if slightly more severly.
* BigEater: He eats so many burgers at the Christmas prom that Will has to tell him to stop.
* ButtMonkey: His whole purpose is to be lower on the social pecking order than the protagonists.
* FatIdiot: He's not all there and tends to get lost easily.
* HiddenDepths:
** When he sees Will being grappled by Donovan at the Christmas party, he doesn't even hesitate before yelling at Donovan to put him down, which gets the whole school year to stick up for Will and Donovan to back off.
** He offers some shockingly insightful advice to Jay about self-acceptance during that same party.
* KavorkaMan: Is seen at a house party with his hand on a girl's breast.
* NiceGuy: Sticks up for Will and is fairly non-confrontational if stupid.
* OutOfFocus: After being a semi-prominent character in series 1 and 2, he's a glorified RecurringExtra in series 3 and the movie.
* ThePigPen: Will notes that the only "carnage" that had happened on the Swanage trip was what he'd done to the bus toilets.
* StrawLoser: He often appears when the four main characters seem to be complete losers to point out that they are actually not at the bottom of the hierarchy (there ''is'' a reason they're called "inbetweeners" - they're not really losers, at least not if they pull themselves together, but they are surely not popular either), because guys like John are much worse off.
** However, it's inverted in the episode "Will's Birthday" where the fact that even ''John'' is invited to a party shows how uncool the four main characters are.
*** Although, when confronted, the girl in question says the only reason she didn't invite the lads was simply because she didn't know them that well.
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[[folder: John "Paedo" Kennedy]]
!!John "Paedo" Kennedy
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->'''Played by:''' Waen Shepherd
* AffablyEvil: He's a soft-spoken and gentle-seeming sexual predator.
* AscendedExtra: He's a fairly minor (but memorable) character with only a few appearances in the series. The tie-in yearbook includes several sections that focus on or prominently feature him.
* CreepyMonotone: Every line out of his mouth sounds hushed and perverted in tone.
* DirtyOldMan: He's a middle-aged man who is constantly trying to find excuses to molest teenage boys.
* {{Flanderization}}: While he's established as an honest to goodness paedo in his very first appearance, there's no suggestion that his interest in Neil is any different from his interest in other schoolboys that catch his fancy. His appearances in the yearbook and the series 3 advert turn this into a full on ''obsession'' and heavily imply that he may in fact be in love with Neil, with the latter in particular revealing that he desires to put on a two man version of ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' with himself and Neil in the starring roles.
* MemeticMolester: In universe. Hence the nickname.
* OpenSecret: His paedophilia is a well-known fact that he's often mocked for by the students and that he makes no real effort to hide. Will brushes it off as rumors until he actually meets him, after which he is promptly stunned that the school would hire an actual paedophile.
* TeacherStudentRomance: A one-sided example. He seems to particularly fancy Neil, and makes several attempts at feeling him up in each of his appearances. The series 3 advert has a POV shot from his perspective that depicts Neil through a CrushFilter, implying that his attraction goes beyond lust.
* UltimateJobSecurity: In spite of repeatedly attempting to molest Neil and apparently getting caught masturbating over the school orchestra some years back, he still has a job. It's implied that Gilbert has been covering up for him. "I'm putting my fucking neck on the line for you." indeed.
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[[folder: Tara Brown]]
!!Tara Brown
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[[caption-width-right:350:Beepity beep-beep! Beepity beep-beep!]]
->'''Played by:''' Hannah Tointon
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In her first appearance, she's a wry DeadpanSnarker with an interest in music and a light punk aesthetic. Once she and Simon begin dating, though, she becomes a doe-eyed GenkiGirl who considers dressing her boyfriend up like "an eccentric posh child" to be absolutely adorable. Possibly justified if you interpret her to ''also'' be undergoing the effects of LoveMakesYouDumb along with Simon; becoming more flighty and nervous around her first serious boyfriend.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair and eyes.
* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance, she's fairly witty.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Around Simon, she becomes much more giddy, even giving him a ridiculous makeover.
* MeetCute: Simon is introduced to her by accidentally sitting on her.
* NiceGirl: Makes an effort to be friendly to Simon's friends even as they continue to treat her poorly.
* RememberTheNewGuy: She's apparently gone to Rudge Park the entire time the lads have been there, but only appears at the start of their last year. This is quickly handwaved with the explanation that they had simply overlooked her until she had a glow up over the summer.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Defined entirely by her relationship with Simon. Once they break up, she's out of the plot for good.
* SecondLove: Simon's first actual girlfriend, but meets her while he's chasing after Carli.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Implied by her claim that Simon only started noticing her after she "dyed [her] hair and grew a pair of tits."
* SixthRanger: Has the small honor of being the only character to accompany the main four on their adventures for multiple episodes in a row.
* YokoOhNo: Will and Jay see her as this. The lads get annoyed that he spends more time with her than them. Jay even has a sound effect for whenever Simon talks about her.
-->'''Jay:''' Beepity-beep-beep!
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[[folder: Mr. Gilbert]]
!!Mr. Philip Gilbert
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[[caption-width-right:300:I assure you, once my legal obligation to look after your best interests is removed, I can be one truly nasty FUCKER.]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/GregDavies
* ApatheticTeacher: In general, Gilbert is utterly switched off from life in the secondary education system, and will generally leave you alone if you leave him alone. However, as Will discovers to his cost, SadistTeacher is what happens when you get on his bad side...
* BerserkButton: Seems to have one about being contradicted. Will being Will, he tends to do this a lot.
* BigDamnHeroes: A downplayed example, since "hero" definitely doesn't seem to apply (he's mainly doing it to keep the peace rather than out of concern for anyone's welfare), but twice throughout the series he swoops in to prevent Neil from becoming a victim of "Paedo" Kennedy's attentions.
* BreakTheHaughty: His poor treatment of Will seems to be part him just being [[{{Jerkass}} a dick]], and part a desire to bring the boy down a peg or two, since Will genuinely does possess a rather over-inflated opinion of how smart, mature and wise he is.
* BrickJoke: [[spoiler:In the series, he tells Will he'd like to get with his mother. In the second movie, he actually does.]]
* ChildHater: He really seems like one at times.
* CoolOldGuy: On holidays at least, he'll loosen up and go on the piss. He turns up in Malia in the first movie, riding a quadbike while naked and in the extended cut playing drinking games in one of the bars.
* CommonalityConnection: Subverted. He and Will agree that the talent show is a sham but it doesn't stop Mr. Gilbert from forcing Will to help run the thing anyway.
* DeadpanSnarker: Probably the most acidically sarcastic character in the show, especially towards Will.
* DeanBitterman: It's pretty clear that he's lost all interest in actually educating teens at this point. He and Will tend to clash often.
* DeathGlare: Pretty much constantly gives off an intimidating wide-eyed one.
* DependingOnTheWriter: The show tends to flip flop on whether he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure beneath his [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkassery]] or a complete SadistTeacher who freely abuses his power to pick on students. ''Generally'' he only becomes the latter when someone acts particularly annoying towards him, but that isn't always the case.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Many of his punishments tend to turn out this way, especially towards Will.
** He forces Will to attend his work experience at the garage simply because Will told him he made a mistake. Though it is suggested that he might have (grudgingly) been willing to correct the error had Will not broached the subject rather snottily.
** Threatens to ruin Will's educational prospects unless he finds out who ruined the flower garden.
** He gives Jay and Neil four weeks of detention simply for mentioning that they saw him at Waterside Mall.
* [[DoNotCallMePaul Do Not Call Me Phil]]: Especially not if you're Will.
* TheDreaded: Most of the time, none of the four want anything to do with him.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: [[spoiler:Absolutely ''towers'' over Will's mum; his eventual girlfriend.]]
* IBangedYourMom: In the second movie. [[spoiler:He takes a sick pleasure in describing the act to Will.]]
* JadedWashout: It's clear that any enthusiasm he may have once had for teaching has long since eroded into callous cynicism.
* {{Jerkass}}: He deliberately goes out of his way to make life miserable for Will and takes great pleasure in seeing misfortunes happen to him.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** While he takes delight in Will's bullying during his work experience, he still believes that Will must've said something for him to get bullied that badly. In fact, part of the reason for Will's hazing is his own insensitive comments.
** He actually ''agrees'' with Will when the former complains that the Fashion Show is just a popularity contest, but that doesn't stop him forcing Will to man the ticket booth.
** While his dismissive attitude towards Neil possibly getting a woman pregnant is callous and unhelpful, he's also not wrong that there's neither a lot he can do about the situation nor is it really his responsibility to clean up the messes that students make in their private lives outside of school.
** He only refuses to let Will go to the bathroom during his exam because he had already allowed him to go three times earlier in the same hour; it's perfectly reasonable for him to at that point become suspicious that Will could be using the repeated trips as a way to cheat.
** When he chides Will for being willing to grass when Donovan ties him up and puts a bin on his head, he has a good point that "everyone hates a grass" and even if he did punish Donovan then and there, Donovan would just get Will back outside of school later, especially since Donovan was standing a few feet behind Will and would know who snitched on him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Will thinks he's a good enough guy to help Neil out once (he thinks) he got a girl pregnant. He's wrong.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's 6'8". Will once refers to him as "a lunatic giant."
* LastNameBasis: He refers to the student body exclusively by their last names. In addition to reinforcing how little he wants anything to do with them, it also reinforces his jerkass-teacher tendencies; while modern schooling tends to emphasize learning and using first names in order to try and create a bond, in the past, this trope used to be more common as teachers were expected to be more authoritarian and remote.
* MoralMyopia: He generally disapproves of grassing, especially if it's from Will. But he also threatens to ruin Will's academic prospects if he doesn't rat out his friends.
* OnlySaneMan: Albeit a very mean-spirited one. He probably has the most common sense out of the entire cast, and always speaks to others frankly regardless of whether they're a student or an adult, but he's so jaded and cynical that his sanity almost always comes out in the form of acerbic insults or cruel mocking at the idiocy of the people around him.
* PetTheDog: Surprisingly a lot considering his misanthropy.
** Neil mentions Gilbert takes him making a move on Ms. Timms after one too many beers quite well.
** He also stops Paedo Kennedy from molesting Neil on several occasions, even telling Kennedy that he's been, "putting his fucking neck on the line for", him.
** In the Exam episode, he doesn't disqualify Jay for having his phone out, despite having every right to do so.
** After Will shits himself, he leads him quietly out of the exam with as little fuss as possible.
** In the second movie, [[spoiler:he genuinely seems besotted with Will's mum.]]
** He admits in the yearbook he actually quite likes Simon.
** He ends the first season musing almost warmly about how well the Christmas party went and how he may go to bed "relatively hate-free" as a result, though he does interrupt himself to berate a couple of students about making out in public or tagging people's property.
* SadistTeacher: While an ApatheticTeacher towards those who don't cross him, he knows how to hold a grudge and becomes this against students who have managed to personally annoy or insult him, especially Will.
* SirSwearsALot: He's very sweary for a teacher.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Will gets on the wrong side of him on his first day and he never lets up at him, even after he leaves the school. Beyond generally acting as an authoritarian-yet-disinterested teacher, he's less so to the others in the group; while Jay also tends to get up his nose, it's not quite to the same extent as Will, he tends to regard Neil more with exasperated resignation and seems more or less indifferent to Simon (although he admits in the yearbook that he actually kind of likes him).
* SoftSpokenSadist: He's a SadisticTeacher who generally speaks in a contemptuously hushed tone.
* TranquilFury: While he's perpetually agitated, he almost never yells at his students when they push him over the edge; he prefers more hurtful ways off getting back at them.
* VillainyFreeVillain: His only villainous deed is being a complete asshole.
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[[folder: Carli D'Amato]]
!!Carli D'Amato
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[[caption-width-right:350:You're not going to ask me to finger myself again, are you?]]
->'''Played by:''' Emily Head
* AlphaBitch: She has a much higher standing in the popularity pecking order than the lads and, especially in series 3 and the first movie, comes across as one of the most popular girls at school with a bitchy streak and a [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys poor choice in men]].
* AmbiguousInnocence: Since she never receives any individual focus of her own, it can be hard to get a read on just how exactly she feels about Simon. Sometimes she seems to only be interested in him for the sake of stringing him along for her own benefit, but other times she seems to be genuinely willing to hang out with him without an ulterior motive. It doesn't help that Simon himself constantly does disgusting, embarrassing, and even horrible things in front of her by mistake, giving her plenty of reason to fully dislike him.
* BastardBoyfriend: Her on again/off again boyfriend Tom frequently prioritises his rugby mates over her, though the few times he actually appears, he's shown to at least be amicable to Simon.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Her profile in the yearbook hints at this having happened prior to the beginning of the series; she started to get in with the popular crowd after she got out of braces and into make-up
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She comes across as a NiceGirl in the first season, but knowingly strings Simon along. By the first movie, she outright uses him for her own ends, though it's sort of Si's own fault for being awkward around her.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Simon believes that, because they've known each other since they were eight, they're destined soulmates. Emphasis on ''believes''.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Implied when she sees Simon talking to Lauren. She comes up to Simon, asking to hang out, even after she finds out he's arranged to meet up with Lauren. In the first movie, she's this to [[{{Jerkass}} James]], even using Simon to try and make him jealous. James ever refers to her as "Carli Cling-on", noting that she's very keen.
* EmbarrassingNickname: The yearbook reveals that the other kids called her "Carli Tomato" until she hit puberty.
* GirlNextDoor: She and Simon have known each other since childhood.
* ItsAllAboutMe: When Simon [[WardrobeMalfunction accidentally flashes a testicle]] at the fashion show, she complains that he ruined her big night, in spite of the fact that the whole thing was a charity event to raise money for a dialysis machine.
* LoveInterest: For Simon. It's pretty much one-sided though.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Her [[{{Stripperific}} choice of outfit]] for the fashion show's sexy finale is a corset with OperaGloves and feather boa, while carrying a riding crop, much to Neil's delight. Simon has to concentrate so hard not to get an erection because of this outfit that he neglects to spot that one of his balls are hanging out.
* OutOfFocus: Is much less of a presence in series 3, where much of Simon's plots revolve around his relationship with Tara.
* PetTheDog: In spite of her AlphaBitch tendencies, she does get Donovan to release the wedgie he's giving Will on their last day of school.
* PutOnABus: Simon declares that he doesn't want to see her again at the end of the first movie, and he kept his word as she is not seen or even given the slightest mention in the second movie.
* RummageSaleReject: While her own fashion sense seems perfectly normal, her idea of a "sexy" male outfit consists of a speedo, a vest, a top hat, big black boots and a leash. [[AllThereInTheManual Her design sketch for the outfit]] reveals that it was intended to be a social statement about male/female power dynamics that just didn't land.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Most of her characterisation revolves around Simon pining over her.
* SequelNonEntity: She has vanished from the face of the earth in the second movie. While she was PutOnABus at the end of the first movie for perfectly justifiable reasons, it's still a bit jarring as she was one of the most important characters of the show before with so many of the plots and sideplots being about Simon trying to win her heart.
* TheTease: When Simon stops paying attention to her and starts getting interested in Lauren, all Carli has to do is compliment him and he instantly forgets all about Lauren.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She's a reasonably nice GirlNextDoor in the first series, but later on appears to be just stringing Simon along and even using him to make other guys jealous when it suits her. Her jerkassery is most evident in "The Fashion Show" and the first movie.
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[[folder: Charlotte Hinchcliffe]]
!!Charlotte Hinchcliffe
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[[caption-width-right:350:All right funny boy, make me laugh. ''Without'' undressing.]]
->'''Played by:''' Emily Atack
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Was in a relationship with Donovan, and it's implied she's not totally over him.
* BuxomIsBetter: Her breasts are, according to Jay, so large and perfect that she needs specially made bras.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's seen as unattainable by the lads, but Will manages to break the ice with his [[DeadpanSnarker wit]] after an awkward start. Even after his disaster in bed with her and his spreading of lies that they were more than they were, she's still nice to him considering.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Has blonde hair and most of the teenage male characters lust after her.
* FoodSlap: When she finds out Will's been lying about sleeping with her and called her a "porn star" to the lads at the garage, she throws her drink in his face.
* HeadTurningBeauty: She has a reputation as being the most popular girl in school due to her looks. The lads are utterly shocked when she turns up at a house party so uncool that they were invited.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Although she puts it nicely, she tells Will that she would be fine with a guy ''like'' him as long as it isn't him, removing any possibility of romance between them.
* InUniverseNickname: Often known as Charlotte "Big Jugs" or Charlotte "Tits" for two [[BuxomIsBetter pretty obvious reasons]].
* LovableAlphaBitch: Especially when compared to [[AlphaBitch Carli]].
* LoveInterest: By virtue of her number of appearances, she's likely the closest thing Will has to a main love interest on the show.
* MsFanservice: A fairly subdued example compared to most, but she's very attractive and often wears outfits that draw attention to her figure.
* NiceGirl: She's snarky, but not meanspirited. She even shows patience when speaking to Jay.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Has a bitchy moment when she participates in the date show despite Will thinking they were an item, though to be fair, Charlotte never actually said she was his girlfriend or thought of him as a boyfriend.
* OperationJealousy: Simon remarks that the very popular Charlotte is clearly flirting with Will to piss off Donovan, but Will doesn't want to hear it. Though she does seem to genuinely enjoy Will's company even after that, so it's hard to say if that was her only reason for talking to him.
* ReallyGetsAround: According to Jay, she's slept with the entire rugby team. Will points out that Rudge Park doesn't even have a rugby team. She's obviously more experienced and comfortable with her sexuality than Will, as she talks about buying vibrating love eggs and mentions she's already taken eleven lovers.
* WhatTheHellHero: Chews out Will for bragging about her fucking like a porn star (as if he would know) and his supposed bird to impress his work experience 'colleagues', calling him a nasty little virgin and throwing a drink in his face.
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[[folder: Mark Donovan]]
!!Mark Donovan
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[[caption-width-right:320:Have a nice life, dickheads!]]
->'''Played by:''' Henry Lloyd-Hughes
* AxCrazy: Will refers to him as "the school psycho." Hash seems to make him "spread butter like a maniac."
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He has a façade of being polite in front of parents, which is why he manages to get into a lot less trouble than he should.
* TheBully: He starts on Will on the first day and doesn't let up, even giving him a wedgie on their final day at school.
* TheCharmer: Gets away with his bullying because he's very polite and pleasant towards adults (and girls).
* CrazyJealousGuy: He's threatened Will for being with Charlotte and is implied to have beaten Patrice to a pulp for sleeping with her.
* DemotedToExtra: The primary antagonist of the first series, he becomes a lot less prominent in seasons 2 and 3. While he specifically hunted Will out to bully in earlier episodes (threatening to kill Will multiple times), his behavior became more passive as time went on and he only bothered Simon, Jay, Neil and Will when they either had something he wanted (the back seats to a coach) or if they approached him (to buy drugs or to join a party). Not that he's any less of a JerkAss.
* TheDreaded: When Donovan is involved, the protagonists pretty much give up and let him get away with his bullying due to their fear of him. It occasionally works in their favor but it mostly results in them getting hurt.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** He and his friends chase after Will and Simon under the assumption they were stealing a frisbee from a disabled woman. In reality, Will accidentally threw the frisbee at her and tried to take it back after a failed apology.
** It's also shown in one episode that one of his friends is a black girl, which implies that for all his other flaws, he won't bully people because of their race. However, he is known to be a charmer with girls so it might be more related to her sex than her race.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He has a sensitive side towards Charlotte. Though if you tell anyone that, he will kill you. He also immediately rushes in to beat Will up when he sees ([[NotWhatItLooksLike what he believes to be]]) him harassing a mentally-handicapped girl.
* {{Jerkass}}: A JerkJock towards the protagonists, he even writes cock on Neil's bandaged arm.
* JerkJock: He's athletic and popular, along with being a total asshole.
* KarmaHoudini: None of the protagonists are physically inclined, so Donovan can pretty much get away with screwing with them without retaliation, except for one example when John [[FatIdiot of all people]] got him to back down in the Christmas prom episode.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Beats up [[FrenchJerk Patrice]] for sleeping with Charlotte.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's tall with olive skin and dark hair, and is considered to be attractive by girls.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: While he's reasonably attractive, he has a reputation throughout the school for being a violent bully, which makes his ongoing romance with the sweet-natured and popular Charlotte pretty improbable. He's suggested to have a softer side that he only shows around her, but we don't get enough insight into it to say whether or not it could justify their relationship.
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[[folder: Big John]]
!!"Big" John Webster
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->'''Played by:''' John Seaward
* AllThereInTheScript: His surname, Webster, is only revealed in the Inbetweeners Yearbook.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Much like Will, he seems to be on the autistic spectrum, if slightly more severly.
* BigEater: He eats so many burgers at the Christmas prom that Will has to tell him to stop.
* ButtMonkey: His whole purpose is to be lower on the social pecking order than the protagonists.
* FatIdiot: He's not all there and tends to get lost easily.
* HiddenDepths:
** When he sees Will being grappled by Donovan at the Christmas party, he doesn't even hesitate before yelling at Donovan to put him down, which gets the whole school year to stick up for Will and Donovan to back off.
** He offers some shockingly insightful advice to Jay about self-acceptance during that same party.
* KavorkaMan: Is seen at a house party with his hand on a girl's breast.
* NiceGuy: Sticks up for Will and is fairly non-confrontational if stupid.
* OutOfFocus: After being a semi-prominent character in series 1 and 2, he's a glorified RecurringExtra in series 3 and the movie.
* ThePigPen: Will notes that the only "carnage" that had happened on the Swanage trip was what he'd done to the bus toilets.
* StrawLoser: He often appears when the four main characters seem to be complete losers to point out that they are actually not at the bottom of the hierarchy (there ''is'' a reason they're called "inbetweeners" - they're not really losers, at least not if they pull themselves together, but they are surely not popular either), because guys like John are much worse off.
** However, it's inverted in the episode "Will's Birthday" where the fact that even ''John'' is invited to a party shows how uncool the four main characters are.
*** Although, when confronted, the girl in question says the only reason she didn't invite the lads was simply because she didn't know them that well.
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[[folder: John "Paedo" Kennedy]]
!!John "Paedo" Kennedy
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->'''Played by:''' Waen Shepherd
* AffablyEvil: He's a soft-spoken and gentle-seeming sexual predator.
* AscendedExtra: He's a fairly minor (but memorable) character with only a few appearances in the series. The tie-in yearbook includes several sections that focus on or prominently feature him.
* CreepyMonotone: Every line out of his mouth sounds hushed and perverted in tone.
* DirtyOldMan: He's a middle-aged man who is constantly trying to find excuses to molest teenage boys.
* {{Flanderization}}: While he's established as an honest to goodness paedo in his very first appearance, there's no suggestion that his interest in Neil is any different from his interest in other schoolboys that catch his fancy. His appearances in the yearbook and the series 3 advert turn this into a full on ''obsession'' and heavily imply that he may in fact be in love with Neil, with the latter in particular revealing that he desires to put on a two man version of ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' with himself and Neil in the starring roles.
* MemeticMolester: In universe. Hence the nickname.
* OpenSecret: His paedophilia is a well-known fact that he's often mocked for by the students and that he makes no real effort to hide. Will brushes it off as rumors until he actually meets him, after which he is promptly stunned that the school would hire an actual paedophile.
* TeacherStudentRomance: A one-sided example. He seems to particularly fancy Neil, and makes several attempts at feeling him up in each of his appearances. The series 3 advert has a POV shot from his perspective that depicts Neil through a CrushFilter, implying that his attraction goes beyond lust.
* UltimateJobSecurity: In spite of repeatedly attempting to molest Neil and apparently getting caught masturbating over the school orchestra some years back, he still has a job. It's implied that Gilbert has been covering up for him. "I'm putting my fucking neck on the line for you." indeed.
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[[folder: Tara Brown]]
!!Tara Brown
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[[caption-width-right:350:Beepity beep-beep! Beepity beep-beep!]]
->'''Played by:''' Hannah Tointon
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In her first appearance, she's a wry DeadpanSnarker with an interest in music and a light punk aesthetic. Once she and Simon begin dating, though, she becomes a doe-eyed GenkiGirl who considers dressing her boyfriend up like "an eccentric posh child" to be absolutely adorable. Possibly justified if you interpret her to ''also'' be undergoing the effects of LoveMakesYouDumb along with Simon; becoming more flighty and nervous around her first serious boyfriend.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Brown hair and eyes.
* DeadpanSnarker: In her first appearance, she's fairly witty.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: Around Simon, she becomes much more giddy, even giving him a ridiculous makeover.
* MeetCute: Simon is introduced to her by accidentally sitting on her.
* NiceGirl: Makes an effort to be friendly to Simon's friends even as they continue to treat her poorly.
* RememberTheNewGuy: She's apparently gone to Rudge Park the entire time the lads have been there, but only appears at the start of their last year. This is quickly handwaved with the explanation that they had simply overlooked her until she had a glow up over the summer.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Defined entirely by her relationship with Simon. Once they break up, she's out of the plot for good.
* SecondLove: Simon's first actual girlfriend, but meets her while he's chasing after Carli.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Implied by her claim that Simon only started noticing her after she "dyed [her] hair and grew a pair of tits."
* SixthRanger: Has the small honor of being the only character to accompany the main four on their adventures for multiple episodes in a row.
* YokoOhNo: Will and Jay see her as this. The lads get annoyed that he spends more time with her than them. Jay even has a sound effect for whenever Simon talks about her.
-->'''Jay:''' Beepity-beep-beep!
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