Girls from first film

I'm really disappointed that so few of the memorable characters from the original TV series will appear in The Inbetweeners 2. I accept that if this were real life, the boys would probably no longer be in regular contact with many of their ex-girlfriends from school, or their head of 5th form, Mr Gilbert, or Donovan, the school bully, or fat John, to name but a few.

However, one should not forget that the popularity of the TV series revolved around the antics of four boys who were too young to be adults and too old to be children (hence the title, I presume) and yet the four actors who have been retained for the lead roles in the latest movie are all now close to being thirtysomethings, if they aren't already. So if this were real life, they probably wouldn't still be going on holidays together and acting like wild teenagers. They might well have good jobs, steady relationships and be trying to get on the property ladder. It could therefore be argued that the producers of this movie are stretching credibility to the limit anyway by continuing to cash in on the popularity of the original school-based format with lead characters that are now so much older. In that case, I can't see any reason why they couldn't have continued to include at least some of the original supporting cast who helped make the show such a big success on the small screen.

The character of Mr Gilbert was just too good not to be included in this sequel. If I had written this movie, I would have him still associating with the boys, but no longer as a teacher. He would have been sacked for some unfortunate incident with a pupil and would now be angrily serving the lads on the checkout at their local supermarket, or working as a disgruntled bus driver, abusing all the passengers and driving dangerously! The comic possibilities are virtually endless but unfortunately the makers of this movie failed to notice any of them.

I would also love to have seen what sex-crazy Charlotte Hinchcliffe was up to now (single mum in a council flat??), or what became of geeky Susie (Anabel Barnston) after she took her 'A' levels four years early (maybe standing as the youngest-ever parliamentary candidate for the Conservatives??), or Simon's ex with the daft smile, Tara (Hannah Tointon), or Neil's hot sister Katie, or fit Ulster girl Lauren Harris (Jayne Wisener) who chose Simon over Will in 'The Field Trip' to Swanage, or Becky (Clemency Hallinan) who snogged Simon at Camber Sands in 'Caravan Club' but wasn't willing to go any further, or Hannah Fields (Holly Peplow) who gave Simon a handjob in full view at the under 18's disco in 'Work Experience'! There isn't even any room in this film for the long-term object of Simon's desire, Carli (Emily Head).

Let's also not forget that Will's mum (Belinda Stewart-Wilson) and Neil's gay dad (Alex Macqueen) figured so often and so prominently in the comic dialogue of the four boys, so it is criminal to leave them both out too. The only parent from the original TV series who actually reappears in this sequel is Jay's dad, but why only him?

Overall, I think this film is just a wasted opportunity that can only end up disappointing the fans of the TV series.

Which character from the original TV series would you ideally have brought back and what would they be doing now in the sequel? Please share your thoughts here for a laugh as I doubt there'll be too many in the film itself!