News Summary

• Production begins today with Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas reprising their roles from the original hit show and movies.
• There were no further details on the storyline for the characters, whose lives were first captured as they navigated school life, friendship and failed sexual encounters at the fictitious Rudge Park Comprehensive.
• The original show scored ratings records for Channel 4 over its three series, and then spawned two successful Film4-backed movies which released in 2011 and 2014 respectively.
• The first went straight in at No.1 in the box office and set a record for the biggest opening weekend for a UK comedy at the time of its release.