Is the Inbetweeners suitable for a 14 year old?

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DS wants to buy the box set with his birthday money.
The synopsis sounds like perfect 14 year old boy humour, but is it suitable?
He's 14 and the DVD is 18 rated, would it contain stuff that wasn't broacast on tv?.

I think I would let a 14 year old watch it - to my (40 year old woman) mind, it is very realistic about teenage boys, and it is VERY funny.

I definitely would not let my 10 year old and almost 13 year old dds watch it - even though they would love to.

I was a bit when I found out (on Twitter) that Jon Ronson lets his 11 year old son watch it - I even asked him (the son) if his parents knew he was watching it, and he told me they didn't mind...

I started to watch it with 12 year old ds and of course he thought it was hysterical, as I did, but I turned it over in the end as it was a bit too much.

Not sure about 14 though. Why don't you watch a couple of episodes and see. They are on at the moment, I think. On E4?

I, as a middle-aged woman find it hysterial and am looking forward to the 3rd series. I I would let a 14 year old watch it with my approval - it is just full of talk of sex and swearing etc but that's their world, isn't it and it does actually treat some of those coming of age issues very well.

dd loves it (she is 14 and has sn) ds is 17 and loves it, I am XX and find it emabarrising..
so yes fine for a 14 yr old

Thanks everyone. I thought it would be ok it was just the 18 tag. I know it's exactly his sort of humour. Will record an episode and watch it, preferably on my own. Or get DH to watch it (although he thinks Mock the Week is ok ).

Fine for 14 yr old, just don't watch it with him.....

I also think it's hilarious - don't think my 14 yo saw it as he was a bit younger when I watched it.

I know he'd love it, but we'd have to keep fast-forwarding through some scenes - I'm thinking in particular of the one where the boy wanks over a photo of a woman in a bikini when he's working in an old people's home, and just at the point of no return the family come in, THEN the old lady proudly announces from her bed, 'he did that over me.'

Hysterically funny, but, believe me, masturbation is not just talked about, and not something any 14 yo would want to watch with his mother.

Probably not appropriate at all, but he will love it.
I echo the others who said FGS don't watch it with him!

i think they would enjoy

can't believe I described that scene in all its lurid detail.

I have said yes. Will make sure he watches it without me and without his younger brother!

DS is 14 years old and he watches it with me cos we both find it funny

My 15 year old DD and my 14 year old DS have both watched it.

Family Guy is far worse IMO!.

oh yes, do let them watch it. I find it fucking hilarious (as a 39 year old woman) because it is just like being 14/15/16. Unless your son has lived a very sheltered life there won't be anything on there that he hasn't seen/heard about/experienced for himself. It's totally suitable imho

bloody hilarious show