Thorpe Park (The Inbetweeners) Thorpe Park (The Inbetweeners) Thorpe Park is the third episode of the first series of "The Inbetweeners". It first aired on 8 May 2008 on E4 and had 305,000 viewers. Simon is about to take his driving test, but does not feel confident that he will pass; even so, Will, Jay and Neil are over-optimistically discussing the possibilities of one of their group owning a full driving licence. Before Simon takes his test, the others have already made plans to go to Thorpe Park - where Neil works, meaning they will be able to get in for free. Simon's driving
Neil Simon and "The Odd Couple" (1965), for which he won a Tony Award. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." During the 1960s to 1980s, he wrote both original screenplays and stage plays, with some films actually based on his plays. His style ranged from romantic comedy to farce to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he garnered 17 Tony nominations and won three. During one season, he had four successful plays running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon