Will Gets a Girlfriend Will Gets a Girlfriend "Will Gets a Girlfriend" is the fourth episode of the first series of "The Inbetweeners". It first aired on 15 May 2008 on E4. Will, Simon, Jay, and Neil have found themselves at a party, albeit one that turns out to be boring and full of people that are fairly similar to them in terms of social status. However, Wendy, the party's host, insists Charlotte Hinchcliffe (Emily Atack) will soon arrive. The gang are thrilled, as Charlotte is known for her attractive physique, high social status, and seemingly promiscuous ways, which are initially exaggerated by Jay,
Neil Simon and therefore enduring interest without eschewing the comic mode." She concludes, "It is my firm conviction that Neil Simon should be considered a member of this company ... an invitation long overdue." McGovern attempts to explain the response of many critics: Similarly, literary critic Robert Johnson explains that Simon's plays have given us a "rich variety of entertaining, memorable characters" who portray the human experience, often with serious themes. Although his characters are "more lifelike, more complicated and more interesting" than most of the characters audiences see on stage, Simon has "not received as much critical attention as he deserves."