James Buckley has insisted 'The Inbetweeners' could not return with the same spirit.
James Buckley doesn't think it would work
The 36-year-old actor - who played sex-obsessed loudmouth Jay Cartwright in the classic E4 sitcom, which ran for three series between 2008 and 2010, spawning two feature films - explained that the characters being "idiots" meant they could get away with the more risqué jokes and outrageous moments, but that wouldn't be possible in a potential revival with the original cast later in life.
He told the MailOnline: "It was all justified because they were never the heroes. They were idiots and they got what they deserved.
"That's why it can't come back - you can't have men in their late thirties acting like they're in sixth form and getting away with that stuff."
James - who appeared alongside Simon Bird, Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison on the show - still loves the show, and it's his passion for it that means no payday could convince him to return.
He explained: "I always get asked if I'd ever do more and I said 'For no amount of money' and that quote got run away. I didn't mean about money - it means more to me than money."
The Cameo star - who became the video platform's first millionaire through the custom clips he films - still recreates some of Jay's infamous moments for fans, but there are a few he declines to do.
However, it's down to simply not being able to remember the moment in question rather than wanting to leave it in the past.
He added: "On Cameo, I'm asked to do singing things, I'm asked to the 'Crazy Frog' thing, I don't like doing that even when we filmed it...
"Another problem I have is I can't remember it. Even with work I can't remember things let alone something I did that long ago."
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