“Beepidy beep beep, time for an Inbetweeners update,” they wrote alongside a behind-the-scenes snap of the reunited cast.

“As you probably know, we’ve started filming a new Inbetweeners adventure. We love that everyone is interested, and it’s brilliant that these four idiots are still considered news.

“We’re all excited for the film, but the rumour mill can sometimes get carried away, so our advice is simple: if you want to fully enjoy what we’ve got in store for you, we’d suggest avoiding photos and conjecture about the story.”

They added: “We promise it’ll be a more enjoyable watch going in knowing nothing. Where we can, we’ll share little updates from the set here.”

Alluding to recent reports in the tabloid press about the movie’s cast, they also clarified that “try as we might, we couldn’t squeeze every single beloved character from the TV shows into this new film”.

“That’s on us, and us alone,” they insisted. “Again, people will speculate about why we make these choices, but sadly the truth is we just couldn’t find a plausible way in the script to bring back all our lovely ‘friends’.

“It’s not as headline-worthy, but it’s the truth. Stay tuned for more boring updates like this.”