Jessica Raine
- Actor
Press clippings
Review - Benjamin
Simon Amstell is a film-maker wh''s made a film about a film maker making a film about his inability to love, a topic that long informed his stand-up.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th March 2019Benjamin review - Amstell's hilarious romance
As a young film-maker's career teeters on the brink of disaster, a surprise love affair forces him to rethink the path to happiness.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 13th March 2019Colin Morgan to star in Simon Amstell's film
Merlin actor Colin Morgan will star in Benjamin, the new film written and directed by Simon Amstell.
British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2017Devil of Christmas review - macabre merriment all round
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton take us back to the 1970s for this nightmarish festive folk tale.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 28th December 2016Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's twisted anthology comedy returns for a Christmas special, with Pemberton, Jessica Raine and Rula Lenska hamming it up gleefully as a family getting more than they bargained for while on an Alpine holiday. Initially, it's a homage to 70s TV melodrama. But a voiceover - director's commentary or something more sinister? - lends an uneasy undertone, and soon the spoofy chuckles are over.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 27th December 2016Before the third series starts, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are treating us to a seasonally-twisted special of their anthology comedy, Inside No.9.
It is Austria, Krampusnacht, December 1977. Julian Devonshire (Steve Pemberton), his pregnant wife Kathy (Jessica Raine), their son Toby and mother-in-law Celia (Rula Lenska) arrive at the alpine chalet for a family holiday.
They are shown around by Klaus (Reece Shearsmith) who tells the family about the local legend of The Devil of Christmas. All the good children are given gifts by St. Nicholas, and all the bad ones are punished by the demonic Krampus.
But who has been good, and who has been bad?
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th December 2016Inside No 9: The Devil Of Christmas preview
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have taken a leaf out of the Garth Marenghi's Darkplace playbook for the much-anticipated return of Inside No. 9, give or take a decade.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th December 2016Inside No. 9 - The Devil Of Christmas review
Like with all of Inside No. 9 however, the real twist in the tale comes at the very end. Of course it would be bad of me to spoil it, which just goes to show what incredible writing talent Shearsmith and Pemberton have. The horror and dark twists certainly come as a surprise, while the commentary provides the humour. It is worth watching a few times because you can easily miss some gags.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 27th December 2016Inside No. 9 Christmas special review
The opening episode of the third season of Inside No 9 is a Christmas themed nightmare, dealing with the old legend of Krampus.
Andrew Allen, Cult Box, 27th December 2016Inside No. 9: The Devil Of Christmas review
The Inside No. 9 Christmas special is an expertly layered treat for fans of vintage horror.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 27th December 2016