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Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC Two
  • 2014 - 2024
  • 55 episodes (9 series)

Dark comedy anthology series from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Each episode focuses on the goings-on around something to do with the number 9.

  • Returns on Sunday 22nd December on BBC2 at 9pm with Documentary
  • Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Sunday 22nd December at 10pm on BBC2
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 140

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Series 3, Episode 5 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Keeley Hawes), David (Reece Shearsmith), Sally (Rosa Strudwick). Copyright: BBC
A couple's world is changed forever by a seemingly chance find in a local street. David and Louise and their daughter all live in their lovely house. But when David brings home a single black shoe, the new arrival becomes a life-changing obsession that threatens to come between all of them.

Further details

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 14th March 2017
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Guest cast
Reece Shearsmith David
Keeley Hawes Louise
Mathew Baynton Ted
Rosa Strudwick Sally (Daughter)
Steve Pemberton Chris
Danny Baker DJ (Voice)
Writing team
Reece Shearsmith Writer
Steve Pemberton Writer
Production team
Guillem Morales Director
Adam Tandy Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Steve Pemberton Associate Producer
Reece Shearsmith Associate Producer
Joe Randall-Cutler Editor
Simon Rogers Production Designer
Tracey Gillham Casting Director
Yves Barre Costume Designer
John Sorapure Director of Photography
Helen Speyer Make-up Designer
Matthew Scrivener 1st Assistant Director

Press

The ending that was cut from 'Diddle Diddle Dumpling'

In the DVD/blu-ray audio commentary for Inside No. 9 series three episode 'Diddle Diddle Dumpling', Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton reveal that the episode originally had a longer ending.

The Velvet Onion, 17th April 2017

Inside No. 9 review: 'Diddle Diddle Dumpling'

That Inside No. 9 has not even managed a single BAFTA nomination yet alone an award for work of this quality and strength is a travesty.

Dodo's Words, 20th March 2017

Inside No. 9 Season 3 Episode 5 review

Blending elements of ignored classic Roger & Val Have Just Got In with Shearsmith's own short story Dog, and giving an ending that's either dark or very dark, depending on your tastes (students of writing, take note of how much can be said without being explicit), Inside No. 9 once again burrows into the back chambers of your mind, and stays there for days afterward.

Andrew Allen, Cult Box, 16th March 2017

Inside No. 9 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling review

The latest No. 9 from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton is a return to darker themes, exploring an uneasy tale of mystery and obsession.

Anneka Honeyball, The National Student, 16th March 2017

Review - Inside No. 9: Diddle Diddle Dumpling

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Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 15th March 2017

Preview - Inside No. 9: Diddle Diddle Dumpling

Every series of Inside No. 9 appears to have an episode set in suburbia. This time around, the family living at No. 9 sees one of its residents going slowly insane.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 14th March 2017

The devilishly smart, ever-dark anthology series reaches the penultimate episode of its latest run. David (Reece Shearsmith) is unemployed, and wife Louise (Keeley Hawes) is keen for him to get back to work, presumably not only for his own good, but also to pay for their big suburban house. But David has other plans, namely becoming dangerously obsessed with the provenance of a mysterious shoe. Not the strongest episode of the series, but excellent nonetheless.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 14th March 2017

Inside No. 9 review: Diddle Diddle Dumpling

The latest Inside No. 9 is a dark tale of obsession guest-starring Keeley Hawes.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 14th March 2017

Inside No 9 review: madness and tragedy from a shoe

There was clearly something off about this polished, brightly-lit vision of domestic bliss. And so it proved.

Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 14th March 2017

Preview: Inside No 9 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling, BBC2

A couple's world is changed forever by a seemingly chance find in a local street in the penultimate film of the series.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th March 2017

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