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 Wednesday 8th May on BBC2 at 10pm with Series 9, Episode 1
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 202

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Series 4, Episode 6 - Tempting Fate

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Maz (Weruche Opia), Nick (Reece Shearsmith), Keith (Steve Pemberton). Copyright: BBC
A dead hoarder's flat, a blood-stained floor, a dead rat and a terrible, inescapable curse from beyond the grave. All in an ordinary day's work for council contractors Keith, Nick and Maz.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 6th February 2018
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 31st October 2019 2:00am Gold
Friday 1st November 2019 12:35am Gold
Monday 29th June 2020 12:00am Gold
Thursday 29th October 2020 11:20pm Gold
Friday 30th October 2020 1:50am Gold
Friday 30th October 2020 10:00pm Gold
Wednesday 30th June 2021 2:10am Gold
Thursday 1st July 2021 1:40am Gold
Sunday 7th August 2022 12:00am Gold
Tuesday 11th July 2023 12:20am Gold

Cast & crew

Guest cast
Reece Shearsmith Nick
Steve Pemberton Keith
Weruche Opia Maz
Nigel Planer Frank
Ruben Cryer Charlie
Writing team
Reece Shearsmith Writer
Steve Pemberton Writer
Production team
Jim O'Hanlon Director
Adam Tandy Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Steve Pemberton Associate Producer
Reece Shearsmith Associate Producer
Frances Mable Line Producer
Joe Randall-Cutler Editor
Dennis De Groot Production Designer
Tracey Gillham Casting Director
Yves Barre Costume Designer
John Sorapure Director of Photography
Helen Speyer Make-up Designer
Christian Henson Composer
Mark Challenor 1st Assistant Director

Press

Inside No. 9 stars open to making spin-off movie

If you're glum following Inside No. 9's finale last night (February 6), you'll be pleased to hear that - as well as a fifth series - Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith would consider doing a spin-off feature film.

Bea Mitchell, Digital Spy, 7th February 2018

Opinion: your perfect Inside No. 9 series

Without further ado cue the Top Of The Pops-style music and let's have a look at the latest positions with previous positions in brackets...

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th February 2018

The last instalment of this generally fine series is sadly not its best episode. It's a supernatural tale of a dead hoarder and the council contractors sent to go through his belongings, carrying the slightly trite message: "Be careful what you wish for." Still, it does feature Nigel Planer, no longer a Young One, alas.

David Stubbs, The Guardian, 6th February 2018

Inside No 9: Every episode ranked

We put all 24 stories in order of brilliance. You'll probably disagree.

Chortle, 6th February 2018

Inside No 9: finale gives us fiendish folk-horror

Placing an age-old horror archetype in a modern-day context, what results is typically clever - and tonally rich.

Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 6th February 2018

Inside No 9, Tempting Fate - review

The script was as rigorous as ever, with nothing said or seen without reason.

Gabriel Tate, The Telegraph, 6th February 2018

Inside No. 9: Series 4, Episode 6: Tempting Fate review

This episode is truly creepy. The atmosphere is genuinely disturbing. Due to the darkness of the surroundings and huge piles of boxes all over the place, it feels really claustrophobic. Although there are episodes set in much smaller spaces, the whole tone of the show makes you feel that you are trapped, in the same way the characters are trapped by the wishes of the hare.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 6th February 2018

Inside No. 9 series 4 episode 6 review: Tempting Fate

Inside No. 9 signs off its impressive fourth series with a classic morality tale.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 6th February 2018

TV review: Inside No. 9 - Tempting Fate

The final instalment of this year's run of Inside No. 9 sees Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton deliver their own take on a classic supernatural trope.

Anneka Honeyball, The National Student, 6th February 2018

Inside No 9: Tempting Fate preview

After their rather in-jokey satire on TV awards last week (albeit with a twist in the tale), "Tempting Fate" is a return to what this brilliant anthology does so well: mixing underplayed black humour with a compelling tale. Season 4 has been a special triumph even by Inside No 9's normal high standards, and it bows out with a bang.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th February 2018

Inside No. 9: Series 4, Episode 6, Tempting Fate review

The current fourth series of Inside No. 9 has probably been the most consistently brilliant series yet, delivering different, distinctive and unforgettable episodes each time. And it goes out in fantastic style this week with an episode that has numerous nods towards the horror genre, not to mention a delicious callback to past Inside No. 9s.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th February 2018

January comedian of the month #43, Kerry Howard

Kerry Howard is a comedy actress from Somerset who first came to my attention when she starred as Becky's irritating sister Laura in Him & Her (which I, for some reason, only watched last year). Laura is a very annoying character, even bordering on detestable at times, but this is all part of her brilliance. Because she has genuinely vulnerable moments in parts, and her relationship with Becky (Sarah Solemani) is one of friendship as well as turbulent sisterhood dramatics.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 5th February 2018

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