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 - 2023
  • 49 episodes (8 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.

  • The final series is coming in May

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The 'Simon Says' scene that almost went too far

Reece Shearsmith jokes that filming one scene in Inside No. 9 series six episode 'Simon Says' left him fighting for his life...

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 18th May 2021

TV preview: Inside No 9 - Simon Says, BBC Two

My time in various lockdowns over the past year has certainly not been completely frittered away. I may not have baked any banana bread or mastered a foreign language, but I did something much more fruitful. I watch every episode of Inside No 9 anthology forerunner Tales Of The Unexpected, the old ITV series - now available on Sky Arts - that took its cue from the twisted imagination of Roald Dahl.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021

Inside No 9: Simon Says review

If last week's Inside No 9, mixing heist movie with commedia dell'arte, flaunted Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's inventive creative ambitions, the second episode in this sixth series is a more straightforward example of what they do best.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th May 2021

Inside No 9, series 6 episode 2, review

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's black comedy turns its satirical gaze on obsessive TV-show fans *warning: spoilers*.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th May 2021

Inside No. 9 series 6 episode 2 review: Simon Says

Inside No. 9 explores the dark side of the creator-fan relationship in a malevolent story of entitlement, arrogance and obsession. Spoilers.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 17th May 2021

Review: Inside No 9 takes a look at the power of fans

Rather like Misdirection from last series, Simon Says has an initial twist that regular Inside No. 9 viewers will possibly expect. However, Shearsmith and Pemberton still know how to surprise us, so the story goes on to deliver further twists and turns that will keep even the most seasoned viewers on their toes. The result is a thrilling episode that ranks up there with the show's very best.

Sophie Davies, The Custard TV, 17th May 2021

Inside No. 9 review: Simon Says

Simon Says is another strong episode, and if the intention is to kick off a discussion on Creators Vs Fandoms then it succeeds as the episode never conclusively comes down on either side.

Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 17th May 2021

I ranked the 20 best episodes of Inside No. 9

Phenomenal black comedy Inside No. 9 returned this week for a brand new series.

Sam Cleal, BuzzFeed, 15th May 2021

Inside No. 9 review

The whole tale was so arch it was bent double. But no one has said 'bomb' in such a silly accent since the Pink Panther movies. I defy you not to snigger.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 11th May 2021

Inside No. 9 review

The prospect of a new series of Inside No. 9 is delicious. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are surely now at national treasure status. So it pains me to say that I didn't much enjoy last night's offering, which Gemma Whelan explained to camera was a cross between commedia dell'arte and a heist movie, but felt to me largely like a drama students' circle jerk.

Carol Midgley, The Times, 11th May 2021

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