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
Streaming rank this week: 227
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Inside No. 9: Merrily Merrily review
New series of Inside No. 9 often kick off on a lightish tone, a gentle palate-cleanser for knottier or more chilling plots further down the line. But Merrily, Merrily strikes a melancholic note as three old university pals reunite after 30-odd years for a nostalgic trip on an eerily empty lake.
Chortle, 20th April 2022Inside No. 9, BBC2, review
"Merrily, Merrily" lacked Pemberton and Shearsmith's usual emotional punch.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 20th April 2022Inside No. 9 7.1 review: Merrily, Merrily
And we're back! Series seven of the UKs most original TV show returns with an uneven episode that nonetheless feels like we're reconnecting with an old friend, perhaps more than any other instalment.
Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 20th April 2022Inside No. 9 review
It didn't disappoint. Well OK, the ending did a smidgin because I'd guessed the twist, but as a metaphor for Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, who became a trio after meeting as students at Bretton Hall college in Yorkshire, it was exquisite.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 20th April 2022Inside No. 9 is a new crown jewel of comedy
Are Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith the most inventive writers working in British TV at the moment? Probably. In fact, they may be the most inventive working anywhere in the world.
Claire Cartmill, Northern Ireland News Letter, 19th April 2022Why the stars are desperate to step Inside No. 9
After seven series you'd think Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton would be running out of ideas, but their imaginations and collaborative powers are still as productive as ever.
Tim Oglethorpe, Daily Mail, 15th April 2022Chortle Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
The nominees have been announced for the Chortle Awards 2022, with Bob Mortimer, Liz Kingsman and Adam Rowe leading the shortlists, with two nominations apiece.
British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2022Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022BBC reveal poll of 100 greatest TV shows 21st century
BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st century. The top comedy in the poll was British sitcom Fleabag at 4th. Also in the top 100 are The Office (9th, with the US version at 39th), The Thick Of It (20th), Black Mirror (22nd), Peep Show (42nd), Inside No. 9 (48th), Detectorists (64th) and Catastrophe (96th).
BBC, 19th October 2021Mark Gatiss amongst Inside No. 9 Series 7 guest stars
Filming is underway on Series 7 of Inside No. 9. Guest stars joining Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith this time will include Mark Gatiss, Daniel Mays, Jessica Hynes, Diane Morgan and Daisy Haggard.
British Comedy Guide, 17th September 2021