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Inside No. 9

  • TV Series
  • 2014– 2014–
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
18K
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Inside No. 9 (2014)
Anthology series which mixes dark humor with genres like crime, horror or drama. The show invites viewers into some very different No.9s, where the ordinary and mundane rub shoulders with the extraordinary and macabre.
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Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.Genre-mixing anthology series, inviting viewers into some very different and enigmatic No. 9s.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
18K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
822
14
    • Steve Pemberton
    • Reece Shearsmith
  • Stars
    • Reece Shearsmith
    • Steve Pemberton
    • Derek Jacobi
    • Steve Pemberton
    • Reece Shearsmith
  • Stars
    • Reece Shearsmith
    • Steve Pemberton
    • Derek Jacobi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 84User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards

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    Di Botcher, Steve Pemberton, and Roger Sloman in Inside No. 9 (2014)
    Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
    Helen McCrory and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
    Steve Pemberton, Katherine Parkinson, and Tim Key in Inside No. 9 (2014)
    Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
    Sophie Thompson and Lucy Hutchinson in Inside No. 9 (2014)
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    Sophie Okonedo, Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Redmond, Reece Shearsmith, and Robin Weaver in Nine Lives Kat (2022)
    Jessica Hynes in A Random Act of Kindness (2022)
    Steve Pemberton, Jessica Hynes, and Noah Valentine in A Random Act of Kindness (2022)
    Daisy Haggard, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, and Daniel Mays in Kid/Nap (2022)

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    Reece Shearsmith
    • Aidan…
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    Steve Pemberton
    • Adrian…
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Dennis Fulcher…
    Aimee-Ffion Edwards
    Aimee-Ffion Edwards
    • Katy
    Katherine Parkinson
    Katherine Parkinson
    • Rebecca
    Denis Lawson
    Denis Lawson
    • Gerald
    Rosie Cavaliero
    Rosie Cavaliero
    • Kirstie
    Sheridan Smith
    Sheridan Smith
    • Christine
    Christopher Whitlow
    Christopher Whitlow
    • Paramedic
    Alexandra Roach
    Alexandra Roach
    • Nina
    Peter Kay
    Peter Kay
    • Neil
    Nicola Walker
    Nicola Walker
    • Harriet
    Monica Dolan
    Monica Dolan
    • May
    Weruche Opia
    Weruche Opia
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    Jaygann Ayeh
    Jaygann Ayeh
    • Fred
    Jenna Coleman
    Jenna Coleman
    • Beattie
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Martin
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
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      • Reece Shearsmith
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    • Trivia
      Steve Pemberton stated in an interview (Mail February 25, 2017) that the only link between the stories is a small statue of a hare that he and Shearsmith place in each set.
    • Connections
      Featured in 50 Years of BBC2 Comedy (2014)

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    9/10
    A masterclass in dark humour
    When asked if the Voyager space probe should carry an audio recording of J. S. Bach's music, Carl Sagan (or possibly Freeman Dyson) supposedly replied: "That would just be showing off." If we assume aliens have any concept of dark humour and visual storytelling, the same could be said about this series.

    The first three episodes are absolute masterpieces of their respective (quite different) styles, which is even more impressive when you realise they were all written and directed by the same people.

    Episode 4 is probably the weakest of the first series, but episode 5 is fairly solid and the finale goes back to near perfection, manipulating the audience's assumptions to deliver a surprise even after we've learned to expect it.

    The second series can't quite live up to the first. There are a few stylistic highlights (especially the 2nd and 4th episodes) and a few laughs (especially in episode 3), but the plots are more disjointed, the twists more predictable, the direction blander, the endings less satisfying. Even the order of the episodes somehow feels "wrong". It's still better than 99% of what's on TV, and definitely worth watching, but it won't humiliate alien film-makers as thoroughly as the previous season.
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      • February 13, 2014 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)
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