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Inside No. 9

TV·2014–2024·9 seasons, 54 episodes·BBC Two·Comedy, Thriller, Supernatural·30m·8.0·Created by Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton

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An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Inside No. 9 S09E04CTRL/ALT/ESCS09E04 · 9.3Jason, Lynne and their two teenage daughters try out their local escape room, The Killer's Lair. It's not really the girls' idea of fun, but they love their dad, and he loves following the clues and solving the puzzles. Will they get out before they run out of time?
  2. 02Inside No. 9 S09E03Mulberry CloseS09E03 · 8.9A new couple moves into number 9 Mulberry Close, but the sinister sounds coming from within inevitably raise the suspicions of their neighbours.
  3. 03Inside No. 9 S08E04Love Is a StrangerS08E04 · 8.6You get to meet all sorts when you go online dating, as Vicky's about to find out. Will she finally meet her perfect match? Or will she be talking to the Lonely Hearts Killer?

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2014Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Inside No. 9 S01E01SardinesFebruary 5, 2014 7.5It is the day of Rebecca and Jeremy's engagement party, and everyone (well, nearly everyone) has turned up to the old house to wish them wel
  2. S01E02Inside No. 9 S01E02Season's bestA Quiet Night InFebruary 12, 2014 8.1Gerald owns a beautiful house with lots of beautiful things in it. Beautiful things that are also extremely valuable. The kind of things tha
  3. S01E03Inside No. 9 S01E03Tom and GerriFebruary 19, 2014 7.9Tom is a primary school teacher with ambitious ideas of becoming an author. When he tries to repay a good turn from a late-night caller, he
  4. S01E04Inside No. 9 S01E04Last GaspFebruary 26, 2014 7.4Tamsin is a very sick little girl, so Jan and Graham asked WishmakerUK to brighten up their daughter's birthday. The charity is bringing alo
  5. S01E05Inside No. 9 S01E05The UnderstudyMarch 5, 2014 7.3Tony Warner's performance as Macbeth is the toast of London's West End. It would be very bad luck indeed if he was suddenly indisposed in so
  6. S01E06Inside No. 9 S01E06The HarrowingMarch 12, 2014 7.4Ordinarily, Hector and Tabitha never go out as they have to look after their disabled elder brother. But tonight's event is so special that

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2015Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S02E01Inside No. 9 S02E01La CouchetteMarch 26, 2015 7.6Chilling comedy. On board the sleeper from Paris to Bourg St Maurice, a motley collection of passengers try to sleep as the train makes its
  2. S02E02Inside No. 9 S02E02Season's bestThe 12 Days of ChristineApril 2, 2015 8.2Christine Clarke brings a new man back to her flat from a New Year's Eve party, and immediately her life starts to unravel. Who is the terri
  3. S02E03Inside No. 9 S02E03The Trial of Elizabeth GadgeApril 9, 2015 7.6Two witch-finders are summoned by Sir Andrew Pike to the village of Little Happens in order to try a defenceless old woman.
  4. S02E04Inside No. 9 S02E04Cold ComfortApril 16, 2015 7.6It's Andy's first day as a volunteer at the Comfort Support Line call centre, which offers the lonely and desperate a chance to talk about t
  5. S02E05Inside No. 9 S02E05Nana's PartyApril 23, 2015 7.2It is Nana's special day: it isn't every day you get to be 79. She is excited about spending the afternoon with her whole family - even Pat
  6. S02E06Inside No. 9 S02E06Seance TimeApril 29, 2015 6.8Having never consulted the spirit world before, Tina isn't quite sure what to expect. Her visit to the spiritualist medium Madam Talbot has

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016–17Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S03E01Inside No. 9 S03E01The Devil of ChristmasDecember 27, 2016 6.9It is Austria, Krampusnacht, December 1977. Julian Devonshire, his pregnant wife Kathy, their son Toby and mother-in-law Celia arrive at the
  2. S03E02Inside No. 9 S03E02The BillFebruary 21, 2017 7.3After a tiresome game of badminton a group of friends go for a night out at a local restaurant. They indulge in some tapas and a few drinks,
  3. S03E03Inside No. 9 S03E03Season's bestThe Riddle of the SphinxFebruary 28, 2017 7.7Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith lead us into another No.9 as their twisted anthology comedy series continues.Nina thinks Professor Squi
  4. S03E04Inside No. 9 S03E04Empty OrchestraMarch 7, 2017 6.5Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith continue to rewrite the rules of comedy drama.What better way to celebrate Roger's (Steve Pemberton) pr
  5. S03E05Inside No. 9 S03E05Diddle Diddle DumplingMarch 14, 2017 7.4A couple's world is changed forever by a seemingly chance find in a local street, in the penultimate film of the series.David, Louise and th
  6. S03E06Inside No. 9 S03E06Private ViewMarch 21, 2017 7.3In the final Inside No.9 of the series, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith find themselves in a mysteriously exclusive art exhibition.It's

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2018Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S04E01Inside No. 9 S04E01ZanzibarJanuary 2, 2018 7.2Proposals, plots and prostitutes combine for a comedy of errors on floor nine. Welcome to London's Hotel Zanzibar.
  2. S04E02Inside No. 9 S04E02Bernie Clifton's Dressing RoomJanuary 9, 2018 7.4It's been 30 years since Northern double-act Len and Tommy last appeared on stage together, that fateful night at the Glasgow Pavilion. Then
  3. S04E03Inside No. 9 S04E03Once RemovedJanuary 16, 2018 7.7According to the Holmes & Rahe Stress Scale, the three most stressful experiences in life are the death of a spouse, divorce, and impris
  4. S04E04Inside No. 9 S04E04To Have and to HoldJanuary 23, 2018 7.4Adrian spends his time photographing other couples' weddings, but his own marriage to Harriet is far from happy. Can they renew their vows,
  5. S04E05Inside No. 9 S04E05And the Winner Is...January 30, 2018 7.3Will it be the star, the dame, the girl next door or the ingénue? Only one of them can win. We join the jury in their deliberations for the
  6. S04E06Inside No. 9 S04E06Season's bestTempting FateFebruary 6, 2018 7.9A hoarder's flat, a blood-stained floor and an inescapable curse from beyond the grave. All in an ordinary day's work for council contractor

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2020Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S05E01Inside No. 9 S05E01The Referee's a W***erFebruary 3, 2020 6.5The crunch clash between United and Rovers all safely in the care of four match officials. Promotion, relegation, corruption and so, so much
  2. S05E02Inside No. 9 S05E02Death Be Not ProudFebruary 10, 2020 7.1Beattie and Sam are a young couple finally on the property ladder. But the only flat they can afford has a dark and sinister past, a past th
  3. S05E03Inside No. 9 S05E03Love's Great AdventureFebruary 17, 2020 6.4Trevor and Julia always want to make Christmas really special for their family but this year, with money so tight, things aren't going to be
  4. S05E04Inside No. 9 S05E04Season's bestMisdirectionFebruary 24, 2020 8.0World-famous magician Neville Griffin is extremely protective of his secrets, but student journalist Gabriel is determined to get his interv
  5. S05E05Inside No. 9 S05E05Thinking Out LoudMarch 2, 2020 7.5Seven disparate characters share their stories with a camera, their fates inevitably, inextricably and unknowingly set for a head-on collisi
  6. S05E06Inside No. 9 S05E06The StakeoutMarch 9, 2020 6.9Two police officers have time to get to know each other on the night shift. But PC Thompson's previous partner died in a brutal attack less

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2021Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S06E01Inside No. 9 S06E01Wuthering HeistMay 10, 2021 8.3Pantalone is planning the heist of the century – a tasty twelve mil in rough cut diamonds. But if you're going to hire a bunch of complete c
  2. S06E02Inside No. 9 S06E02Simon SaysMay 17, 2021 6.7Everyone says the Season 7 finale of fantasy epic The Ninth Circle was pretty disappointing; even show-runner Spencer Maguire is keen to mov
  3. S06E03Inside No. 9 S06E03Season's bestLip ServiceMay 24, 2021 8.5Felix is pretty certain his wife is up to something with her boss Dmitri, so he decides to hire some help to prove things one way or the oth
  4. S06E04Inside No. 9 S06E04Hurry Up and WaitMay 31, 2021 7.4Actor James is waiting for his big moment on the set of ITV's prestigious new crime drama, and this holding area should be the ideal place t
  5. S06E05Inside No. 9 S06E05How Do You PleadJune 7, 2021 8.2Webster, the famous barrister, is not well and not an easy man to look after. His carer Urban knows how to take the rough with the smooth, d
  6. S06E06Inside No. 9 S06E06Last Night of the PromsJune 14, 2021 7.0Dawn and Mick are hosting their annual Last Night of the Proms party, the perfect antidote to post-Brexit Britain. But not everyone is singi

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season07Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S07E01Inside No. 9 S07E01Merrily, MerrilyApril 20, 2022 7.0Laurence has arranged a reunion with his old university chums Callum and Darren at a remote lake. It's not quite what they were expecting, a
  2. S07E02Inside No. 9 S07E02Mr. KingApril 27, 2022 7.0Alan arrives at a small village primary school in rural Wales. Passionate about teaching, he throws himself into the new job but finds himse
  3. S07E03Inside No. 9 S07E03Nine Lives KatMay 11, 2022 6.3Hard-as-nails Detective Inspector Katrina, a divorcee and single mum, is determined to crack the case of the missing boy. But there's also h
  4. S07E04Inside No. 9 S07E04Kid/NapMay 18, 2022 7.0Shane and Clifford have a plan to abduct the wife of a wealthy hedge fund manager. If he won't pay them the money, they'll snip her ears off
  5. S07E05Inside No. 9 S07E05Season's bestA Random Act of KindnessMay 25, 2022 8.0Helen and her teenage son Zach don't really get on, until a random act of kindness brings the mysterious Bob to their front door. He seems t
  6. S07E06Inside No. 9 S07E06Wise OwlJune 1, 2022 6.9Everyone remembers the Wise Owl, of course - the bossy cartoon bird keeping children safe back in the 1970s. Those old information films had

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season08Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022–23Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S08E01Inside No. 9 S08E01The Bones of St NicholasDecember 22, 2022 7.6Dr. Jasper Parkway has booked an overnight stay in a reputedly haunted church on Christmas Eve. However, much to his dismay, he is soon join
  2. S08E02Inside No. 9 S08E02Mother's RuinApril 27, 2023 8.4East End villains Harry and Annie Blackwood were rotten to the core and did some truly horrible things when they were alive. What secrets di
  3. S08E03Inside No. 9 S08E03ParaskevidekatriaphobiaMay 4, 2023 8.1Gareth is definitely going to be working from home today. Just to be on the safe side. He doesn't want to push his luck. Because today just
  4. S08E04Inside No. 9 S08E04Season's bestLove Is a StrangerMay 11, 2023 8.6You get to meet all sorts when you go online dating, as Vicky's about to find out. Will she finally meet her perfect match? Or will she be t
  5. S08E05Inside No. 9 S08E053 by 3May 18, 2023 8.3In a replacement to the advertised programme, three threesomes compete for the big cash prize in this new general knowledge quiz presented b
  6. S08E06Inside No. 9 S08E06The Last WeekendMay 25, 2023 7.0Joe and Chas have been together for nine years. It's a long time to be truly in love with someone. But how long does it take to properly say

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season09Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2024Aired 8.3Season avg
  1. S09E01Inside No. 9 S09E01Boo to a GooseMay 8, 2024 7.5Late-night passengers get stuck in a tunnel when their train breaks down. Patiently, they wait for the replacement service until a nurse get
  2. S09E02Inside No. 9 S09E02The Trolley ProblemMay 15, 2024 8.6Blake saves a man from leaping to his death from a bridge. Soaked through and in need of a hot drink, the poor guy probably just needs someo
  3. S09E03Inside No. 9 S09E03Mulberry CloseMay 22, 2024 8.9A new couple moves into number 9 Mulberry Close, but the sinister sounds coming from within inevitably raise the suspicions of their neighbo
  4. S09E04Inside No. 9 S09E04Season's bestCTRL/ALT/ESCMay 29, 2024 9.3Jason, Lynne and their two teenage daughters try out their local escape room, The Killer's Lair. It's not really the girls' idea of fun, but
  5. S09E05Inside No. 9 S09E05Curse of the NinthJune 5, 2024 8.1An Edwardian chiller, where a talented piano-tuner is forced to confront the power of a centuries-old curse by the owners and servants of a
  6. S09E06Inside No. 9 S09E06Plodding OnJune 12, 2024 7.5The final episode of the award-winning anthology of films, written by and starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.

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