Now that series seven of Inside No 9 has finished it's possible to look at which were the most popular episodes according to beyond the joke.

This is not scientific, but based on the number of page impressions. No articles were full reviews as we didn't want to give away any spoilers. And it is possible that fans clicked on links just to see what we thought of episodes, not because they were their favourite episodes.

And as the episodes are still on catch-up it is possible that some episodes, particularly the later ones, will notch up more clicks.

For what it's worth, Mr King was my favourite episode. I know a lot of fans agree with me but I also know, from Facebook comments, that a lot of fans will disagree with me. Anecdotally I think A Random Act of Kindness and Wise Owl rate very highly. This series really seems to have split the nation. 

Anyway, purely based on statistics here is the beyond the joke top six of series seven in reverse order....

6. Nine Lives Kat

5. Kid/Nap

4. Mr King 

3. Merrily, Merrily

2. Wise Owl

1. A Random Act Of Kindness

FYI the all-time highest-rating episode is Thinking Out Loud. A Random Act of Kindness ranks at the 13th highest of all time. So far - two more series have just been commissioned.

Watch all episodes on catch-up here.

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