The BBC has confirmed that the award-winning Inside No 9, written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, is to return for a third series.
The first series of Inside No 9 was a major critical hit and won two major prizes at the Banff World Media Festival and another from the Royal Television Society. It was also nominated for a BAFTA award for its screenplays, as well as for two British Comedy Awards. The second series made a similar impact with widespread acclaim.
Guest stars in previous films have included Gemma Arterton, Denis Lawson, Sheridan Smith, Timothy West, Anna Chancellor, David Warner, Alison Steadman, Tamsin Greig, Jane Horrocks, Jack Whitehall and many others.
The anthology format will continue as before, each film being set in a different location, the style and tone changing each week, combining a different mix of horror, thriller, drama and comedy, always aiming to surprise, delight, unnerve and amuse in equal measure. With ambitious production values and screenplays that tell original stories in ways which most sitcom and drama series do not attempt, the third series will continue to celebrate the craft of the stand-alone comedy drama.
Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, said: “Reece and Steve's grasp of story-telling and comic inventiveness slices the top of your head off. This return will continue to enthral and surprise audiences with some ideas that may even make you want to sleep with the light on.”
Kim Shillinglaw, Controller, BBC Two and BBC Four, said: “BBC Two should be the place where creatives can do their best, most signature work and I’m delighted that Steve and Reece are returning with another series of Inside No 9; their deliciously dark, grown up humour is just what I want to see on the channel. “
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith said “We (Steve and Reece) are thrilled to have the chance to explore six more number 9's. Every story is a labour of love, so we will do our best to ensure the viewers are once again moved to tears of laughter and terror. (If you can get tears of terror).”
