Inside
I've spent much of the last week reading different theories about last week's sensational Inside No 9, 3By3, which replaced the advertised edition set on a bus, Hold On Tight!. Was the daughter psychic? AI? Reece Shearsmith in a mask? When will Hold On Tight! be on? Was it ever made? Were they inspired to do this excellent piece of rug-pulling by their fans who have been asking for a bus-based episode for years?
Warning - review below is for people who have seen the episode as it does contain a spoiler.
It's that time again when the challenge is to write about an episode of Inside No 9 without giving away any spoilers. The Bones of St Nicholas is a Christmas one-off, although a recent interview with co-creators and co-stars Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton suggests that it is part of the forthcoming eighth series, which has been filmed, but no transmission date has been announced.
Here's the first look at the poster for the Inside No. 9 Christmas Special, The Bones of St Nicholas. The illustration is by Graham Humphreys.
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith return with a special festive film from their award-winning anthology series Inside No. 9. Joined by guest stars Shobna Gulati and Simon Callow, they serve up a disturbingly spooky Christmas story set in a mysterious church.
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith return with a special festive film from their award-winning anthology series Inside No. 9. Joined by guest stars Shobna Gulati and Simon Callow, they serve up a disturbingly spooky Christmas story set in a mysterious church. It has been confirmed by the BBC that it will be broadcast on Thursday, December 22 at 9pm.
The Bones of St. Nicholas
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.
The BBC has confirmed that Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s critically acclaimed and BAFTA-award winning anthology series Inside No. 9 will return for series eight and nine as twelve brand new episodes are commissioned and will once again be made by BBC Studios Comedy Productions.
The announcement comes following the series seven finale Wise Owl (pictured).
My time in various lockdowns over the past year has certainly not been completely frittered away. I may not have baked any banana bread or mastered a foreign language, but I did something much more fruitful. I watched every episode of Inside No 9 anthology forerunner Tales of the Unexpected, the old ITV series – now available on Sky Arts - that took its cue from the twisted imagination of Roald Dahl.
Watch David John Sowerbutts' "f1rst eraction viddeo: INSIDE NO.9 trailer seeriees."
Sowerbutts was a character in the Pemberton/Shearsmith series Psychoville, but then surprised Inside No 9 fans with a chilling cameo in the episode Death Be Not Proud.
Steve Pemberton tweeted a link to this clip below and added: "Some pretty strong eractions to series 6 trailer..."
Inside no 9 Eraction Video
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