Scripted series · BBC Two
Inside No. 9
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Luke Pasqualino
Lee
1 eps
Ophelia Lovibond
Rachel
1 eps
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Mark
1 eps
Anna Chancellor
Elizabeth
1 eps
Marc Wootton
John
1 eps
Ben Willbond
Jeremy
1 eps
Timothy West
Andrew
1 eps
Denis Lawson
Gerald
1 eps
Oona Chaplin
Sabrina
1 eps
Joyce Veheary
Kim
1 eps
Kayvan Novak
Paul
1 eps
Gemma Arterton
Gerri
1 eps
Conleth Hill
Stevie
1 eps
Sophie Thompson
Jan
1 eps
Lucy Hutchinson
Tamsin
1 eps
David Bedella
Frankie J Parsons
1 eps
Tamsin Greig
Sally
1 eps
Adam Deacon
Si
1 eps
Roger Sloman
Bill
1 eps
Di Botcher
Jean
1 eps
Lyndsey Marshal
Laura
1 eps
Julia Davis
Felicity
1 eps
Richard Cordery
Nick
1 eps
Jo Stone-Fewings
Macduff (voice)
1 eps
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Katy
1 eps
Helen McCrory
Tabitha
1 eps
Poppy Rush
Shell
1 eps
Sean Buckley
Andras
1 eps
Bruce Mackinnon
Malcolm (voice)
1 eps
Julie Hesmondhalgh
Kath
1 eps
Mark Benton
Les
1 eps
Jack Whitehall
Hugo
1 eps
George Glaves
Yves
1 eps
Sheridan Smith
Christine
1 eps
Tom Riley
Adam
1 eps
Stacy Liu
Fung
1 eps
Michele Dotrice
Marion
1 eps
Jessica Ellerby
Zara
1 eps
Paul Copley
Ernie
1 eps
Joel Little
Jack
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Inside No. 9 actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Inside No. 9 reads strongest on Tension, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 53 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20163 episodes
Best episode · S00E02 Live: Dead Line
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
20146 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S01E03 Tom & Gerri
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
20156 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S02E02 The 12 Days of Christine
Season 3 · Complete
Series 3
20175 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S03E04 Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Season 4 · Complete
Series 4
20186 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S04E03 Once Removed
Season 5 · Complete
Series 5
20206 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S05E04 Misdirection
Season 6 · Complete
Series 6
20216 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S06E03 Lip Service
Season 7 · Complete
Series 7
20226 episodes
7.1IMDbBest episode · S07E06 Wise Owl
Season 8 · Complete
Series 8
20226 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S08E06 The Last Weekend
Season 9 · Complete
Series 9
20246 episodes
7.7IMDbSteve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith return with their final anthology of films.
Best episode · S09E04 CTRL, ALT, ESC
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E02 · Signature episode
The 12 Days of Christine
Christine 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 terrifying stranger that keeps appearing in the flat at night?
- Directed by Guillem Morales
S02E04 · Signature episode
Cold Comfort
It'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 their problems. All the CSL counsellors have their own ways of dealing with clients, coping with the emotional stress and killing time between phone calls. But is Andy really prepared for what's to come?
- Directed by Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
S09E04 · Signature episode
CTRL, ALT, ESC
Jason, 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?
- Directed by George Kane
S01E03 · Signature episode
Tom & Gerri
Tom 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 gradually becomes the victim of his own generosity.
- Directed by David Kerr
S04E03 · Signature episode
Once Removed
According to the Holmes & Rahe Stress Scale, the three most troubling experiences in life are the death of a spouse, divorce and imprisonment. Moving house is only 32nd on the list. But anything could happen in the last 10 minutes of this episode. Or the 10 minutes before that. Or the first 10 minutes for that matter.
- Directed by Jim O'Hanlon
S09E03
Mulberry Close
A new couple moves into number 9 Mulberry Close, but the sinister sounds coming from within inevitably raise the suspicions of their neighbours.
- Directed by Al Campbell
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Steve RydeProducer
- Kim CrowtherProducer
- Josh ColeExecutive Producer
- Adam TandyExecutive Producer
- Adam TandyProducer
- Jon PlowmanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Steve PembertonWriter
- Reece ShearsmithWriter
Direction
- Ian BevittDirector
- Dan ZeffDirector
- George KaneDirector
- Steve PembertonDirector
- David KerrDirector
- Graeme HarperDirector
Cinematography
- Stephan PehrssonDirector of Photography
- John SorapureDirector of Photography
- Mattias NybergDirector of Photography
- James MatherDirector of Photography
Music
- Christian HensonOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Chortle Awards
1 win
- WinnerChortle Awards
Inside No. 9 · Inside No. 9
Where to watch
Streaming
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