a b c Owen, Dan (29 January 2014). "Inside No 9: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton unnerve viewers". MSN. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 7 February 2014. Filled with the show’s dark humour and behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, mood boards and concept drawings, you’ll find yourself delighted and disturbed in equal measure. Every episode from the first five series will be covered by interviews with key creatives and discussion of the inspiration and creation behind every moment. Re-enter the darkly comic world behind the door marked ‘number 9’ in this limited, collector’s edition of Inside No. 9: The Scripts: Series 1-3. Steve Pemberton is the award-winning actor, writer and co-creator of Inside No. 9, The League of Gentlemen and Psychoville. As an actor, Pemberton's recent credits include Killing Eve, Britannia, Good Omens, The Interrogation of Tony Martin and Happy Valley. He also adapted and starred in Mapp and Lucia, the widely acclaimed BBC mini-series, from the novels of E F Benson. Other writing credits include Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure for Sky, and episodes of Whitechapel and Benidorm for ITV. In 2012, after finishing their previous show, Psychoville, writers Pemberton and Shearsmith were commissioned to produce two series for the BBC by controllers Janice Hadlow and Cheryl Taylor, partially in response to Sky beginning to produce comedy. At the time, it was unclear whether this would be two series of Inside No. 9, then known by the working title Happy Endings, or a series of Inside No. 9 and a series of some other programme. [27] Inside No. 9 was to be produced by a BBC team, [27] which was later revealed to be David Kerr (director), Jon Plowman (executive producer) and Adam Tandy (producer). [28]

a b "Interview with writers and cast of BBC Two's Inside No 9" (press release). BBC. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 . Retrieved 15 March 2015. Initially advertised as decoy episode " Hold on Tight!", the episode does not feature Shearsmith or Pemberton and is not branded as Inside No. 9 until the closing credits. The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2015". British Comedy Guide. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017 . Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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Filming underway on new series of Inside No. 9" (press release). BBC. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015 . Retrieved 18 January 2015. a b Raeside, Julia (29 April 2015). "Intrigue, unease and emotional intensity: have you been watching Inside No 9?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015 . Retrieved 7 June 2015. Dread and depression: relishing the basic, embracing the ordinary seems somehow like giving up. Like saying, “The pre-existing is enough for me.” (Interesting that, “Your best is good enough” is a healthy reaction to your own performance, but it sounds too close to embracing the ordinary for me to allow it to myself.) Williams, Mary Elizabeth (7 April 2018). "The best show you're not watching is the UK import "Inside No. 9" ". Salon. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018 . Retrieved 8 April 2018. So yeah, typing all this out I realise I’m a champion of autonomy and originality above embracing the ordinary. Even though I suppose the ordinary is something we cannot ever truly escape, and that we all must be ordinary to some extent–it isn’t where I ever want my focus to lie. And I don’t think it’s something I will ever joyously embrace.

This book is a compilation of the scripts from the first 18 episodes of the series, aka series 1-3. There are some real standouts in this collection that I loved reading just as much as watching. Quiet Night In is a fantastic episode containing almost no sound or dialog at all, so reading the script for it was particularly fascinating. It was fun to figure out how they went to a script full of descriptions to the final product on TV, and I loved it. The Understudy is another great one that honestly would have been a perfect short story if it was published years ago. Shearsmith does misery well, and Ronnie is at peak despair. Wise Owl’s videos, which ring with the voices of a little girl and a little boy (voiced by Isabelle Pratt and Dylan Hall), begin to tell the story of a brother and sister. There’s a fire on the girl’s birthday. There’s a funeral. There are parents who blame the little boy. a b Dessau, Bruce (5 March 2014). "Preview: Inside No 9: The Understudy, BBC2". Beyondthejoke.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014 . Retrieved 10 March 2014. Now we live in this atomised, highly individualised culture, where films can have hundreds of millions of dollars in their budget and you can not have heard of them whatsoever. Where–I guess there are still “music charts” but I have no idea what’s on them. I write, and I read, constantly. I’m doing it right now! Then I’m gonna go get another book and read some more. I barely stop to do other activities. But I have NO IDEA what has come out this year, who’s popular, who’s the next big name, whatever. These days I’m amazed that TV is still a thing. With the channels and all that. I watch Netflix or nothing. Rose d'Or Awards: Cancelled comedy Raised By Wolves wins best sitcom". BBC. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016 . Retrieved 14 September 2016.a b " 'Inside No. 9': watch the intense new trailer for season seven". Nme.com. 7 April 2022 . Retrieved 26 April 2022. MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY PROGRAMME - STEVE PEMBERTON Inside No. 9". Bafta.org. 28 March 2019 . Retrieved 26 April 2022.

a b c d e Pemberton, Steve (20 March 2015). "Reopening the doors Inside No. 9". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015 . Retrieved 13 June 2015. Williams, Ben (2014). "Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith – Inside No. 9 DVD signing". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014 . Retrieved 18 May 2014. David (Shearsmith), a stay-at-home dad, finds a man's shoe while out jogging. He becomes fixated on finding the shoe's owner, straining his relationship with his wife Louise ( Keeley Hawes). This episode was a live broadcast, rather than a pre-recorded episode. The music, by Christian Henson, was also performed live. [74] No. a b Thrower, Emma (24 May 2016). "Exclusive: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton talk Inside No. 9 Series 3". Empire. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016 . Retrieved 13 September 2016.The joy of these scripts is in being able to appreciate the craft and ambition involved in the sharpness of the dialogue, the cunning of the plotting, and the desire never to repeat themselves, as Pemberton and Shearsmith build each episode into a miniaturist treasure. A must for anyone who wants to write for television, or who just wants to see how the magic is done.’ a b Dessau, Bruce (2 February 2014). "Gentlemen in a league of their own: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton discuss their new series". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014 . Retrieved 13 February 2014.