‘Inside No. 9’ Episode 4: ‘Last Gasp’ review
Sharing something in common with the Joe Hill short story Last Breath, this is arguably the first episode of this series that can be judged on its own merits, on storytelling alone.
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Sharing something in common with the Joe Hill short story Last Breath, this is arguably the first episode of this series that can be judged on its own merits, on storytelling alone.
Psychoville creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith return to BBC Two with Inside No. 9, a new anthology of darkly comic tales.
Those of you who think you’ve got Inside No. 9 locked down are in for a bit of a surprise as the series reaches the midway point.
There might be a simpler way to avoid the situation where your fans are parroting catchphrases at you than simply doing away with dialogue altogether, but Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have never exactly done things the easy way.
Likely to be smuggled your way under a blaze of pretty much no publicity whatsoever, this dark delight from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith is BBC Two’s new modern version of anthology tales such as Tales Of The Unexpected and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. But to sell it as merely some kind of unimaginative remake would be to sell it short.
Inside No. 9, BBC Two’s new anthology of dark comedies written by and starring Psychoville‘s Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, will begin next month.
Filming has begun on Inside No. 9, an anthology of dark comedies written by and starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.