Reece Shearsmith

9 reasons why Inside No. 9 lives up to the hype

That old saying "don't believe the hype" is proven wrong with Inside No. 9.

Inside No.9 Series Five BFI Preview transcript

Complete and unedited transcript of the panel discussion and Q&A.

Inside No. 9 review

Inside No. 9 is consistently so very, very good.

Inside No. 9 - Death Be Not Proud review

What follows is one of the funniest and darkest episodes of Inside No. 9 yet.

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton take centre stage as police duo Varney and Thompson, the Shaun Ryder and Bez of stakeouts. But a sinister backstory is lurking, with forensics have gone missing after riddle-loving Thompson's previous partner was found dead.and things are about to take a dark turn ...

Inside No 9: The Stakeout review

The fifth series of Inside No 9 goes out on a high tonight - though that's a position it's rarely left. No wonder two more seasons have been ordered already.

Inside No 9, series five, review

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith took on the worlds of football and policing in the fifth series of the anthology show.

Inside No 9: The Stakeout, review

A bloody good end to another brilliant series.

Inside No. 9, series 5, episode 6 review: The Stakeout

There are limits. Whatever Time Lord technology Inside No. 9 uses to pack its 30-minute episodes fuller than a foie gras goose, there isn't always room for everything.

Inside No. 9 puts a twist on the police procedural

It feels strange now to think that the first series of Inside No. 9 included one episode without Shearsmith among the cast and another without Pemberton because they were worried that viewers might get sick of the sight of them. Five series in and fans do really seem to watch the show for them, rather than for whoever the guest stars of the week might be, and their longstanding chemistry is put to good use in this two-hander episode.