Reece Shearsmith
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Preview - Inside No. 9: Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Every series of Inside No. 9 appears to have an episode set in suburbia. This time around, the family living at No. 9 sees one of its residents going slowly insane.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 14th March 2017The devilishly smart, ever-dark anthology series reaches the penultimate episode of its latest run. David (Reece Shearsmith) is unemployed, and wife Louise (Keeley Hawes) is keen for him to get back to work, presumably not only for his own good, but also to pay for their big suburban house. But David has other plans, namely becoming dangerously obsessed with the provenance of a mysterious shoe. Not the strongest episode of the series, but excellent nonetheless.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 14th March 2017Inside No. 9 review: Diddle Diddle Dumpling
The latest Inside No. 9 is a dark tale of obsession guest-starring Keeley Hawes.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 14th March 2017Inside No 9 review: madness and tragedy from a shoe
There was clearly something off about this polished, brightly-lit vision of domestic bliss. And so it proved.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 14th March 2017Preview: Inside No 9 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling, BBC2
A couple's world is changed forever by a seemingly chance find in a local street in the penultimate film of the series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th March 2017Inside No.9 review: series three: 'Empty Orchestra'
'Empty Orchestra' is a very affecting piece. There are moments in it that stay with you and replay inside your head, such is the level of poignancy which builds within it, almost like a piece of music reaching a crescendo.
Dodo's Words, 13th March 2017Inside No.9 season 3 episode 4 review: Empty Orchestra
It's a half hour with significantly more emotional heft, having on its playlist such old classics as betrayal, regret and unrequited love.
Andrew Allen, Cult Box, 8th March 2017TV review: Inside No 9 - Empty Orchestra
Don't bother trying to second guess the twists. Nothing is predictable here, which keeps you watching to the very end. A hit episode full of hit songs.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th March 2017Inside No 9: Empty Orchestra review
Anyone who has taken part in a works' karaoke outing knows that it's an arena for bad singing, annoyingly good singing and professional tensions to surface unprofessionally. The latest episode of Inside No 9, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's terrifically clever portmanteau series, exploited this to full effect to provide another 30-minute oddity that was bursting with ideas and left you with a feeling of deep unsettlement, like reading an MR James story and then remembering the denouement in your dreams and waking up in a cold sweat.
Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 7th March 2017TV Review: Inside No. 9 - Empty Orchestra
Taking us inside a comparatively more pleasant No. 9, this latest tale from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton is fairly enjoyable, but lacks the high dramatic stakes of previous episodes.
Anneka Honeyball, The National Student, 7th March 2017