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Inside No 9 review

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith toy entertainingly with the Bard's verse and narrative tropes.

Julia Raeside, The Guardian, 3rd January 2018

Inside No.9 review: Deliciously creepy with star cast

With the constant swapping of rooms and the rhyming, scanning dialogue it was without doubt a very clever piece.

Matt Baylis, The Daily Express, 3rd January 2018

Inside No. 9: Series 4, Episode 1 review

This first episode is smart, funny and fast moving, and does more work in thirty minutes than many comedies do in six episodes.

Andrew Allen, Cult Box, 3rd January 2018

Inside No 9: Zanzibar review

Everything about "Zanzibar" was expertly put together, very much like a televised stage play -- which is how many of Inside No. 9's episodes feel -- but this more than most because of the farce and rhyming couplets.

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 3rd January 2018

Inside No 9: Zanzibar preview

Zanzibar is an old-fashioned comedy of confusion, wittily executed and hugely satisfying in the way all the strands intertwine for the tidy resolution required.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd January 2018

Inside No. 9 series 4 spoiler-free review

Macabre, inventive and... emotional.

Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy, 2nd January 2018

Review - Inside No. 9: Series 4, Episode 1 - Zanzibar

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's comedy anthology returns with a Shakespearean twist.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 2nd January 2018

Inside No. 9 series 4 episode 1 review: Zanzibar

This comedy farce written in verse shows that custom cannot stale Inside No. 9's infinite variety.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 2nd January 2018

TV Review: Inside No. 9 - Zanzibar

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's comedy anthology series is back and better than ever, with a new tale that is well worth your time - it's funny and clever, it even rhymes!

Anneka Honeyball, The National Student, 2nd January 2018

Summer Wine stars Compo and Clegg buried side-by-side

Actors Peter Sallis and Bill Owen became best friends during the 26 years they spent filming the sitcom together before Compo star Bill passed away in 1999. The two close friends now lie next to each other in St John's Church graveyard in the iconic Yorkshire Dales town of Holmfirth where they filmed the sitcom.

Robin Perrie, The Sun, 1st January 2018

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