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Preview - Inside No. 9: Empty Orchestra

The latest edition of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's anthology series takes us into karaoke booth No. 9.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 7th March 2017

TV 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 2017

Inside No 9 review: Karaoke mystery

After several episodes of fiendishly dark and outlandish reveals, Inside No. 9 really pulled out the rug from under us this week. Empty Orchestra ended up being a down-to-earth, relatable and ultimately feel-good slice of drama. Truly shocking stuff.

Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 7th March 2017

Inside 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 2017

Inside No. 9 series 3 episode 3 review

Inside No. 9 series 3 pays homage to Sleuth in a delightfully nasty, slippery story themed around cryptic crosswords...

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 1st March 2017

Inside No. 9 Season 3 Episode 3 review

Some hardcore fans may well demand something more tricksy, more gimmicky - indeed, less traditional. But there are still many pleasures to be had here, if you follow the clues.

Andrew Allen, Cult Box, 1st March 2017

Inside No. 9 - 'The Riddle of the Sphinx' review

A young woman asks a favour of a cryptic crossword setter, beginning a chain of unexpected turns...

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 1st March 2017

Review: Round the Horne - Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

With the lack of excitement and fun that the archive episodes still evoke, one might be better off with the BBC Radio iPlayer than with this lacklustre facsimile.

Scott Matthewman, The Reviews Hub, 28th February 2017

Inside No 9 - The Riddle of the Sphinx preview

Is The Riddle of the Sphinx the best-ever Inside No. 9? It is certainly the cleverest.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th February 2017

Inside No. 9 review: a devious and outrageous puzzle

Clever, compelling and very, very dark, Inside No. 9's latest standalone story defined 'unpredictable'.

Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 28th February 2017

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