Steve Pemberton
- 57 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and executive producer
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On BBC Two, there's a savage, impish, darkly meta send-off for Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's Inside No. 9: Plodding On, the last-ever episode of the twisty, eerie, inventive anthology.
A throng of former guest stars mill within a satire mainly set in the unlovely loos at the show's wrap party. Cue treachery, sniping, celebrity disgrace (Anne Reid does "toot") and the On The Buses skit they'd previously hoaxed viewers about.
Ten years and 55 episodes of chills, jolts, and inveterate rug-pulling, all achieved on a Beeb comedy shoestring (Tales of the Unbudgeted?), Inside No. 9 has performed a veritable miracle of British television innovation. There's a stage version at Wyndham's theatre in London next year. Until then, bravo!
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 16th June 2024Inside No. 9 script being auctioned for charity
Steve Pemberton is raising money for charity by auctioning off a signed Inside No. 9 script, and also a signed copy of the hare statue that was hidden in many of episodes of the hit comedy anthology series.
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
A bittersweet, genuinely poignant finale, Plodding On is the perfect end to a series that has consistently been the most vital, surprising series on television.
Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 14th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
Finales tend to collapse under the weight of their own significance - but not when it came to Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's masterpiece.
Nick Duerden, i Newspaper, 13th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
The final episode of the cult comedy was a tender love letter to the friendship and collaboration of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 13th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
The series finale played a brilliantly dangerous game.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 13th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
Plodding On is a heartfelt, fitting, farewell to what was for 10 incredible years, the best show on television. Bravo!
Jack Bottomley, Starburst Magazine, 13th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
The episode isn't at all cheapened by its fan service - which is more than some blockbusters can say.
David Craig, Radio Times, 13th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
For the last episode of Inside No 9, Steve Pemberton got to play one of the most devious characters the show has yet seen: himself.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 12th June 2024Inside No. 9: Plodding On review
Cult series bows out with fiendishly clever all-star farce.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 12th June 2024