Steve Pemberton
- 57 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and executive producer
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Another object lesson in economical narrative from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith - this time with guest turns from Javone Prince and Tamzin Outhwaite. Tonight, we're at the karaoke leaving do of an office manager. It's a study in communication breakdown; how people use booze, loud music and enforced jollity to fill the gaps between them. As usual, a prickly, fraught affair but, this time, with just a touch of redemption to sweeten the pill.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 7th March 2017Preview - 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 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 2017The Riddle of the Sphinx review
The episode is proof, if any were needed, that Shearsmith & Pemberton possess two of the most extraordinary imaginations of any writers working in television today.
Dodo's Words, 6th March 2017Inside 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 2017Inside 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 2017Inside 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 2017A brilliant episode of Inside No. 9. Not just because it was a creepy, twisting tale of revenge, based on the riddle of the Sphinx. But because it was also based on, and starred, yesterday's Guardian cryptic crossword (which, of course, you will have completed before watching). Steve Pemberton, who writes and stars alongside Reece Shearsmith, also set the crossword. Hence the answer to 12 across: mystery guest! Genius.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 1st March 2017Inside 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 2017Inside 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