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Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC Two
  • 2014 - 2024
  • 55 episodes (9 series)

Dark comedy anthology series from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Each episode focuses on the goings-on around something to do with the number 9.

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Series 9, Episode 1 - Boo To A Goose

Inside No. 9. Image shows left to right: Gerry (Reece Shearsmith), Wilma (Steve Pemberton). Credit: James Stack
Late-night passengers get stuck in a tunnel when their train breaks down. Patiently, they wait for the replacement service until a nurse gets her purse stolen and tempers start to fray.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 8th May 2024
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Guest cast
Steve Pemberton Wilma
Reece Shearsmith Gerry
Siobhan Finneran Edith
Mark Bonnar Raymond
Susan Wokoma Cleo
Joel Fry Finn
Philippa Dunne Elena
Charlie Cooper Mossy
Matthew Kelly Harold
Dan March Train Driver (Voice)
Melissa Woodbridge Station Announcer (Voice)
Writing team
Reece Shearsmith Writer
Steve Pemberton Writer
Production team
George Kane Director
Steve Ryde Producer
Adam Tandy Executive Producer
Josh Cole Executive Producer
Steve Pemberton Associate Producer
Reece Shearsmith Associate Producer
Ursula Haworth Line Producer
Joe Randall-Cutler Editor
John Collins Production Designer
Tracey Gillham Casting Director
Yves Barre Costume Designer
Rowena Dean Make-up Designer
Christian Henson Composer
Kim Sellwood Graphics
Tom Heaven 1st Assistant Director
Gregor Sharp Commissioning Editor

Press

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

Inside No. 9, the series of half-hour playlets created by the demonically inventive Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, is ending after a ten-year run.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 9th May 2024

Inside No. 9's Boo To A Goose is a genius rallying cry against injustice

Alan Moore once said that it's not the job of the artist to give the audience what they want, but what they need. The first episode of Inside No. 9 season 9 - titled Boo to a Goose - is one of the rare occasions when we get both.

David Craig, Radio Times, 9th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

Not quite all human life is encapsulated within the characters trapped in carriage C9 when the power fails, but quite a lot of it is.

Chortle, 8th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have been making these ingenious, heartstopping chillers for a decade now - and the final series kicks off with perhaps the most meaningful episode yet.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 8th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

No one could predict that twist.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 8th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

The end is in sight for this delightful, twisted creation.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 8th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

Only a tiny bit weirder than your average night on the Tube.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 8th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

A five-star train ride into the macabre.

Carol Midgley, The Times, 8th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

An alternately playful and chilling parable on the perils of authoritarianism, Boo To A Goose is one of the strongest ensemble pieces Inside No. 9 has accomplished.

Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 8th May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

It's the end of an era and Inside No. 9 is going out all guns blazing.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 8th May 2024

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