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.
- Returns tomorrow on BBC2 at 9pm with Documentary
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 10pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 163
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 5 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Further details
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 14th March 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Reece Shearsmith | David |
| Keeley Hawes | Louise |
| Mathew Baynton | Ted |
| Rosa Strudwick | Sally (Daughter) |
| Steve Pemberton | Chris |
| Danny Baker | DJ (Voice) |
| Reece Shearsmith | Writer |
| Steve Pemberton | Writer |
| Guillem Morales | Director |
| Adam Tandy | Producer |
| Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
| Steve Pemberton | Associate Producer |
| Reece Shearsmith | Associate Producer |
| Joe Randall-Cutler | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Yves Barre | Costume Designer |
| John Sorapure | Director of Photography |
| Helen Speyer | Make-up Designer |
| Matthew Scrivener | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
The ending that was cut from 'Diddle Diddle Dumpling'
In the DVD/blu-ray audio commentary for Inside No. 9 series three episode 'Diddle Diddle Dumpling', Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton reveal that the episode originally had a longer ending.
The Velvet Onion, 17th April 2017Inside No. 9 review: 'Diddle Diddle Dumpling'
That Inside No. 9 has not even managed a single BAFTA nomination yet alone an award for work of this quality and strength is a travesty.
Dodo's Words, 20th March 2017Inside No. 9 Season 3 Episode 5 review
Blending elements of ignored classic Roger & Val Have Just Got In with Shearsmith's own short story Dog, and giving an ending that's either dark or very dark, depending on your tastes (students of writing, take note of how much can be said without being explicit), Inside No. 9 once again burrows into the back chambers of your mind, and stays there for days afterward.
Andrew Allen, Cult Box, 16th March 2017Inside No. 9 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling review
The latest No. 9 from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton is a return to darker themes, exploring an uneasy tale of mystery and obsession.
Anneka Honeyball, The National Student, 16th March 2017Review - Inside No. 9: Diddle Diddle Dumpling
It's impressive how Inside
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 15th March 2017Preview - Inside No. 9: Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Every series of Inside No. 9 appears to have an episode set in suburbia. This time around, the family living at No. 9 sees one of its residents going slowly insane.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 14th March 2017The devilishly smart, ever-dark anthology series reaches the penultimate episode of its latest run. David (Reece Shearsmith) is unemployed, and wife Louise (Keeley Hawes) is keen for him to get back to work, presumably not only for his own good, but also to pay for their big suburban house. But David has other plans, namely becoming dangerously obsessed with the provenance of a mysterious shoe. Not the strongest episode of the series, but excellent nonetheless.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 14th March 2017Inside No. 9 review: Diddle Diddle Dumpling
The latest Inside No. 9 is a dark tale of obsession guest-starring Keeley Hawes.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 14th March 2017Inside No 9 review: madness and tragedy from a shoe
There was clearly something off about this polished, brightly-lit vision of domestic bliss. And so it proved.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 14th March 2017Preview: Inside No 9 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling, BBC2
A couple's world is changed forever by a seemingly chance find in a local street in the penultimate film of the series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th March 2017