a b Kanter, Jake (6 September 2012). "Psychoville duo create Happy Endings for BBC2". Broadcast. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014 . Retrieved 22 April 2014. (subscription required) In 2012, after finishing their previous show, Psychoville, writers Pemberton and Shearsmith were commissioned to produce two series for the BBC by controllers Janice Hadlow and Cheryl Taylor, partially in response to Sky beginning to produce comedy. At the time, it was unclear whether this would be two series of Inside No. 9, then known by the working title Happy Endings, or a series of Inside No. 9 and a series of some other programme. [27] Inside No. 9 was to be produced by a BBC team, [27] which was later revealed to be David Kerr (director), Jon Plowman (executive producer) and Adam Tandy (producer). [28] Ian: The thing I remember most was, this was in the gilded age of Liz Truss’s premiership, I kept coming in and reading out various people who had resigned which he was trying not to laugh at because it would ruin the makeup. Inside No. 9 is somewhat more grounded and realistic than the writers' previous work, such as Psychoville and The League of Gentlemen. [11] [24] Pemberton said that he and Shearsmith decided not to mix the worlds of Inside No. 9 and their previous projects, but nonetheless include the occasional reference; for example, a character called "Ollie" is mentioned in one Inside No. 9 episode, and the writers imagined that this was Ollie Plimsoles of Legz Akimbo, a character from The League of Gentlemen. [25] Similarly, Inside No. 9 was referenced in the 2017 reunion specials of The League of Gentlemen. Tubbs and Edward are seen living in flat number 9, and the Inside No. 9 hare is visible on their shop counter. [17] In the 2018 Halloween special, in which Pemberton and Shearsmith play versions of themselves, both the League of Gentlemen and its third writer, Mark Gatiss, are directly referred to in the dialogue. The 2020 episode "Death Be Not Proud" directly referenced Psychoville by featuring various characters from the series in that particular episode. [26] Production and development [ edit ] a b c Hawksley, Rupert (9 April 2015). "Inside No 9, series 2, episode 3, BBC Two, review: 'occasionally funny' ". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015 . Retrieved 12 April 2015. (subscription required)

McCrum, Kirstie (16 May 2014). "The Dafftas: Your winners revealed". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014 . Retrieved 4 June 2014.a b c d Harrison, Phil (30 October 2018). "How did Inside No 9 spring the biggest live TV surprise of the year?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018 . Retrieved 31 October 2018. Robinson, John (16 April 2015). "Thursdays best TV; Inside No 9". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015 . Retrieved 17 April 2015. Inside No. 9, which won a BAFTA for Scripted Comedy earlier this month, concluded its sixth series on BBC Two last night. A seventh series has been written and is due to go into production later this year. a b Thrower, Emma (24 May 2016). "Exclusive: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton talk Inside No. 9 Series 3". Empire. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016 . Retrieved 13 September 2016.

Jones, Ellen E. (27 March 2015). "Inside No 9, TV review: Toilet humour with a twist – Pemberton and Shearsmith are in a different league". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015 . Retrieved 29 March 2015. I know you don’t like to write the ending because you like to second guess where the episode might go, so where exactly did the trolling element come into it?Bennion, Chris (2 April 2015). "Inside No.9, The 12 Days of Christine, TV review: Sheridan Smith stars in one of the best pieces of television for years". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015 . Retrieved 3 April 2015. PC Thompson (Pemberton)'s partner was stabbed to death a month ago. The murder weapon has gone missing and his new partner SPC Varney (Shearsmith) is asking him questions. At the 2019 British Academy Television Awards, Pemberton won for Best Male Comedy Performance, while at the 2019 British Academy Television Craft Awards, Barbara Wiltshare won for Best Director: Multi-Camera. [186] I treasure not ordinariness but originality, which is ill-advised, because how are you supposed to do that? Being ordinary, that is something you can be. Being original… maybe not. But recognisable details are then not something I treasure but something I want to escape from.

In a film within the episode, an English family (Pemberton, Rula Lenska, Jessica Raine and George Bedford) travel to an Austrian chalet in December 1977. They are told the story of the Krampus by their guide (Shearsmith). Meanwhile, the film's director ( Derek Jacobi) provides audio commentary. The sixth series will be released on DVD next Monday. Meanwhile The Insider's Guide To Inside No. 9 has been scheduled for publication on 28th October 2021. Boyd, Phoebe-Jane (23 April 2015). "Inside No. 9 series 2 episode 2 review: The 12 Days Of Christine". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015 . Retrieved 3 April 2015.The guide has been compiled - with input from the show's creators - by Mark Salisbury, the screenwriter and author who has previously worked on tie-ins such as James Bond book No Time To Die, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Moviemaking Magic of Star Wars.

a b Jeffrey, Morgan (4 May 2015). "Reece Shearsmith on crafting Inside No. 9 – and hopes for a third series". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015 . Retrieved 13 June 2015. a b " 'Inside No. 9': watch the intense new trailer for season seven". Nme.com. 7 April 2022 . Retrieved 26 April 2022.a b "Comedy.co.uk Awards". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020 . Retrieved 13 February 2020. Felix Hughes (Pemberton) hires lip reader Iris ( Sian Clifford) to watch his wife Brenda Doyle in a Central London hotel room using binoculars. He suspects Brenda is cheating on him with anti- government campaigner Dmitri Novak, whose press secretary she is. Dessau, Bruce (February 2014). "Review: Inside No. 9: A Quiet Night In, BBC2". Beyondthejoke.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015 . Retrieved 19 February 2014.