BBC Two steps Inside Number 9

Inside No. 9 is to be a six part series for BBC Two and is described as ‘an anthology of comedies stuffed with dark humour and unexpected twists.’
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith follow up the multi-award-winning Psychoville with an anthology of tales of the genuinely unexpected, under the working title Inside No. 9.

Janice Hadlow, BBC Two Controller says, “Once again Steve and Reece bring us a comedy series that stands out from the rest. I hope these six dark little tales will be as enjoyed and talked about as their highly acclaimed work to date. That, combined with the stellar cast, will make an exciting addition to BBC Two’s comedy offering next year.”

Each edition is a separate 30-minute story with the first three episodes are currently being filmed in studio and on location in London, with a second block of filming next summer. The series will be broadcast on BBC Two towards the end of 2013.
The beeb publicity states, ‘What goes on behind closed doors on the street where you live? Inside No. 9 invites you into six very different No. 9s, where the ordinary and mundane rub shoulders with the extraordinary and macabre. From a grand country house where a game of ‘sardines’ leads to some chilling revelations in a wardrobe; to a very oddly haunted house; to the flat of an apparently happy primary school teacher who becomes the victim of a good deed; these unpredictable tales feature high comedy and claustrophobic horror by turns.’

“We wanted to explore the sense of claustrophobia and intensity that is brought about by limiting the action to one location in each story. We’re thrilled to have our own anthology series of devilish delights, and can’t wait to throw the doors of our various number 9s open to the nation.” adds Shearsmith and Pemberton.

Starring alongside Steve and Reece actors include Gemma Arterton, Marc Wootton, Sophie Thompson, Timothy West and Anne Reid to name a few.