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TV tonight: it’s the last ever series of hit black comedy Inside No 9

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s creepy anthology returns for a final time. Plus: a dangerous nuclear game in Secrets and Spies. Here’s what to watch today

The Guardian - UK

Inside No 9: dark, funny and totally riveting – this is the best comedy the UK has ever created

The ninth and final series of the ever-inventive black comedy is packed with stars and cements its status as a classic. It’s such a shock America hasn’t tried to copy it yet

The Guardian - UK

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith announce stage version of Inside No 9

The pair, whose final season of the hit horror-comedy will air on the BBC this month, say the West End production will feature familiar characters and fresh surprises

The Guardian - UK

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First look at Inside No. 9's final season reveals surprise Game of Thrones guest star, as BBC confirms release date

New episodes are on their way

Total Film

Inside No. 9 creators tease the final season’s episodes – from a Gothic period piece to one set in a horror-themed escape room

Exclusive: Inside No. 9 creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith tease the show’s final season, saying it has something for everyone

Total Film

Taskmaster 2024: when is season 17 and which contestants are in the new line-up?

Five comedians will go head-to-head to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies in season 17

Evening Standard

Inside No 9 season 9: how to watch, cast, episodes, trailer and everything we know

Inside No 9 season 9 is the swan song for the beloved BBC anthology series.

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Viewers 'unnerved' as Lee Mack BBC 'game show 3by3' ends in contestant 'death'

The programme, which replaced comedy series Inside No 9, left viewers confused

Nottingham Post

Contestant 'dies' on new Lee Mack game show as BBC flooded with complaints

Some viewers didn't appear to realise it was a new episode of Inside No 9 and assumed it was a new quiz show

Daily Mirror

BBC viewers tricked by Lee Mack quiz show episode

Lee Mack hosted a game show which took an unexpected turn

Liverpool Echo

Inside No 9 fans fooled by fake Lee Mack quiz show

Viewers tuned in as Mack hosted a quiz show with nine contestants – but all was not as it seemed

Evening Standard

Inside No 9 tricks BBC viewers with Lee Mack quiz show episode

Fans who watched it live received quite the surprise

The Independent UK

TV Tonight: Our highlights for Thursday, May 11

Inside No 9 is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

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Anita Dobson talks Inside No. 9 and Doctor Who roles "I'm so busy at the moment!"

Anita Dobson stars alongside Phil Daniels in the first episode of the new series of Inside No. 9 and plays Mrs Blood in the new Doctor Who.

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TV Tonight: Our highlights for Thursday, April 27

Inside No 9 is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Othello; The Unfriend; On the Ropes – review

Brute force speaks volumes in Frantic Assembly’s breathtaking Othello; Steven Moffat and co flirt with farce; and the story of Windrush boxer Vernon Vanriel hits home in song

Evening Standard

Steven Moffat says friend’s true story inspired West End play The Unfriend

The Unfriend stars Reece Shearsmith and Amanda Abbington as a timid couple too polite to stop a brash American, played by Frances Barber, from inviting herself to stay

Evening Standard

The Unfriend at the Criterion Theatre review - Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat give us a riotous bit of fun

An uproarious comedy of English embarrasment

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Evening Standard

Amanda Abbington on her West End show The Unfriend: “I’m very polite, unless I’m in the car on my own”

The actress is appearing in Stephen Moffat’s first play, a deliciously wicked look at why politeness isn’t always the best policy

Evening Standard

The best London theatre shows to book in 2023 from Groundhog Day to Cheryl in 2:22

The pick of productions coming to London this year

Wales Online

Inside No 9 being 'paused' axed after nine series

In typical fashion, the dark brooding comedy Inside No 9 is being 'paused', say its writers and creators

Daily Mirror

Much-loved BBC comedy axed after nine series with Christmas special last episode

The creators of BBC comedy Inside No.9 Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have confirmed that their hilarious series will be coming to an end after its ninth series

The Guardian - UK

Mark Gatiss: ‘The way the government has embraced cruelty as a badge of honour is horrible’

From The League of Gentlemen to last year’s A Christmas Carol, the writer, actor and director never seems to stop. He discusses mortality, the Tories, and the (brief) fear his career was over

The Guardian - UK

‘I threw my arms around Beckett!’ – electrifying first nights, by Ciarán Hinds, Eileen Atkins and more

The author of a new book about the greatest openings in theatre history asks stars of stage to recall their most thrilling first nights – and the occasional disasters that befell them

Evening Standard

Mark Gatiss: Sherlock star makes his West End directorial debut

The actor and writer is making his debut as a West End director with Unfriend, written by his Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat, at the Criterion Theatre

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