Sweet Sorrow.
"Inside Number 9" ends aptly, with a twist. Having suggested that this last episode would be a guest star free two-hander, instead it's a cavalcade of almost everyone who ever been on the show reappearing for an episode as meta as the series has ever been.
It's the wrap party for "Inside Number 9" an anthology comedy series on the BBC, with many of the former guest stars gathered for an evening of drinks and the viewing of a "best of" video. But what's next for the shows writers and stars, Steve Pemberton (Steve Pemberton) and Reece Shearsmith (Reece Shearsmith). They've been given the green light to write a script for a police procedural show, which Reece is enthusiastic about but unbeknownst to him, Steve has auditioned for a big Amazon series based on "Dante's Inferno", which would instigate a move to America and likely the end of their partnership.
Brilliant. A funny finale, playing with the truth, the stories and mythology of the show. Starting the show as the opening episode began, with Katherine Parkinson and Tim Key squeezed into a small space, this time to escape from Anne Reid and snort some coke. Can't say I've ever struggled to tell Katherine and Amanda Abbington apart, but it made for a good gag. As did both Nick Mohammed and Rosie Cavaliero playing exaggerated versions of themselves.
The writing anticipates the "what comes next" questions that the guys have been getting in real life whilst promoting the series and presents tension between them about what the next step will be, it could only have been more meta had they suggested taking the show to the stage. I really want to go back to "CTRL, ALT, ESC" now and see if there is a scene where you can tell that Steve Pemberton's role is being played by a producer in a wig.
It's a truly fitting finale or a show I'm going to miss incredibly. Time to go back and watch "Psychoville" again, I think.
It's the wrap party for "Inside Number 9" an anthology comedy series on the BBC, with many of the former guest stars gathered for an evening of drinks and the viewing of a "best of" video. But what's next for the shows writers and stars, Steve Pemberton (Steve Pemberton) and Reece Shearsmith (Reece Shearsmith). They've been given the green light to write a script for a police procedural show, which Reece is enthusiastic about but unbeknownst to him, Steve has auditioned for a big Amazon series based on "Dante's Inferno", which would instigate a move to America and likely the end of their partnership.
Brilliant. A funny finale, playing with the truth, the stories and mythology of the show. Starting the show as the opening episode began, with Katherine Parkinson and Tim Key squeezed into a small space, this time to escape from Anne Reid and snort some coke. Can't say I've ever struggled to tell Katherine and Amanda Abbington apart, but it made for a good gag. As did both Nick Mohammed and Rosie Cavaliero playing exaggerated versions of themselves.
The writing anticipates the "what comes next" questions that the guys have been getting in real life whilst promoting the series and presents tension between them about what the next step will be, it could only have been more meta had they suggested taking the show to the stage. I really want to go back to "CTRL, ALT, ESC" now and see if there is a scene where you can tell that Steve Pemberton's role is being played by a producer in a wig.
It's a truly fitting finale or a show I'm going to miss incredibly. Time to go back and watch "Psychoville" again, I think.
- southdavid
- Jun 12, 2024