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‘Inside No. 9’ is returning to BBC Two this Spring for series 8 and the cast for the new series has been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will bring five new episodes to the small screen and they’re going to be joined by some very famous faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stellar line-up includes Amanda Abbington (‘Sherlock’, ‘Mr Selfridge’), Anita Dobson (‘EastEnders’), Asim Chaudhry (‘People Just Do Nothing’), Phil Daniels (‘House of the Dragon’, ‘Quadrophenia’), Claire Rushbrook (‘My Mad Fat Diary’, ‘Secrets & Lies’), Frances Barber (‘Camille’, ‘Uncle Vanya’), Leon Herbert (‘Salome’s Last Dance’, ‘Batman’), Mathew Horne (‘Gavin & Stacey’, ‘Bad Education’) Menyee Lai (‘Stay Close’, ‘The Tower’), Moyo Akand\u00e9 (‘Guilt’, ‘The Cry’), Robin Askwith (‘Bless This House’, ‘The Madame Blanc Mysteries’), Samantha Spiro (‘Sex Education’, ‘Game of Thrones’), Sheila Reid (‘Benidorm’) and Ayda Kiiza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series follows on from last year\u2019s Christmas special, ‘The Bones of St Nicholas’, which saw a 7-day audience of\u00a02.3m\u00a0on All-Screens, making it\u00a0‘Inside No. 9\u2019s biggest audience on record. On BARB 28-Days, it\u2019s now up to\u00a02.7m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The episodes will stay true to the show\u2019s popular anthology format, each delivering an original story and a cast of new characters that bring a mix of horror, thriller, drama, comedy and surprising twists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shearsmith and Pemberton say: “We are thrilled to invite viewers inside a new set of funny and frightening number 9s; take your shoes off, make yourself at home and switch your devices to Do Not Disturb. Well it might<\/em> work\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh Cole, Head of Comedy, BBC Studios, says: “We\u2019re thrilled to be making a new series of Inside No. 9 with the unassailable Reece and Steve, and look forward to delighting and upsetting viewers in equal measure.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its launch in 2014, ‘Inside No. 9’ has received widespread critical acclaim and has won an enviable \u00e9tag\u00e8re of awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All previous episodes of ‘Inside No. 9’ are available to watch now on BBC iPlayer and series eight will premiere on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in Spring 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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