David Farnor | On 09, Apr 2022

Inside No 9 returns for Season 7 this April, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the programme’s return.

Produced by BBC Studios Comedy Productions and broadcast on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, the new season will once again invite viewers into Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s world of the extraordinary and macabre. The group of six standalone tales will tread the line between horror and humour, from the Welsh valleys to an abandoned house, from kidnappers to detectives, and from a day trip out in a pedalo to a public information film.

Headlining Season 7 will be an impressive line-up of talent, including: Daniel Mays (Line of Duty, Good Omens), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The OA), Sophie Okonedo (The Escape Artist, Britannia), Jessica Hynes (There She Goes, W1A), Diane Morgan (Mandy, Motherland), Daisy Haggard (Back To Life, Breeders), Annette Badland (EastEnders, Doctor Who), Siobhan Redmond (The Replacement, Unforgotten) and Ron Cook (Hot Fuzz, The Salisbury Poisonings).

Also joining them – and Shearsmith and Pemberton – will be the duo’s fellow co-creator, writer and star from The League of Gentlemen, Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula), who also appeared in their previous series, Psychoville.

Season 7 will begin with Merrily, Merrily, which stars Mark Gatiss and Diane Morgan. It follows Laurence, who has arranged a reunion with his old university chums Callum and Darren at a remote lake. It’s not quite what they were expecting, and Darren has even brought along his new girlfriend. But a lot of water has passed under the bridge since their college days, and as they strike out across the empty lake, the conversation takes them into choppier waters.

You can see the end result on 20th April at 10pm on BBC Two, with episodes then arriving weekly. Here’s the trailer:

 

First look: Inside No 9 Season 7 begins filming, unveils cast

18th September 2021

Filming is now underway on Season 7 of Inside No 9, and the anthology series has unveiled the star-studded cast for its next six stories.

Produced by BBC Studios Comedy Productions and broadcast on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, the new season will once again invite viewers into Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s world of the extraordinary and macabre for a group of standalone tales treading the line between horror and humour.

Headlining Season 7 will be an impressive line-up of talent, including: Daniel Mays (Line of Duty, Good Omens), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The OA), Sophie Okonedo (The Escape Artist, Britannia), Jessica Hynes (There She Goes, W1A), Diane Morgan (Mandy, Motherland), Daisy Haggard (Back To Life, Breeders), Annette Badland (EastEnders, Doctor Who), Siobhan Redmond (The Replacement, Unforgotten) and Ron Cook (Hot Fuzz, The Salisbury Poisonings).

Also joining them – and Shearsmith and Pemberton – will be the duo’s fellow co-creator, writer and star from The League of Gentlemen, Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Dracula), who also appeared in their previous series, Psychoville.

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton say: “We hope you’ll join us and another incredible cast of actors for more surprises that will make your jaws drop and spines tingle. Heads might even roll and, if not heads, definitely eyes.“

Gregor Sharp, Commissioning Editor at the BBC, adds: “Inside No 9 is a crown jewel of comedy and we can’t wait to see what twisted gems Reece and Steve have in store for us in the new series.”

Since its launch in 2014, Inside No 9 has received widespread critical acclaim and has won an enviable étagère of awards, including the comedy prize at the 2016 Rose d’Or, two RTS Awards and two BAFTA TV Craft Awards (including Comedy Writing), South Bank Show and Writers’ Guild awards. In addition to this, Steve Pemberton won the Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme at the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards and the series won Best Scripted Comedy at the 2021 BAFTA TV Awards.

Josh Cole, Head of Comedy, BBC Studios Production, says: “It’s a joy to be back in the Inside No 9 saddle. Reece and Steve are comic masters, and their new scripts are better than ever. Which really is saying something when the last bunch won Best Comedy at the BAFTAs!”

Season 7 will premiere on BBC Two in 2022, with all previous episodes available on BBC iPlayer.

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