Book info

• Title Inside No. 9: The Scripts - Series 1-3
• Author Steve Pemberton
• Year 2020
• Genre Contemporary

Take a further peek behind the door marked 'number 9' as the scripts from series 1-3 are collected here for the first time. An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, read how each 30-minute self-contained story with new characters and new settings, sprang to life from the page. Each series is prefaced by a foreword from the show creators, giving readers and fans behind-the-scenes insight to this creative phenomenon. It is a beautifully written series, some stories comic, some tragic, all highly original and inventive. As well as Steve and Reece, it has featured guest appearances from a plethora well-known actors including Jack Whitehall, Peter Kay, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Arterton, Keeley Hawes, Alison Steadman, Conleth Hill, and David Morrissey. Relive the show's every enjoyable moment down to the stage directions with Inside No. 9: The Scripts: Series 1-3.

Thoughts

Love this. I’m a relatively recent convert to Inside No. 9 and caught up in several series in one go before enjoying the final series earlier this year. Script books are always fun when you love the show, and this one has little bonus nuggets as they are shooting scripts with scenes that didn’t always make the final edit. My only complaint is that I would have liked a little bit more behind-the-scenes thoughts. There’s just an intro to each series, which is insightful, but I’m always keen on getting more from the creators on their process and how the finished product came to be. But I’ll take what little there is here and love it!

Rating: 4 / 5