{"id":15641,"date":"2022-05-18T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1648217"},"modified":"2022-05-18T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:20:10","slug":"bizarre-inside-no-9-teaser-sees-daniel-mays-hold-daisy-haggard-hostage","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bizarre-inside-no-9-teaser-sees-daniel-mays-hold-daisy-haggard-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre Inside No. 9 teaser sees Daniel Mays hold Daisy Haggard hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The BBC has released a first-look clip from tonight\u2019s episode of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-series-7-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Inside No. 9<\/a>, which sees a somewhat farcical hostage negotiation unfold from three perspectives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/line-of-duty-season-7-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Line of Duty<\/a> alum Daniel Mays plays a mysterious kidnapper, who has abducted the wife of a successful businessman and demands a hefty ransom to avoid further violence.<\/p>\n<p>However, his attempt at intimidation is undermined by the husband\u2019s seeming distraction and refusal to take the criminal\u2019s voice-changing equipment seriously.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/back-to-life-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Back to Life<\/a> star Daisy Haggard plays the unfortunate abductee, with Inside No. 9 co-creator Reece Shearsmith filling the role of her inattentive spouse. Watch the exclusive clip below.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6306319067112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>Shearsmith and creative partner Steve Pemberton are known for finding inventive ways to keep their long-running series feeling fresh, with this episode employing a clever split-screen narrative device to help them flex their writing muscles.<\/p>\n<p>In this scene, a stalling negotiation is placed next to nail-biting footage of Haggard\u2019s kidnapping victim wrestling free of her bonds, but will she escape before her captor returns from his phone call? Tune in tonight to find out.<\/p> <p>After this week\u2019s episode, we\u2019ll be more than halfway through the seventh season of Inside No. 9, which so far has seen guest stars including Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Diane Morgan (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/motherland-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Motherland<\/a>), Annette Badland (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ted-lasso-season-2-release-date-apple-tv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ted Lasso<\/a>) and Sophie Okonedo (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/wheel-time-season-2-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Wheel of Time<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The anthology series has become a firm favourite among fans of British comedy, picking up a BAFTA last year for Shearsmith, with viewers frequently left reeling by its trademark twist endings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inside No. 9 continues tonight at 10pm on BBC Two. Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Comedy<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has released a first-look clip from tonight\u2019s episode of Inside No. 9, which sees a somewhat farcical hostage negotiation unfold from three perspectives. 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