{"id":16011,"date":"2022-05-25T23:30:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1650936"},"modified":"2022-05-25T23:55:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:55:10","slug":"inside-no-9-season-7-episode-5-ending-explained-a-random-act-of-kindness","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/inside-no-9-season-7-episode-5-ending-explained-a-random-act-of-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside No. 9 season 7 episode 5 ending explained: A Random Act of Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The latest season of Inside No. 9<\/a> is almost over, with the penultimate episode enlisting Spaced alum Jessica Hynes for a story about a mother and son with a troubled relationship.<\/p>\n

One fateful day, a mysterious stranger named Bob (Steve Pemberton) turns up at the door and begins lending a hand in their lives, but can he heal the rift that has grown between them?<\/p>\n

Co-creators Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have added a number of big name stars to the Inside No. 9<\/a> cast in season 7, with recent episodes featuring Sophie Okonedo, Jason Isaacs and Diane Morgan, among others.<\/p>\n

For all the details, read on \u2013 but be warned that spoilers follow.<\/p>

Inside No. 9 ending explained: A Random Act of Kindness<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Viewers would be forgiven for feeling slightly uneasy about Bob, who appears at Helen\u2019s door one afternoon with an injured bird and appears to know more about her son than he initially lets on.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, his intentions are broadly good, as we learn in a shock twist that he is an older version of Zach from many decades in the future.<\/p>\n
After becoming a science whizz, he was able to harness the power of black holes to travel back in time and implore Zach to be kinder to his mother, informing the teenager that his mother is dying of terminal cancer.<\/p>\n
In the original timeline, Zach\u2019s guilt over his treatment of his mother haunts him for his entire life and he wants nothing more than to fix how things ended between them.<\/p>\n
The older Zach takes his own life after telling his younger self the mammoth secret, in a move which he hopes will close the loop and correct history.<\/p>\n
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