Season 8 will fulfil a fan demand. <\/p>
Inside No. 9 fans were left jaw-dropped when the series revealed it would be pursuing an idea it had always dismissed \u2013 an episode set on a bus.<\/p>\n
Overnight, the BBC announced the Inside No. 9 season 8 cast<\/a>, which includes Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne, Sherlock alum Amanda Abbington and People Just Do Nothing\u2019s Asim Chaudhry.<\/p>\n The first image from the new episodes saw co-creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith as bus conductors, standing alongside Robin Askwith as a mysterious suited individual.<\/p>\n Long-time followers of Inside No. 9 quickly recognised this as the punchline of a long-running joke, as the writers have fielded suggestions to do an episode set on a bus for several years now.<\/p> Shearsmith said at an earlier live Q&A<\/a> that he has often been asked: \u201c\u2018Why don\u2019t you do a number 9 bus?’\u201d<\/p>\n To which he responds: \u201cAlright\u2026 what happens?\u201d<\/p>\n It seems the writing duo were concerned they wouldn\u2019t be able to dream up an exciting enough episode to be set entirely on a bus, but they seem to have cracked it \u2013 and fans are highly intrigued to see the results.<\/p>\n \u201cThere. We did it. No 9 bus. New series coming along soon,\u201d tweeted Shearsmith.<\/p>\n There. We did it. No 9 bus. New series coming along soon. https:\/\/t.co\/Y25AqgNPOu<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Reece Shearsmith (@ReeceShearsmith) January 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>