{"id":29702,"date":"2023-02-03T15:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1779856"},"modified":"2023-02-04T04:37:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T03:37:25","slug":"inside-no-9-season-8-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/inside-no-9-season-8-release-date-speculation-cast-and-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside No. 9 season 8 release date speculation, cast and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The first location has been revealed \u2013 and it&#8217;s been a long time coming. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 03 February 2023 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>Get ready, Inside No. 9 fans! Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have cooked up another batch of wickedly funny tales destined to delight and disturb viewers on BBC Two and iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>The long-running anthology series poses quite a writing challenge, with each 30-minute episode telling a self-contained story set in a single location.<\/p>\n<p>Each season brings larger-than-life characters played by some of the brightest stars on British television, with Amanda Abbington, Mathew Horne and Asim Chaudhry on the line-up this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Shearsmith and Pemberton said: \u201cWe are thrilled to invite viewers inside a new set of funny and frightening number 9s; take your shoes off, make yourself at home and switch your devices to Do Not Disturb. Well, it might work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No doubt fans will be savouring this latest instalment, following recent comments from Pemberton that suggest <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-cancelled-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the series could be ending soon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we know so far about Inside No. 9 season 8 so far.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Inside No. 9 season 8 release date speculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no confirmed release date for Inside No. 9 season 8 just yet, but the BBC has announced that the show will return to BBC Two and iPlayer in <strong>spring 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The previous season debuted in April 2022, so it\u2019s possible that the show could return to that month once more, with scripted dramas often adhering to a roughly annual production cycle.<\/p> <h2><strong>Inside No. 9 season 8 cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In January 2023, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-season-8-cast-revealed-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the BBC announced the full line-up<\/a> for Inside No. 9 season 8, revealing another roster of big comedy names joining series creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can expect appearances from Amanda Abbington (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/we-are-not-alone-dave-interview-exclusive\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">We Are Not Alone<\/a>), Anita Dobson (EastEnders), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Phil Daniels (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-dragon-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">House of the Dragon<\/a>), Frances Barber (Uncle Vanya) and Claire Rushbrook (My Mad Fat Diary).<\/p>\n<p>Leon Herbert (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ghosts-renewed-season-5-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ghosts<\/a>), Mathew Horne (Gavin &amp; Stacey), Menyee Lai (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/stay-close-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Stay Close<\/a>), Moyo Akand\u00e9 (Guilt), Robin Askwith (The Madame Blanc Mysteries), Samantha Spiro (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/sex-education-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sex Education<\/a>), Sheila Reid (Benidorm) and Ayda Kiiza complete the season 8 cast.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, specific roles are being kept tightly under wraps until closer to broadcast.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Inside No. 9 season 8 episodes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC\/Richard Ansett<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Each episode of Inside No. 9 takes place in a different location, and the one unifying feature is that each one incorporates the number \u20189\u2019 in some capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Season 8 began with Christmas special <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-christmas-special-ending-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Bones of St Nicholas<\/a>, an episode set in a disused church where a group of campers were spending the night. The number \u20189\u2019 corresponded to a pew.<\/p>\n<p>The only other setting revealed so far is a London bus, where conductors played by Shearsmith and Pemberton will cross paths with an unknown individual played by Robin Askwith.<\/p>\n<p>The writing duo have long resisted fan requests for an episode set on a bus, so their decision to finally have a crack at it provoked a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-bus-episode-reaction-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">huge response on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is there an Inside No. 9 season 8 trailer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no trailer for Inside No. 9 season 8 just yet, but we\u2019re expecting to see one in the coming weeks. Watch this space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inside No. 9 is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. 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> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/b><b>\u2013\u00a0<\/b><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-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\"><b>subscribe now<\/b><\/a><b>. 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