At a fan screening held at the BFI, the creators discussed the second episode of season 8, which follows last year\u2019s Christmas special The Bones of St Nicholas<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read on for an overview of the Mother\u2019s Ruin ending and all the behind-the-scenes details shared \u2013 including a very real injury that could have stopped production. Spoiler alert!<\/strong><\/p>\n Mother\u2019s Ruin finds brothers Ed and Harry attempting to contact their late mother to find out where she hid the substantial fortune stolen by their gangster father.<\/p>\n However, their attempt at necromancy comes to an abrupt halt when the new owners of their mother\u2019s house \u2013 fellow criminals Reggie (Phil Daniels) and Frances (Anita Dobson) \u2013 return home from their holiday earlier than expected.<\/p>\n Suddenly, the hapless brothers are in grave danger, with Reggie making it clear he has a stomach for murder as he cuts Ed\u2019s foot off in all too graphic detail.<\/p>\n \u201cThat one, particularly, was a sort of exercise in being more gory than we\u2019ve ever been,\u201d said Shearsmith to a BFI audience. \u201cAnd it got to the point of writing the \u2018foot off\u2019\u2026 and then it was \u2018and shall we see it? Or a lot of it?\u2019<\/p>\n Producer Adam Tandy explained: \u201cThere was subsequent discussion about how long you stay on the shots. How disturbing can you make it before it crosses the line?\u201d<\/p>\n Shearsmith continued: \u201cIt\u2019s sort of funny because it\u2019s so horrible. That was the aim; To try and time the edit to the point where you think \u2018it won\u2019t be on [the foot] now, I can look back\u2019 \u2013 and it\u2019s back on it\u2026 it was a fun exercise to do.\u201d<\/p>\n The irony of the plot point is that Shearsmith\u2019s foot was actually broken during filming of the episode \u2013 from an accident which occurred away from the set \u2013 which meant a stunt double was required for the opening scene.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not me climbing through the window,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut we put in that he falls and twists his ankle, so then he\u2019s hobbling to match me who was really hobbling.\u201d<\/p>\n The foot chopping took place in order to offer a blood sacrifice that would summon Ed and Harry\u2019s late mother to the room, where she would be compelled to answer honestly any question that was posed to her.<\/p>\n For a short while, it appears the macabre exercise has been successful, with Ed chillingly embodying the woman (props to Shearsmith for his performance here) and spilling that she was having an affair with Reggie.<\/p>\n This revelation is enough to drive a wedge between himself and his wife, Frances, who ultimately murders him instead, inspired by many hours spent watching a docuseries called \u2018Women Who Kill\u2019.<\/p>\n The boys are in the clear, it seems, although they better hope Frances doesn\u2019t find out that Ed faked the necromancy, leaving them to the conclusion that the practice doesn\u2019t work. Or does it?<\/p> Later, their mother\u2019s parrot \u2013 which had become loose at an earlier point in their break-in \u2013 returns, showing signs that it could contain the spirit of their mother.<\/p>\n However, we\u2019ll never know for sure whether the scheme worked, as Shearsmith and Pemberton opt for an ambiguous cut to black, likely paying homage to critically adored gangster drama The Sopranos.<\/p>\n On what inspired the episode, Shearsmith added: \u201cWe wanted to be brothers and the gangster thing felt like an interesting area that we hadn\u2019t quite done.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s a bit Pulp Fiction in the way that they\u2019re in control of their own world and their situation suddenly slips, and they\u2019re at the mercy of this outside force that comes in and turns the whole thing on its head.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s a very dark first half with it being all of the ritual necromancy, and then the lights snap on and these two extraordinary people appear \u2013 initially, like a little old couple who have come back from holiday, and then they\u2019re the most malevolent.\u201d<\/p>\n Inside No. 9 season 8 premieres on BBC Two and iPlayer at 10pm on Thursday 27th April 2023. Check out more of our Comedy<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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