{"id":33195,"date":"2023-05-25T08:01:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T06:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1835748"},"modified":"2023-05-25T08:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T06:06:48","slug":"inside-no-9s-steve-pemberton-and-reece-shearsmith-couple-up-in-finale-teaser","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/inside-no-9s-steve-pemberton-and-reece-shearsmith-couple-up-in-finale-teaser\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside No. 9\u2019s Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith couple up in finale teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> RadioTimes.com has your first look at the episode. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 May 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>Inside No. 9 creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith portray a long-term couple in an exclusive clip from tonight\u2019s season 8 finale, titled <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-2uph3w\/inside-no-9\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Last Weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The synopsis, supplied by the BBC, reads: \u201cJoe and Chas have been together for nine years. It\u2019s a long time to be truly in love with someone. But how long does it take to properly say goodbye?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Shearsmith has said that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-season-8-12-days-christine-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Inside No. 9 season 8 contains \u201cmoving\u201d episodes<\/a> in a similar vein to Sheridan Smith\u2019s much-lauded 12 Days of Christine \u2013 and it\u2019s quite possible this will be one of them.<\/p>\n<p>However, the blurb could also be misleading, with the devious <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-season-8-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Inside No. 9<\/a> creators already tricking fans once this season with their promise of an episode set on a bus, which proved to be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/inside-no-9-fake-bus-episode-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">little more than a hoax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has your exclusive first look clip from Inside No. 9: The Last Weekend below. Watch now:<\/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=\"6328145050112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>The episode is confirmed to co-star Sheila Reid (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/dreamland-review-lily-allen\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dreamland<\/a>) as a character named Mollie, whose identity has not been confirmed, but is speculated to be the mother of either Joe or Chas.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Reid previously played mother-in-law Madge Harvey to Pemberton\u2019s holidaymaker Mick Garvey on ITV sitcom <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-p9r1la\/benidorm\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Benidorm<\/a>, featuring as major characters in the first seven seasons.<\/p> <p>Reid does not feature in the clip, which instead places focus on Joe and Chas themselves, with the latter finding himself unable to relax despite having a special occasion to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>The Last Weekend is billed as the final entry in season 8 of Inside No. 9, which 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>, but some fans are still hopeful that bus episode exists in secret somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Inside No. 9, anything is possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inside No. 9 concludes tonight, Thursday 25th May, at 10pm on BBC Two and iPlayer. 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