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''Inside No. 9'' is a British dark comedy anthology television programme written by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton and produced by the BBC. The first series was broadcast between 5 February and 12 March 2014 on BBC Two, and a second series aired from 26 March to 29 April 2015. Each half-hour episode is a self-contained story with new characters and a new setting, and all star at least one (usually both) of Pemberton and Shearsmith. Aside from the writers, each episode has a new cast, allowing ''Inside No. 9'' to attract a number of well-known actors. The stories are linked only by the fact that each takes place at a number 9, whether this is a suburban house, a gothic mansion or a barn. Pemberton and Shearsmith took inspiration for ''Inside No. 9'' from an episode of ''Psychoville'', a previous project, which was filmed in a single room. This episode was, in turn, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope''. ''Inside No. 9'' was also a reaction to ''Psychoville'', which featured a long overarching story realised over multiple series. Themes and tone varied from episode-to-episode, but all have elements of comedy and horror. The first series contained six episodes. "Sardines" concerns a game of sardines at an engagement party. "A Quiet Night In", an episode almost entirely free of dialogue, follows a pair of hapless burglars breaking into a modernist house. In "Tom & Gerri", an aspiring novelist invites a homeless man into his flat. "Last Gasp" sees a popstar die while blowing up a balloon at a sick child's birthday party. In "The Understudy", an understudy in a West End production of ''Macbeth'' longs for the lead role. The series's final episode was "The Harrowing", a gothic horror story in which a schoolgirl housesits a mansion belonging to a brother and sister. An online-only episode composed of cinemagraphs, "The Inventors", was also released by the BBC, but was not written by Pemberton and Shearsmith. The second series also contained six episodes. "La Couchette" follows a group of passengers on a French sleeper carriage, while "The 12 Days of Christine" tells the story of a young woman's life. "The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge" is a period piece concerning a witch trial in a 17th-century village. "Cold Comfort" follows a number of characters working at a crisis hotline call centre. "Nana's Party" involves family secrets being revealed during a grandmother's birthday party. The final episode, "Séance Time", begins with a young woman visiting a medium. A third series has been commissioned.〔http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-10-21/inside-no-9-gets-a-third-series〕 ''Inside No. 9'' as a whole has been very well received by critics, who have praised the humour and creativity of the scripts, as well as the acting talent of the featured actors. The programme was variously described as "never less-than-captivating"〔 and "consistently compelling".〔 ''Inside No. 9'' won the Sketch and Comedy prize at the 35th annual Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards, and was nominated for the Best TV Sitcom prize at the 2014 Freesat Awards, the Broadcast Award for Best Original Programme, and at the 2014 British Comedy Awards for both the Best New Comedy Programme and the Best Comedy Drama. However, sympathetic critics have suggested that the programme may be an acquired taste; despite generally high acclaim, some journalists were highly critical of ''Inside No. 9'', and the viewing figures were comparatively low. The first series was released on DVD on 17 March 2014, with a second series DVD being released on 4 May 2015. ==Format== ''Inside No. 9'' is an anthology series, with each episode featuring a new story, with a new setting and new characters. Episodes last around half an hour, with the self-contained story reaching a conclusion. The stories are linked only by the fact that each takes place in number 9, be that a mansion, a dressing room or a flat. Every episode stars at least one of Shearsmith or Pemberton, and normally both. Each episode is effectively a short play, and could easily be performed on stage. Most episodes take place in real-time, following half an hour in the lives of the characters.〔 As is typical of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's work,〔 the scripts address dark topics, with, for instance, the first episode touching upon incest, child sexual abuse and murder.〔 The plotlines make use of twists and surprises of various sorts,〔 〕 though in some cases the surprise is the lack of twist.〔 In an interview, Pemberton said that "there is always a desire to wrong-foot the viewer. That's what you strive to do".〔 The tone varies episode-by-episode. For example, while gothic horror was a major component in one case, other times slapstick comedy was used extensively; the humour, however, is typically dark and British.〔 The episodes generally begin with scenes of "utter banality", before the darker elements are revealed. ''Inside No. 9'' is somewhat more grounded and realistic than the writers' previous work, such as ''Psychoville'' and ''The League of Gentlemen''.〔〔 〕 Pemberton said that they decided not to mix the worlds of ''Inside No. 9'' and their previous work, but nonetheless include the occasional reference; for example, a character called "Ollie" is mentioned in one ''Inside No. 9'' episode, and the writers imagined that this was Ollie Plimsoles of Legz Akimbo, a character from ''The League of Gentlemen''. Despite the various episodes featuring unrelated plots and characters, one reviewer said that they are all linked "by a mercurial synthesis of morbid comedy, wicked social commentary and a genuine creepiness".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inside No. 9」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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