How inside No. 9 isn't more popular I'll never know. I genuinely think it's the best writing and acting I've ever seen. The song they wrote for BCDR is unbelievable!
the ending of cold comfort gets me every damn time. it starts off really slow but i have to keep rewatching the ending because that one line george says makes my heart absolutely drop and the timing of the credits is perfect
5. The riddle of the sphinx. I agree it's the cleverest, most dark, disturbing episode. 4. La couchette. The mixture of warm and dark with some great actors makes it brilliant. 3. The 12 days of Christine. Great story. Sheridan outstanding. Twist so emotional 2. A quiet night in. Unique, funny and i love how you know what is going on but you also don't. 1. Bernie Clinton's dressing room. Emotional, great acting, still comic. For me it's better drama than christine because of the emphasis on it being between 2 people: the writers, i adore the two of them.
100%on the number 2 spot,and not just because we’re marching on together ,it absolutely killed me when he calls him out on the alcoholism-amazing acting.
I wanna thank you, Wingy, for introducing me to this show months ago, I think I agree with you on how Inside No. 9 is potentially better than Black Mirror, simply due for the show’s willingness to change styles, no two episodes are alike. I think my favourite episode might be Private View, even though the twist isn’t really too great in my opinion. I hope Pemberton and Shearsmith continue surprising us for a long time, I love their passion for horror.
“Twelve Days of Christine” was the first “Inside No. 9” episode I saw. Absolutely agree with iit as the top pick. So didn’t see the twist. But there are so many clues on rewatching, which makes it so brilliant. Only knowing the outcome do you spot the signposts. :)
Great list Wingy! Brilliant shout on 'The Devil of Christmas' and I think my #1 and #3 would be the same as yours too. 'The Twelve Days of Christine' is probably the only episode in the first two series that really blew me away, and I think they've never quite topped it since. I enjoyed 'Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' but probably not enough to include it in a personal top 5. Reckon I'd swap out that and 'Cold Comfort' for 'And the Winner Is... ' and 'Private View' respectively. But that ranking could easily change another day depending on what type of episode I'm in the mood for. The sheer variety is one of the awesome things about the show.
All these choices are really good and I agree, 12 days of Christine is a real heart wrenched! personally I think all the episodes are incredible because each one is different every time, I love Empty Orchestra! A lot of people didn’t like it because they felt it wasn’t dark and gruesome which is typical of no 9 but as I said each one is different and this one leans more towards the genre of a musical however I think it’s so much more than just actors singing songs, the song choices are so clever and relevant, the characters are all individually great and the way they utilise lyrics accompanied by camera angles and different shots is so intricate and clearly well through out. I think it’s most likely my favourite because in my opinion, it’s the most realistic/relatable episode with realistic/everyday characters, I would really love to recreate this episode as a short film or on stage performance! And I also haven’t stopped listening to/singing Don’t You Want Me by the human league!! One of my personal favourites, along with Nana’s party which is also so cleverly done and is funny and emotional in places, Tom and Gerri and To Have and to Hold. Inside no 9 is one of the best British tv series I have seen and I would definitely recommend watching!
Thanks for yet again saluting this remarkable show. It says a lot about the quality that there can be such a debate about favourite episodes. Really good choices . Not going to rank episodes as they all have something to offer and are all labours of love but the episodes I keep coming back to most are 'Sardines', 'A quiet night in', 'Diddle diddle Dumpling ' (just heartbreaking) and the astonishing live episode 'Deadline'. Also love 'Empty Orchestra' which is very unusual for the show in just being a sweet half hours comedy and 'Trial of Eizabeth Gadge'. However as I may have said on your previous video ' Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' is one of my most beloved half hours of TV ever as it has helped me through a year of great change and a couple of bereavements . I am just so grateful to Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton for their commitment to this show and thank you again for saluting it
I just watched 12 days again but this time with the Reece and Steve commentary, although I was listening to them talk about it rather than being fully engrossed in the episode I still was balling crying at the end, another comment is right, on a re-watch there are millions of clues as to what's happening but you don't see any of them on the first watch, I'd have to be somewhat boring and have it as my number 1 also. I loved every episode, I will painfully tho break down my top 5: 5. Have and to hold. A regular drama until the final third and BANG 4. Quiet Night In. So intelligent, a hark back to the silent era and the ending blew me away lol 3. Thinking Out Loud. Loved the talking heads aspect and the reveal towards the end really pulled it together for me. 2. Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room. The best use of the acting talents of Steve and Reece, great humour, lot's of emotion, wonderful reveal. 1. !2 Days of Christine. As stated by you and many others, possibly the best half hour of television ever made, i MEAN THAT.
I mean 12 days of christie is phenomenal but i think many anime and bojack horseman eps are better. Even in inside no. 9 i prefer cold comfort and riddle of the sphinx
Graeme Harper who directed devil of Christmas and Bernie Clifton’s (my two favourite episodes) also directed some of the best doctor who stories including caves of androzani
Picking a top five is soooo hard.... I think mine is 1) dead line, 2) a quiet night in, 3) 12 days of christine, 4) zanzibar, 5) riddle of the sphinx. but i also loved sardines, cold comfort, la couchette, bernie clifton's dressing room, devil of christmas, once removed... i could go on. every episode is genius in its own way.
Yes Yes Yes re 12 Days of Christine. It broke me when I first saw it and still does to this day. It is the greatest television I have ever seen or am likely to do.
I remember the first time I watched 'Inside no 9' was in my english class when my teacher basically said "Hey, wanna see something clever?", and put on 'Dead Wire' on iplayer. I'm curious as to what you and the community think about this one, I personally loved it.
My top 5: 1. Diddle diddle dumpling 2. Cold Comfort 3. Tempting fate 4. Bernie cliftons dressing room 5. La couchette I loved every episode though!! For some reason diddle diddle dumpling made me so emotional, i just loved it so much.
Can't wait for season 5. My current top 5 are 5. To have and to hold 4. Diddle Diddle Dumpling 3. Cold comfort 2. The Bill 1. 12 days of Christine (so moving)
My no.1 would be Once Removed......It is a show that quietly comes on, is genius, disappears, and nobody you know watches it......hope the unflagging genius continues next series
I just finished Series 1, and just completely LOVED it. I was blown away. Starting series 2 I'm really wondering whether to just watch 12 Days now, or save it to near the end.... Aghhhh I'm so conflicted haha
My top 5 1=Bernie Clifton's dressing room 2=The make a wish one 3=La couchette 4=The witch trial one 5= Seance time and remember if your going to cry cry tears of laughter
This is so late, but just so you know: Steve is a crossword addict. He does advanced ones and even created the crossword in this episode by himself. Likewise, Reece loves magic. This is what caused the episode Misdirection.
After your first vid about Inside No. 9 I ended up bingeing the whole lot in a week 😂 So very much appreciated the recommendation there fella! Top 5 is pretty similar for me though I’d probably swap Cold Comfort for The Harrowing. So many good episodes though!
My Top 9 (see what I did there) 9: The Harrowing 8: And The Winner Is 7: Private View 6: Loves Great Adventure 5: Cold Comfort 4: La Couchette 3: Sardines 2: 12 Days Of Christine 1: Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room
One of the best parts of cold comfort is how George gets away with everything, from the assault to driving Victoria insane and stopping Andy from telling the police. It just shows how controlling he is
The Devil Of Christmas is one of my favorites just for the fact that when you watch it back, you get tiny hints towards the big twist. That, on first viewing, seem to be nothing more than the style of the episode being a 70s era horror flick. Definitely one of the best.
@@Gareth-410 the lines of "it was my choice to make her pregnant, to ramp up the ending. The idea of something inside her..." Weird out of context, disgusting with it There's also "it's hard to get a decent child in this line of work" Plus the layout, such as the commentary, the extra behind the scenes stuff, and how it could be rewound in real time
I'm surprised A Quiet Night in wasn't included I love that episode so much. 12 days of christine I saw once when it first aired and haven't revisited. The rest of the top 5 I cant really argue with though.
Me and my sister are both huge fans of the show. We both agree that your #1 is our least favourite episode. I'm not saying it's predictable but we picked up what the twist was very early on and we watched it seperately. I know my opinion is in the minority amongst fans but I find it interesting how my least favourite is considered the best, it all comes down to opinion though. I completely agree with the rest of your list though, #5 is certainly underrated. I'm not giving away what your picks were in case some people see this comment before they watch/finish the video.
Chicken Nugget I agree.... I didn't get the 12 days one at all.... Extremely overrated.... And a real downer of an ending lol I like the karaoke one and the art gallery one.... And the cold comfort episode... But there's so many that I like.... But 12 days of Christine ain't one of them 😁
Other than 12 days of Christie I cant remember any of the twists of the ones you mentioned haha. It is hard to messure up to that episode though. After that non of the others quite hits the same spot.
I thought the episode with the shoe where four seasons is played throughout the episode was superior to 12 days.... And had an emotional ending/twist.... But without being too slushy or heavy like 12 days
My top 5! 1. The 12 Days of Christine 2. Cold Comfort 3. The Bill 4. Seance Time 5. Private View I haven't seen series 4 yet (still waiting for it to drop on Netflix) and honestly I'd recommend just skipping over series 1, I had to force myself to sit through it to get to the good episodes.
riddle of the sphinx confused me tbh. aside from all the shocking things that happen i think the background was a bit muddled. i’m still not sure what all the character’s intentions were and the backstory with the wife confused me. crosswords definitely clever though and a lot of effort must’ve gone into it.
I watched Diddle Diddle Dumpling the other week. Honestly, this is probably my favourite. Shearsmith is excellent in it and his performance is really what sells that episode. But I love how ambiguos the ending is and what is implied in the ending and what I took away from it is probably the darkest thing in Inside No.9.
My least favourite (I say the least favourite and not worst because it's Inside No.9) is a quiet night in. It's creative how no one talks (until the end) and it's quite funny but the twist isn't that satisfying, it was unexpected but not satisfying.
this series is impossible to rank. each episode is its own film. it's like trying to rank the avengers against schindlers list, or up against psycho, it cant be done because of the differences in style, genre, tone etc.
Interestingly Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room, your number 2 is my least favourite of all the episodes. I'm more of a comedy fan than a drama fan and didn't find it appealed to my taste in TV, although I do appreciate how good the writing was. 12 Days Of Christine is good but not in my top 5, again for similar reasons. For me Zanzibar is one of the greatest 30 mins of TV I've ever watched and it has to be my number 1. My 4 other favourites are La Couchette, Sardines, Private View and The Trial Of Elizabeth Gadge. I do agree that there is no single bad episode and it's tough to narrow it down to a top 5.
Respect your opinion greatly but Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' is my personal fave ! For me it is just a beautiful exploration of the nature of friendship and how our friendships impact on our lives. It It has personally helped me like nothing else in the past year in helping me make important changes in my life. I love the episodes you mention and they are amongst my favourites
@@soulfoodie1 I can definitely understand why others enjoy that episode. It just a matter of taste. Having rewached them all, Bernie Clifton's dressing room is now my 2nd least favourite, I've promoted Diddle Diddle Dumpling to the top spot of least favourite.
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Cold Comfort was absolutely shocking. The twist was dark and the ending had my jaw on my lap
How inside No. 9 isn't more popular I'll never know. I genuinely think it's the best writing and acting I've ever seen. The song they wrote for BCDR is unbelievable!
Biggest twist of all time on this show was the live episode, When the people in the glass on the re-run were actually different I was shook
the ending of cold comfort gets me every damn time. it starts off really slow but i have to keep rewatching the ending because that one line george says makes my heart absolutely drop and the timing of the credits is perfect
I honestly think The 12 Days of Christine is the best episode of Television ever created. I genuinely mean that.
5. The riddle of the sphinx. I agree it's the cleverest, most dark, disturbing episode.
4. La couchette. The mixture of warm and dark with some great actors makes it brilliant.
3. The 12 days of Christine. Great story. Sheridan outstanding. Twist so emotional
2. A quiet night in. Unique, funny and i love how you know what is going on but you also don't.
1. Bernie Clinton's dressing room. Emotional, great acting, still comic. For me it's better drama than christine because of the emphasis on it being between 2 people: the writers, i adore the two of them.
oh wow! this is basically just my ranking of the episodes haha!! great choices, Bernie Clifton's dressing room always puts me in tears
100%on the number 2 spot,and not just because we’re marching on together ,it absolutely killed me when he calls him out on the alcoholism-amazing acting.
Totally agree on Bernie Clifton’s Dressing Room
Bernie Clifton is my go to episode when I am introducing No. 9 to friends for the first time. Then Christine, then Sphinx... 👌🏽
I wanna thank you, Wingy, for introducing me to this show months ago, I think I agree with you on how Inside No. 9 is potentially better than Black Mirror, simply due for the show’s willingness to change styles, no two episodes are alike. I think my favourite episode might be Private View, even though the twist isn’t really too great in my opinion. I hope Pemberton and Shearsmith continue surprising us for a long time, I love their passion for horror.
The ending twist of cold comfort broke my mind
“Twelve Days of Christine” was the first “Inside No. 9” episode I saw. Absolutely agree with iit as the top pick. So didn’t see the twist. But there are so many clues on rewatching, which makes it so brilliant. Only knowing the outcome do you spot the signposts. :)
Shearsmith and pemberton are geniuses
Great list Wingy! Brilliant shout on 'The Devil of Christmas' and I think my #1 and #3 would be the same as yours too. 'The Twelve Days of Christine' is probably the only episode in the first two series that really blew me away, and I think they've never quite topped it since.
I enjoyed 'Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' but probably not enough to include it in a personal top 5. Reckon I'd swap out that and 'Cold Comfort' for 'And the Winner Is... ' and 'Private View' respectively. But that ranking could easily change another day depending on what type of episode I'm in the mood for. The sheer variety is one of the awesome things about the show.
All these choices are really good and I agree, 12 days of Christine is a real heart wrenched! personally I think all the episodes are incredible because each one is different every time, I love Empty Orchestra! A lot of people didn’t like it because they felt it wasn’t dark and gruesome which is typical of no 9 but as I said each one is different and this one leans more towards the genre of a musical however I think it’s so much more than just actors singing songs, the song choices are so clever and relevant, the characters are all individually great and the way they utilise lyrics accompanied by camera angles and different shots is so intricate and clearly well through out. I think it’s most likely my favourite because in my opinion, it’s the most realistic/relatable episode with realistic/everyday characters, I would really love to recreate this episode as a short film or on stage performance! And I also haven’t stopped listening to/singing Don’t You Want Me by the human league!! One of my personal favourites, along with Nana’s party which is also so cleverly done and is funny and emotional in places, Tom and Gerri and To Have and to Hold. Inside no 9 is one of the best British tv series I have seen and I would definitely recommend watching!
1) Bernie Clifton's dressing room
2)a quiet night in
3)Zanzibar
4)DIddle diddle dumpling
5)Seance time
Tom and Gerri and Empty Orchestra are also good
Lee Jones empty orchestra is the worst one 😂
Steve Blundell agreed
@@CharlieMatthews2003 why is it?
@@batcow1 because the story goes nowhere. And there isn’t a real twist at all
@@CharlieMatthews2003 the story has an awful lot too it and there's no need for there to be a twist every time
Thanks for yet again saluting this remarkable show. It says a lot about the quality that there can be such a debate about favourite episodes. Really good choices . Not going to rank episodes as they all have something to offer and are all labours of love but the episodes I keep coming back to most are 'Sardines', 'A quiet night in', 'Diddle diddle Dumpling ' (just heartbreaking) and the astonishing live episode 'Deadline'. Also love 'Empty Orchestra' which is very unusual for the show in just being a sweet half hours comedy and 'Trial of Eizabeth Gadge'. However as I may have said on your previous video ' Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' is one of my most beloved half hours of TV ever as it has helped me through a year of great change and a couple of bereavements . I am just so grateful to Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton for their commitment to this show and thank you again for saluting it
I just watched 12 days again but this time with the Reece and Steve commentary, although I was listening to them talk about it rather than being fully engrossed in the episode I still was balling crying at the end, another comment is right, on a re-watch there are millions of clues as to what's happening but you don't see any of them on the first watch, I'd have to be somewhat boring and have it as my number 1 also. I loved every episode, I will painfully tho break down my top 5:
5. Have and to hold. A regular drama until the final third and BANG
4. Quiet Night In. So intelligent, a hark back to the silent era and the ending blew me away lol
3. Thinking Out Loud. Loved the talking heads aspect and the reveal towards the end really pulled it together for me.
2. Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room. The best use of the acting talents of Steve and Reece, great humour, lot's of emotion, wonderful reveal.
1. !2 Days of Christine. As stated by you and many others, possibly the best half hour of television ever made, i MEAN THAT.
I mean 12 days of christie is phenomenal but i think many anime and bojack horseman eps are better.
Even in inside no. 9 i prefer cold comfort and riddle of the sphinx
Graeme Harper who directed devil of Christmas and Bernie Clifton’s (my two favourite episodes) also directed some of the best doctor who stories including caves of androzani
5. The Trail of Elizabeth Gadge.
4. Once Removed.
3. Dead Line.
2. Love’s Great Adventure.
2. Bernie Clifton’s Dressing Room.
Picking a top five is soooo hard.... I think mine is 1) dead line, 2) a quiet night in, 3) 12 days of christine, 4) zanzibar, 5) riddle of the sphinx. but i also loved sardines, cold comfort, la couchette, bernie clifton's dressing room, devil of christmas, once removed... i could go on. every episode is genius in its own way.
Your description of No. 1 totally gives away the end as far as I'm concerned.
Yes Yes Yes re 12 Days of Christine. It broke me when I first saw it and still does to this day. It is the greatest television I have ever seen or am likely to do.
I remember the first time I watched 'Inside no 9' was in my english class when my teacher basically said "Hey, wanna see something clever?", and put on 'Dead Wire' on iplayer. I'm curious as to what you and the community think about this one, I personally loved it.
It's actually called deadline not dead wire @Red Hermit
My top 5:
1. Diddle diddle dumpling
2. Cold Comfort
3. Tempting fate
4. Bernie cliftons dressing room
5. La couchette
I loved every episode though!! For some reason diddle diddle dumpling made me so emotional, i just loved it so much.
Can't wait for season 5. My current top 5 are 5. To have and to hold 4. Diddle Diddle Dumpling 3. Cold comfort 2. The Bill 1. 12 days of Christine (so moving)
My no.1 would be Once Removed......It is a show that quietly comes on, is genius, disappears, and nobody you know watches it......hope the unflagging genius continues next series
Yeah, genius.
I just finished Series 1, and just completely LOVED it. I was blown away. Starting series 2 I'm really wondering whether to just watch 12 Days now, or save it to near the end.... Aghhhh I'm so conflicted haha
12 days of Christine was really disturbing, but Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room has the best twist of them all imo.
Also Once Removed is a good episode too :) very smart
My top 5
1=Bernie Clifton's dressing room
2=The make a wish one
3=La couchette
4=The witch trial one
5= Seance time
and remember if your going to cry cry tears of laughter
Last Gasp and Trial Of Elizabeth Gadge are the episode titles 🙂
12 Days of Christine had me shook for days
The Riddle of the Sphinx is my top 1 thus far i watched mainly because of the plot twists.
This is so late, but just so you know: Steve is a crossword addict. He does advanced ones and even created the crossword in this episode by himself. Likewise, Reece loves magic. This is what caused the episode Misdirection.
i loved the twist in tom and jeri. there wasnt even a cat and mouse in it. GENIUS
My top 3:
1 Twelve days of Christine
2 A quiet night in
3 Zanzibar
After your first vid about Inside No. 9 I ended up bingeing the whole lot in a week 😂 So very much appreciated the recommendation there fella! Top 5 is pretty similar for me though I’d probably swap Cold Comfort for The Harrowing. So many good episodes though!
My Top 9 (see what I did there)
9: The Harrowing
8: And The Winner Is
7: Private View
6: Loves Great Adventure
5: Cold Comfort
4: La Couchette
3: Sardines
2: 12 Days Of Christine
1: Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room
1. Quiet night in
2. 12 days of christine
3. Christmas krampus ine
4. Halloween dead line
5 . Moving house one
My personal pick for the best episode is this year's the stakeout, very closely followed by death be not proud.
One of the best parts of cold comfort is how George gets away with everything, from the assault to driving Victoria insane and stopping Andy from telling the police. It just shows how controlling he is
I love Cold Comfort. Reece's character is so evil, calculating, manipulating and the ending is so unexpected.
Bernie Clifton’s dressing room was hurt breaking, the final song was a punch in the gut
The Devil Of Christmas is one of my favorites just for the fact that when you watch it back, you get tiny hints towards the big twist. That, on first viewing, seem to be nothing more than the style of the episode being a 70s era horror flick. Definitely one of the best.
Like what?
@@Gareth-410 the lines of "it was my choice to make her pregnant, to ramp up the ending. The idea of something inside her..." Weird out of context, disgusting with it
There's also "it's hard to get a decent child in this line of work"
Plus the layout, such as the commentary, the extra behind the scenes stuff, and how it could be rewound in real time
Devil of Christmas is great, one of the best metanarrative twists, really terrifying too.
Great list!! Cant wait for the fifth season, hopefully we ll get an air date sometime soon
Diddle diddle dumpling is fantastic!
I'm surprised A Quiet Night in wasn't included I love that episode so much. 12 days of christine I saw once when it first aired and haven't revisited. The rest of the top 5 I cant really argue with though.
the halloween episode of inside number 9 reminds me of Ghostwatch from the 90's
Me and my sister are both huge fans of the show. We both agree that your #1 is our least favourite episode. I'm not saying it's predictable but we picked up what the twist was very early on and we watched it seperately. I know my opinion is in the minority amongst fans but I find it interesting how my least favourite is considered the best, it all comes down to opinion though.
I completely agree with the rest of your list though, #5 is certainly underrated. I'm not giving away what your picks were in case some people see this comment before they watch/finish the video.
Chicken Nugget I agree.... I didn't get the 12 days one at all.... Extremely overrated.... And a real downer of an ending lol
I like the karaoke one and the art gallery one.... And the cold comfort episode... But there's so many that I like.... But 12 days of Christine ain't one of them 😁
Agree with your top five and all your comments, excellent and honest video.
(havent finished season 4 yet but here goes)
1. 12 days of Christine
2. Riddle of the Sphinx
3. Tom and Gerri
4. Sardines
5. A Quiet Night In
My favourite in no particular order
Riddle of the sphinx
Cold comfort
Devil of christmas
Once removed
The bill
This was brilliant, mate I'm gonna check out some of your other content now!
Reece shearsmith is up there with my top favourite people on this planet, I have not met him a nd I doubt I ever will but he is still sooooo good
Thanks for this show wingy, thanks for introducing this to me
Other than 12 days of Christie I cant remember any of the twists of the ones you mentioned haha. It is hard to messure up to that episode though. After that non of the others quite hits the same spot.
Bernie clifton and 12 day Christine both at no1
My number 1 pick happened to be a live version of the show, there is multiple 4th wall breaks in that episode alone.
1. 12 Days of Christine
2. The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
3. The Bill
4. Thinking Out Loud
5. Once Removed
Thinking out loud was shit
I thought the episode with the shoe where four seasons is played throughout the episode was superior to 12 days.... And had an emotional ending/twist.... But without being too slushy or heavy like 12 days
I really enjoyed the live episode
I'm still shook
My top 5!
1. The 12 Days of Christine
2. Cold Comfort
3. The Bill
4. Seance Time
5. Private View
I haven't seen series 4 yet (still waiting for it to drop on Netflix) and honestly I'd recommend just skipping over series 1, I had to force myself to sit through it to get to the good episodes.
Love 12 days
@@tomgreen6644 Everyone does :P
Do top 5 cybermen stories
Also that crossword was in the times the day this episode came out
It was actually in The Guardian, but yeah, still an added touch of genius by Pemberton and Shearsmith.
@@oliverraven oh yeah it was the guardian
My top 5:
1. A Quiet Night In.
2. La Couchette.
3. Private View.
4. Once Removed.
5. Zanzibar.
riddle of the sphinx confused me tbh. aside from all the shocking things that happen i think the background was a bit muddled. i’m still not sure what all the character’s intentions were and the backstory with the wife confused me. crosswords definitely clever though and a lot of effort must’ve gone into it.
I was interested as to which episodes you'd for 2 - 5. Number 1, of course, was pretty obvious
I watched Diddle Diddle Dumpling the other week. Honestly, this is probably my favourite. Shearsmith is excellent in it and his performance is really what sells that episode. But I love how ambiguos the ending is and what is implied in the ending and what I took away from it is probably the darkest thing in Inside No.9.
The use of Vivaldi, while predictable, really helps.
The magician episode is super good
My least favourite (I say the least favourite and not worst because it's Inside No.9) is a quiet night in. It's creative how no one talks (until the end) and it's quite funny but the twist isn't that satisfying, it was unexpected but not satisfying.
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The devil of Christmas was the first one I ever watched
this series is impossible to rank. each episode is its own film. it's like trying to rank the avengers against schindlers list, or up against psycho, it cant be done because of the differences in style, genre, tone etc.
We've talked about every episode of the show on our podcast th-cam.com/video/9dXeU2ff44o/w-d-xo.html
"Every line is perfection"
Line from the episode: "Roses are red, violets are blue, what is that smell, I need a poo"
Perfection indeed.
Interestingly Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room, your number 2 is my least favourite of all the episodes. I'm more of a comedy fan than a drama fan and didn't find it appealed to my taste in TV, although I do appreciate how good the writing was. 12 Days Of Christine is good but not in my top 5, again for similar reasons. For me Zanzibar is one of the greatest 30 mins of TV I've ever watched and it has to be my number 1. My 4 other favourites are La Couchette, Sardines, Private View and The Trial Of Elizabeth Gadge. I do agree that there is no single bad episode and it's tough to narrow it down to a top 5.
Respect your opinion greatly but Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' is my personal fave ! For me it is just a beautiful exploration of the nature of friendship and how our friendships impact on our lives. It It has personally helped me like nothing else in the past year in helping me make important changes in my life. I love the episodes you mention and they are amongst my favourites
@@soulfoodie1 I can definitely understand why others enjoy that episode. It just a matter of taste. Having rewached them all, Bernie Clifton's dressing room is now my 2nd least favourite, I've promoted Diddle Diddle Dumpling to the top spot of least favourite.
@@tomhammond3495 you don't know a thing
@@marknewbold2583 if it ain't got that swing...
Is this an official top 5 or the your favourites???
Is this a horror series or sci fi series
It's more of a dark comedy with elements of sci fi and horror in certain episodes
Thx...Could you also do a top 5 cybermwn stories I am a big fan of them in general.
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12 Days of Christine was my least favourite, it was so boring. My favourite was Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room
first
Personally, I can't stand 12 Days of Christine.