Inside No. 9: The Scripts Series 1-3

by Pemberton, Steve; Shearsmith, Reece

• ISBN13: 9781529349481
• ISBN10: 1529349486
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-10-12
• Publisher: Hodder Studio

Summary

'The joy of these scripts is in being able to appreciate the craft and ambition involved in the sharpness of the dialogue, the cunning of the plotting, and the desire never to repeat themselves, as Pemberton and Shearsmith build each episode into a miniaturist treasure. A must for anyone who wants to write for television, or who just wants to see how the magic is done.'
- NEIL GAIMAN

Take a further peek behind the door marked 'number 9' as the scripts from series 1-3 are collected here for the first time. An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, read how each 30-minute self-contained story with new characters and new settings, sprang to life from the page.
Each series is prefaced by a foreword from the show creators, giving readers and fans behind-the-scenes insight to this creative phenomenon. It is a beautifully written series, some stories comic, some tragic, all highly original and inventive. As well as Steve and Reece, it has featured guest appearances from a plethora well-known actors including Jack Whitehall, Peter Kay, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Arterton, Keeley Hawes, Alison Steadman, Conleth Hill, and David Morrissey.
Relive the show's every enjoyable moment down to the stage directions with Inside No. 9: The Scripts: Series 1-3.

Author Biography

Steve Pemberton is the award-winning actor, writer and co-creator of Inside No. 9, The League of Gentlemen and Psychoville. As an actor, Pemberton''s recent credits include Killing Eve, Britannia, Good Omens, The Interrogation of Tony Martin and Happy Valley. He also adapted and starred in Mapp and Lucia, the widely acclaimed BBC mini-series, from the novels of E F Benson. Other writing credits include Les Dawson''s Parisienne Adventure for Sky, and episodes of Whitechapel and Benidorm for ITV.