9.1/104,237 votesLoading...#1 - The 12 Days of Christine
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/2015
Christine Clarke brings a new man back to her flat from a New Year's Eve party, and immediately her life starts to unravel. Who is the terrifying stranger that keeps appearing in the flat at night?
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
8.7/103,829 votesLoading...#2 - A Quiet Night In
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2014
Gerald owns a beautiful house with lots of beautiful things in it. Beautiful things that are also extremely valuable. The kind of things that might just become the target of an audacious criminal enterprise.
Director: David Kerr
Writer: N/A
8.5/102,430 votesLoading...#3 - Empty Orchestra
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/7/2017
What better way to celebrate Roger's promotion than a full-on, old-school karaoke session? An evening of hopes, dreams, intrigue, romance, betrayal and an awful lot of singing.
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
8.5/102,181 votesLoading...#4 - Once Removed
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2018
According to the Holmes & Rahe Stress Scale, the three most troubling experiences in life are the death of a spouse, divorce and imprisonment. Moving house is only 32nd on the list. But anything could happen in the last 10 minutes of this episode. Or the 10 minutes before that. Or the first 10 minutes for that matter.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Writer: N/A
8.4/102,510 votesLoading...#5 - Cold Comfort
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2015
It's Andy's first day as a volunteer at the Comfort Support Line call centre, which offers the lonely and desperate a chance to talk about their problems. All the CSL counsellors have their own ways of dealing with clients, coping with the emotional stress and killing time between phone calls. But is Andy really prepared for what's to come?
Director: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Writer: N/A
8.4/102,383 votesLoading...#6 - Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2018
It's been 30 years since Northern double-act Len and Tommy last appeared on stage together, that fateful night at the Glasgow Pavilion. Then Tommy walked out on Len, and that was curtains for Cheese & Crackers. Until now - and one last gig in front of an invited audience.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: N/A
8.4/101,722 votesLoading...#7 - Misdirection
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/2020
World-famous magician Neville Griffin is extremely protective of his secrets, but student journalist Gabriel is determined to get an interview nonetheless. Griffin actually believes that stealing a magic trick is probably worse than murder. How would he know that, exactly?
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
8.3/10756 votesLoading...#8 - Plodding On
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 6/12/2024
The final episode of the award-winning anthology of films, written by and starring Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.
Director: George Kane
Writer: N/A
8.2/103,000 votesLoading...#9 - Tom & Gerri
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2014
Tom is a primary school teacher with ambitious ideas of becoming an author. When he tries to repay a good turn from a late-night caller, he gradually becomes the victim of his own generosity.
Director: David Kerr
Writer: N/A
8.2/102,282 votesLoading...#10 - The Riddle of the Sphinx
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/2017
Nina thinks Professor Squires has all the answers when actually, neither has a clue what the future holds. With deadly intent, they commence a battle of wits to solve the puzzle and reveal the guardian of their fate.
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
8.2/101,449 votesLoading...#11 - Lip Service
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 5/24/2021
Felix is pretty certain his wife is up to something with her boss Dmitri, so he decides to hire some help to prove things one way or the other. When professional lip-reader Iris arrives with her powerful binoculars, the couple stake out a hotel bedroom and start to gather their evidence.
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
8.2/10815 votesLoading...#12 - Mulberry Close
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2024
A new couple moves into number 9 Mulberry Close, but the sinister sounds coming from within inevitably raise the suspicions of their neighbours.
Director: Al Campbell
Writer: N/A
8.1/102,361 votesLoading...#13 - Zanzibar
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2018
Welcome to London's Hotel Zanzibar. Our varied guests have travelled from afar. Proposals, plots and prostitutes combine. It's a comedy of errors on floor nine.
Director: David Kerr
Writer: N/A
8.1/10786 votesLoading...#14 - CTRL, ALT, ESC
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 5/29/2024
Jason, Lynne and their two teenage daughters try out their local escape room, The Killer’s Lair. It’s not really the girls’ idea of fun, but they love their dad, and he loves following the clues and solving the puzzles. Will they get out before they run out of time?
Director: George Kane
Writer: N/A
8.0/102,573 votesLoading...#15 - La Couchette
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2015
On board the sleeper from Paris to Bourg St Maurice, a motley collection of passengers try to get a quiet night's sleep as the train makes its way across France. But as the sleeping compartment fills up, the chances of that begin to look highly unlikely. In deuxieme classe, everyone can hear you scream.
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
8.0/101,896 votesLoading...#16 - To Have and To Hold
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2018
Adrian spends his time photographing other couples' weddings, but his own marriage to Harriet is far from happy. Can they renew their vows, spice up their love life and make a fresh start, or have they just run out of love, trust and time?
Director: David Kerr
Writer: N/A
8.0/101,061 votesLoading...#17 - Wise Owl
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 6/1/2022
Everyone remembers the Wise Owl, of course. The bossy cartoon bird keeping children safe back in the 1970s. Those old information films had a lasting effect on all of us - especially Ronnie, who has spent his entire life trying to do the right thing. But what is right? And what is wrong?
Director: Louise Hooper
Writer: N/A
7.9/103,252 votesLoading...#18 - Sardines
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/5/2014
It is the day of Rebecca and Jeremy's engagement party, and everyone (well, nearly everyone) has turned up to the old house to wish them well. Except that one of the bedrooms, the one with all the old baggage in it, has been left unlocked...
Director: David Kerr
Writer: N/A
7.9/10836 votesLoading...#19 - The Last Weekend
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 5/25/2023
Joe and Chas have been together for nine years. It’s a long time to be truly in love with someone. But how long does it take to properly say goodbye?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10979 votesLoading...#20 - Boo to a Goose
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 5/8/2024
Late-night passengers get stuck in a tunnel when their train breaks down. Patiently, they wait for the replacement service until a nurse gets her purse stolen and tempers start to fray.
Director: George Kane
Writer: N/A
7.8/102,020 votesLoading...#21 - Private View
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/21/2017
Fragments. A very special invitation to a private view of Elliot Quinn's final exhibition of pieces at The Nine Gallery in east London. Champagne and canapes.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/101,672 votesLoading...#22 - Tempting Fate
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2018
A dead hoarder's flat, a blood-stained floor, a dead rat and a terrible, inescapable curse from beyond the grave. All in an ordinary day's work for council contractors Keith, Nick and Maz.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
Writer: N/A
7.7/101,376 votesLoading...#23 - The Stakeout
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2020
Two police officers always have time to get to know each other on the night shift. But PC Thompson’s previous partner died in a brutal attack less than a month ago, the forensics have gone missing, and PC Varney is beginning to ask a lot of awkward questions.
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
7.7/101,023 votesLoading...#24 - A Random Act of Kindness
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 5/25/2022
Helen and her teenage son Zach don’t really get on, until a random act of kindness brings the mysterious Bob to their front door. He seems to understand their problems and offers to help. But what effect will spending time with this kindly stranger have on their lives?
Director: Kieron J. Walsh
Writer: N/A
7.6/102,215 votesLoading...#25 - The Bill
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2017
A night out with your friends at a local restaurant, some tapas and a few drinks after the badminton - sounds like a lot of fun. But ultimately, of course, somebody has to pay.
Director: Guillem Morales
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Inside No. 9
Every episode of Inside No. 9 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Inside No. 9!
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Genres:ComedyMysteryCrimeSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:BBC Two
Best Episodes Summary
"The 12 Days of Christine" is the best rated episode of "Inside No. 9". It scored 9.1/10 based on 4237 votes. Directed by Guillem Morales and written by N/A, it aired on 4/2/2015. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Quiet Night In".