Over at MSN TV today: I've reviewed the premiere of Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton's new anthology horror-comedy, INSIDE NO 9. Can the duo behind Psychoville pull off another success, without their League of Gentlemen cohorts?
Inside No 9 contains six separate half-hour stories, loosely linked by the fact each concerns people living somewhere with a sole "9" in the address. Sardines, the first instalment, concerned an engagement party held for lovers Rebecca (Katherine Parkinson) and Jeremy (Ben Willbond), where the assembled guests had decided to play the titular game, a hide & seek derivative. As a dyed-in-the-wool fan of The League of Gentlemen (I even attended their live shows), I can't help but approach the comedy troupe's subsequent projects with goodwill that I hope doesn't slip into outright bias.
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