Release OrderRecommended
0 / 11 watchedAir order. Standalone stories, so this is a path through eras rather than a plot chain, with Dead Line in its live broadcast slot.
- 1 Inside No. 9 Series 1 6 episodes including Sardines and The Harrowing.
- 2 Inside No. 9 Series 2 6 episodes including The 12 Days of Christine and Nana's Party.
- 3 Inside No. 9 Series 3 6 episodes including The Devil of Christmas and The Riddle of the Sphinx.
- 4 Inside No. 9 Series 4 6 episodes including Zanzibar and Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room.
- 5 Inside No. 9: Dead Line Live Halloween special aired October 28, 2018. Watch after series 4.
- 6 Inside No. 9 Series 5 6 episodes including Misdirection and The Stakeout.
- 7 Inside No. 9 Series 6 6 episodes, May 10 to June 14, 2021.
- 8 Inside No. 9 Series 7 6 episodes including Mr King and Wise Owl.
- 9 Inside No. 9 Series 8 6 episodes including The Bones of St Nicholas and The Last Weekend.
- 10 Inside No. 9 Series 9 6 episodes including The Trolley Problem and Plodding On. Latest released entry.
- 11 Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright Stage play opened January 18, 2025 at Wyndham's Theatre. Reworks Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room with new material.
Acclaimed Episodes First
0 / 6 watchedStandout episodes to try first. Each is self-contained, so any of these works as an entry point.
- 1 Sardines Series 1 opener. A party game turns tense.
- 2 The 12 Days of Christine Series 2. A story told in fragments.
- 3 The Devil of Christmas Series 3 festive episode. A found-footage horror pastiche.
- 4 Zanzibar Series 4. A hotel corridor farce in iambic pentameter.
- 5 Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room Series 4. The episode reworked in the Stage/Fright play.
- 6 Dead Line Live 2018 special. Best seen knowing nothing in advance.
About Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9 is an anthology of standalone half-hour stories, so release order is the suggested path rather than a plot chain. Watch series 1 through 4, the live Halloween special Dead Line, series 5 through 9, then the Stage/Fright play that reworks Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room with new material.
Good to know
Series dates: 1 (February to March 2014), 2 (March to April 2015), 3 (December 2016 to March 2017), 4 (January to February 2018), Dead Line (October 28, 2018), 5 (February to March 2020), 6 (May to June 2021), 7 (April to June 2022), 8 (December 2022 to May 2023), 9 (May to June 2024). Stage/Fright opened in the West End on January 18, 2025, toured the UK in autumn 2025 and closed at the Hammersmith Apollo on January 6, 2026, while the TV run ended with series 9 and no tenth series had been commissioned as of 2026-09-17.
