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Inside No.9 Favourite episodes

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3kidsaremorethanenough · 26/04/2023 21:50

Hi, I've been watching some old episodes this week before the new series starts tomorrow night. What's everyone's favourites? I know there's so many. I watched Sardines last night I love that one think it's so funny and clever poor Stinky John. And Wuthering Heist, really clever writing and twists. I think the only one I wasn't pushed on was the Devil of Christmas.

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Pallisers · 28/04/2023 23:33

REP22 · 28/04/2023 17:11

Love's Great Adventure (the number 9 being the door of an advent calendar) was another one that I particularly enjoyed. Excellent story, well put together.

just watched this. Incredibly moving.

LuckyMoonstone · 29/04/2023 08:17

I agree that Thursdays episode wasn’t great. Still enjoyable but no where near the top if they were all ranked. A shame after the bones of st Nicholas Xmas special was so good. Aside from that, there hasn’t been an episode I’ve truly loved since season 6. Season 7 was a bit meh, although I did really like a random act of kindness (the time travelling one).

LuckyMoonstone · 29/04/2023 08:19

@3kidsaremorethanenough I’m definitely not ashamed to admit it! Or my love of Psychoville & League of Gentlemen. My old username on here used to be LOG related 😅 Agee I’d love to see Mark Gatiss appear in more of them

pinkchampagne1 · 29/04/2023 10:36

Just watched Mr King. Didn’t like it at all - found it pretty disturbing

mrsnjw · 29/04/2023 10:37

Oh I watched mr king last night. A strange
One for sure

SandraTeaspoon · 29/04/2023 11:43

12 days of Christine
Zanzibar
A quiet night in

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3kidsaremorethanenough · 29/04/2023 12:56

pinkchampagne1 · 29/04/2023 10:36

Just watched Mr King. Didn’t like it at all - found it pretty disturbing

Yeah, what was it about really? Were they trying to turn around the scenario to make it about the teacher being the one being abused by the kids and the headmaster. I just found it uncomfortable have to say

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3kidsaremorethanenough · 29/04/2023 12:58

LuckyMoonstone · 29/04/2023 08:19

@3kidsaremorethanenough I’m definitely not ashamed to admit it! Or my love of Psychoville & League of Gentlemen. My old username on here used to be LOG related 😅 Agee I’d love to see Mark Gatiss appear in more of them

I've never seen Psychoville I'm ashamed to admit, it must have passed me by. That will be next on the list then. I've heard it's supposed to be better than LOG and Inside no 9

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BabyJellyShark · 29/04/2023 13:08

Surely Mr King is supposed to be disturbing? It's take on The Wickerman. An outsider joins a strange isolated rural community with dark secrets, only this time it's a teacher instead of a police officer. The outsider is then sacrificed for the benefit of the community.

The point was that they've been sacrificing adults to please the gods, reversing the trend of children being sacrificed in some cultures like the Incas, and ensure a prosperous harvest festival . Not that he was being abused as such but they needed to ensure that he was uncut and still sheathed I.e not circumcised hence taking the photos of his genitals because that's what their tradition/religion dictate that their victim needs to be.

EsmaCannonball · 29/04/2023 13:08

The Twelve Days of Christine
Once Removed
Zanzibar

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/04/2023 13:20

BabyJellyShark · 29/04/2023 13:08

Surely Mr King is supposed to be disturbing? It's take on The Wickerman. An outsider joins a strange isolated rural community with dark secrets, only this time it's a teacher instead of a police officer. The outsider is then sacrificed for the benefit of the community.

The point was that they've been sacrificing adults to please the gods, reversing the trend of children being sacrificed in some cultures like the Incas, and ensure a prosperous harvest festival . Not that he was being abused as such but they needed to ensure that he was uncut and still sheathed I.e not circumcised hence taking the photos of his genitals because that's what their tradition/religion dictate that their victim needs to be.

Yes , it does have parallels of The Wicker Man ( the Edward Woodward one is the iconic film, I haven't sullied my eyes with the Nicholas Cage version)

In TWM , the victim has to go willingly to the island and be chaste , so similarly in Mr King he has to meet requirements .

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3kidsaremorethanenough · 29/04/2023 14:02

BabyJellyShark · 29/04/2023 13:08

Surely Mr King is supposed to be disturbing? It's take on The Wickerman. An outsider joins a strange isolated rural community with dark secrets, only this time it's a teacher instead of a police officer. The outsider is then sacrificed for the benefit of the community.

The point was that they've been sacrificing adults to please the gods, reversing the trend of children being sacrificed in some cultures like the Incas, and ensure a prosperous harvest festival . Not that he was being abused as such but they needed to ensure that he was uncut and still sheathed I.e not circumcised hence taking the photos of his genitals because that's what their tradition/religion dictate that their victim needs to be.

Ah well it makes more sense now you put it like that

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BabyJellyShark · 29/04/2023 14:05

Glad my terrible explanation helped. Hopefully you can return the favour because I'm planning on watching all of the episodes again and while I love the show I remember that several of them left me rather puzzled at the end.

LuckyMoonstone · 29/04/2023 14:24

@3kidsaremorethanenough it’s brilliant, more similar to LOG than number 9. I wish they’d do another series.

pinkchampagne1 · 29/04/2023 19:42

I haven’t seen The Wickerman. I just didn’t really enjoy the Mr King episode. I found it all a bit too weird.

walktrotandcanter · 29/04/2023 19:48

3kidsaremorethanenough · 29/04/2023 12:58

I've never seen Psychoville I'm ashamed to admit, it must have passed me by. That will be next on the list then. I've heard it's supposed to be better than LOG and Inside no 9

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Psychoville is brilliant. Love Dawn French's character.

mrsnjw · 29/04/2023 19:49

Where can you watch it?

pinkchampagne1 · 29/04/2023 20:03

You can watch all on BBC iPlayer

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/04/2023 20:07

walktrotandcanter · 29/04/2023 19:48

Psychoville is brilliant. Love Dawn French's character.

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Aww and Little Freddie Fruitcake Grin

FayKnights · 29/04/2023 20:13

I have too many favourites, I was reading everyone’s suggestions and nodding as each one! 😂
The podcasts are excellent too.

MrsBobBlackadder · 29/04/2023 21:33

Oh god -I've just remembered the mother and son characters in Psychoville <shudder>

pinkchampagne1 · 29/04/2023 21:54

Just watched seance time. Glad I didn’t watch it on my own while DH was on nights. It was very creepy.

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3kidsaremorethanenough · 30/04/2023 00:01

Just watched Loves Great Adventure and 12 days of Christine 😢😢

The Bill was good too, great twist.

I actually enjoyed Thursday nights new one Anita Dobson and Phil Daniels were brilliant

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 30/04/2023 08:56

I re-watched Wuthering Heist yesterday , it still went over my head but I hard more , the jokes and the interaction of the characters . Original watching I was trying to work out if it was Reece or Steve playing Arlo but its neither Grin

Then onto Simon Says , but I nodded off and missed it ( I was knackered , it was late )

pinkchampagne1 · 30/04/2023 09:23

I am pretty useless and my DH often has to explain the endings to me! 😆