Inside No. 9 is returning to BBC Two and the iPlayer on Wednesday, May 8, for one final series of six episodes.
The swansong for Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s BAFTA Award-winning anthology series will feature a string of special guests, including Mark Bonnar (Guilt, Napoleon), Charlie Cooper (This Country, See How They Run), Matthew Kelly (Stars In Their Eyes, Cold Blood), Eddie Marsan (Vera Drake, Happy-Go-Lucky), Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake, Adult Material), and Susan Wokoma (Cheaters, Chewing Gum).
I total it means that fans will have 55 episodes to rewatch - here are 10 of the very best.
I total it means that fans will have 55 episodes to rewatch - here are 10 of the very best.
![Completing the top five best episodes of Inside No. 9 is 'Misdirection' - the fourth episode of series five. It sees a student journalist attempting to interview a famous magician who is very protective of the tricks of his trade.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmIxMzQ5YTdjLTRmNzUtNGNiZS1iZTdiLTQyNDhkZDc1Zjk3OTo1NTQxYjIwMC1mN2I1LTQyZjMtOTE3OC1hNDUwOTMxYjdmMGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Misdirection
Completing the top five best episodes of Inside No. 9 is 'Misdirection' - the fourth episode of series five. It sees a student journalist attempting to interview a famous magician who is very protective of the tricks of his trade. Photo: Contributed
![Coming in sixth is the fourth episode of the second series - 'Cold Comfort'. The experimental episode uses various security and computer camera feeds to tell the story of a man who starts working in a call centre and gets a disturbing call from a suicidal girl. Jane Horrocks guest stars.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmJkM2Q3YTk4LTcwOTgtNGE4OS1hMjcxLTNlZTU4NjA1MWRkYzo5OTQxNzM1My03NThjLTQyZWMtOWExZi0zMTBhNTJkZTFkZGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Cold Comfort
Coming in sixth is the fourth episode of the second series - 'Cold Comfort'. The experimental episode uses various security and computer camera feeds to tell the story of a man who starts working in a call centre and gets a disturbing call from a suicidal girl. Jane Horrocks guest stars. Photo: Contributed
![Guest starring Sian Gibson, 'Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' is the second episode of the fourth series of Inside No. 9. It sees Pemberton and Shearsmith play a comedy duo who are reunited 30 years after they broke up following an incident in the eponymous dressing room.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM0ZWRmMzI4LWY3N2EtNDQzMy1hZWFlLWQ0NzhjMjA1YjU3ZDowNmM4ODM4MC1iZjFkLTQxZjktOGFmOS1iMDg4NzhmYTRhNjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room
Guest starring Sian Gibson, 'Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room' is the second episode of the fourth series of Inside No. 9. It sees Pemberton and Shearsmith play a comedy duo who are reunited 30 years after they broke up following an incident in the eponymous dressing room. Photo: Contributed
![The third episode of series six of Inside No. 9, 'Lip Service' sees a suspicious husband hire a lip reader to spy on his wife through binoculars. All does not go to plan as they stake out a hotel room.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjFjY2NlZWI5LTI4OGEtNGE0ZC05MjM1LWQzMTI3OTliNWQwNjo2Njk2ZWZhZi0zMmRlLTRmODctYmRmZS00NDY5NzZhMTgyNDE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Lip Service
The third episode of series six of Inside No. 9, 'Lip Service' sees a suspicious husband hire a lip reader to spy on his wife through binoculars. All does not go to plan as they stake out a hotel room. Photo: Contributed