Stubagful Reviews: Inside No. 9 Series 6

[@edward4840]

I honestly adored Last Night of the Proms. It's so aggressive and confrontational over what it means to be British and I love how textured all the characters are. It's so interesting and provocative and I really enjoyed it. Series 6 was a step up from 5, though I doubt it'll ever be as good as 2-4

[@jedisalsohere]

Series 6 is my favourite so far. I thought all the episodes were nigh on perfect.

[@heathrobertj]

Lip Service was my favourite, but Last Night was a close second. Thank you for showing it a bit of love!

[@Stubagful]

Fyi: yes I know its been a while and things are gonna be a bit slower on the channel for a while now as shooting on my short film starts soon (its part of the film course I told you guys I'm on this year) basically loving it so far. Working with actors is fun. That and my film concept is nasty as fuck and people don't look at me weirdly when I tell them it: I have found my people

[@camelopardalis84]

I was half-considering posting a comment on one of your other videos a few times in the last days asking for a new video. For some reason - probably because I enjoy some of your videos so, so much for what they are and still like most of your other videos because they're from you and I because I like hearing you talk about stuff even if that stuff (the show or whatever) doesn't interest me in and of itself - I was craving some Stubagful.

[@Stubagful]

@@camelopardalis84 if you do that often enough I will definitely see it and probably listen for the record :)

[@camelopardalis84]

@@Stubagful Duly noted. "Pestering Stuart Hardy works".

[@supremepancakes4388]

Best of luck!

[@soulfoodie1]

As usual a terrific overview of the series. Glad to see 'Last night of the proms ' get some much deserved love (and indeed Hurry up and wait). You really highlight something important about how rich and complex the characteristation is

[@soulfoodie1]

@Jervis Tetch - the benefits of paetron !

[@jessicamumford7876]

An interesting thing that Steve and Reece said about Simon Says in their Inside Inside No 9 podcast was they did want Spencer to come off as an arsehole rather then just a reasonable creator being swamped by mad fans

[@soulfoodie1]

Exactly this. Several reviewers have also pointed out that Gavin's monologue puts the case for respectful fans being an important part of the success of any show/franchise.

[@REFLEXiw]

10:00 oh no, when steve's character returned and shouted "WEBSTER!" i got chills

[@lucasheap]

I absolutely loved this series, wuthering heist and lip service are 2 of my new favourite episodes, I really liked last night of the proms and hurry up and wait and the other 2, although my least favourite of the series, I still really liked, definitely one of the best series imo

[@nathaliegrieves3859]

Wuthering heist is my least favourite. And I wasn't keen on lip service. My favourite in this episode are hurry up and wait and the last night of the proms

[@ogpandamonium]

What do you like about wuthering heist?

[@jonathanskinner7647]

This has been my favourite series so far. Not a single episode in here I really didn’t enjoy, all so varied with tone even for this show. Wuthering heist : great fun and quick intro to the series that has a good ending, at least for this show Simon says: lovely, sinister and love the meta commentary Lip service: one of my favourites, love the twist and my mum adores the German spoof hotel owner Hurry up and wait: weakest of the series, I was more affected by his actual role in the tv show like you said How do you plead: another of my favourites, Derek and Shearsmith play so well off each other, Pemberton is scary af with all the twists being great and having a good push ending? Plus the mr mostofilies joke had me in tears Last night of the proms: I don’t really have words, but I know it’s good, in a very weird way. Here’s to hoping we only have to wait a year for the next series

[@charliewarner787]

Yes! Been waiting for this one :)) I thought this series was a bit of a let down but Lip Service is a new favourite

[@Stubagful]

That's Inside no 9 for you, its never gonna hit all the time. Personally thought it was better than series 5 - series 2 and 4 are still the benchmarks for me though

[@charliewarner787]

@@Stubagful Oh, and you’re a massive hipster for liking episode 6 best x 😁

[@Stubagful]

@@charliewarner787 I also like Last Gasp. I thought it was funny dammit!

[@charliewarner787]

@@Stubagful 😂😂 I feel like no other show could have people offering so many different favourites! I remember you did a top 9 (gettit) episodes a few years ago. Would you ever do an updated list further down the line. (I know you don’t like to score things tho 🤣)

[@paulflint6254]

Wuthering Heist was really bad. Last night of the proms is my favourite.

[@OverlyPositiveFanboy]

Something I like about this show is that I've never seen any of the twists coming.

[@Silver-rx1mh]

God I adore this show. Been watching it since it started and for me it rarely if ever disappoints. My friend Robert Allsopp was responsible for making all the masks for 'Wuthering Heist' and yet weirdly enough It's the episode I'm still yet to watch. lol

[@Stubagful]

Cool! They did look really nice

[@Silver-rx1mh]

@@Stubagful I'll pass that along to him. :) He rarely gets any feedback, except for all his work on bloody Dr Who. lol

[@CrazyBuffyFan1]

I usually have a couple absolute favorites from each season, and this season those were "How Do You Plead?" and "Wuthering Heist" for me. Two solid episodes, one horror, one comedy.

[@supremepancakes4388]

I LOVED the last episode

[@crpalstuck2966]

I have never heard of this show before today, thanks for the reccomendation

[@soulfoodie1]

Stu has done a good general overview of the show up to series 4 you can check out (although as he says it has spoilers when he gets to his top 9) and a review of series 5 . And his most viewed video is a great review of the live episode 'Dead line'- although watch the episode first!

[@dragonsalty]

Yay IN9 content!! :)

[@frislander4299]

I note that "How Do You Plead" of course only partly breaks the "no recurring actors other than P&S" rule for the rest of the series because of course Jacobi was an unseen voiceover in "The Devil of Christmas". Also I had somewhat different reactions to both that episode and to "Last Night of the Proms". The former I actually found genuinely terrifying when I gradually realised precisely what it was Webster had done, masterful piece of suspense there. As for the latter, I felt it was actually a good deal more ambiguous as to the whether the homeless man was indeed Jesus or now, and there's much in the Gospels to support the idea of the question being a moot point in the first place (e.g. Jesus' line that "just as you do to one of the least of these you do also to Me"), so it hit doubly hard as an interrogation of the question of "how would our country respond to Jesus in the present day?" with a suitably cynical answer. Also want to say again I loved "Wuthering Heist" and actually did manage to find it genuinely funny too.

[@shortangel333]

then technically Jacobi didnt appear in the episode, his voice did.

[@Ben_Kirkham]

I think ‘How Do You Plead?’ might be my favourite from this series.

[@jamesofglory]

I studied Commedia for two years in sixth form and I'd like JUST graduated at the time so when the first episode aired about ten seconds in I was like HOLY SHIT??? It felt like a strange cosmic coincidence that it came out exactly in time to truly maximise how insane it made me. it's funny because I'm ALSO a massive fan of upstart crow so again, ten seconds in i was like HOLY SHIT IT'S KATE?? all over again. I was also actually REALLY disappointed that they flat out explained it in the episode? Because for a moment I felt sooo clever for knowing what it was referencing lmao

[@necronemesist]

This is not the best series, perhaps due to Covid, but I think you're spot on on the fact that we are all watching anticipating twists and details. Love Heist and Prom night episode, the others felt a bit mundane.. compared to other series

[@vuraxis953]

How Do You Plead is the first supernatural episode I've gotten on with. Quite the achievement tbh

[@insert-name-here3651]

Personal Ranking of Series 6 1. Wuthering Heist 2. Lip Service 3. How Do You Plead? 4. Simon Says 5. Last Night of the Proms 6. Hurry Up and Wait

[@scix8794]

It is stating to feel like they are hitting burnout. I want them to only write 3 eps a season. Btw thanks for introducing this show to me stubagful also thanks for the bojack recommendation. Big finish too actually. Got a lot to thank u for :)

[@stephenhillier3522]

What are we to think? Stubagful In9 series review appears 1 day after Weelin's. Coincidence or conspiracy? Seriously you should try a joint In9 appreciation video.

[@soulfoodie1]

Yes I noticed this too! That would be a great Collab!

[@randyrandelman1878]

I fucking loved 1 and 6, hard to decide my favourite out of the two but they do seem the least popular

[@yourfriendlycynic654]

Out of the League of Gentlemen, Imagine if Sheersmith and Pemberton were the Doctor Who fans and not Gatiss

[@BRAWGWill]

Series 6 is definitely the most brown of the program

[@carealoo744]

This came out?

[@m1sterrattles764]

I felt, and it may just be that it’s been running for a while so I’ve got a bit used to it, that this series wasn’t quite up to the quality of earlier series . Still hugely enjoyable just not quite as impactful.

[@archive6094]

I can't believe they killed Cr1tikal...

[@georgejones8481]

As a huuuuge inside no.9 fan I was kinda disappointed with series 6. *Pantalone* not a great start imo. self-referential and poking fun at the very nature of the program and it running out of steam didn't work for me. Just pointing things out but not doing anything with them seems redundant. Reservoir dogs meets Shakespearean..didn't work. 3/10 *Simon says* much much better. Really enjoyed this one. Got a very games of thrones vibe from this one. Brilliant tragic ending and a real great commentary on modern fan obsession culture. Stephen king vibes too 7/10 *Lip service* another decent one, intriguing build up, ending a little far fetched for me. The whole secret service assassination setup was okaaaay but didn't too much for me. Definitely watchable tho. 6/10 *Hurry up and wait* in mixed minds about this one. Watchable but felt like "inside no.9 for dummies". Twist ending was telegraphed very early on and wasn't shocking imo. 4/10 *How do you plead* really enjoyed this one. Very dark episode with a supernatural twist that I thought worked really well. I didn't see the twist coming and thought this was more of the standard of earlier series.nothing groundbreaking but very enjoyable watch 7.5/10 *Last night at the proms* even for the BBC this one was preachy. The very very political leaning of this one felt unnatural to the show traditional roots. I prefer my no.9 dark, murderous and comedic over political satire and theological. Not bad but felt very pandering 5/10

[@jordang7479]

i kept getting this show recomemned to me by some streaming service but i never watched it because i thought it was a british version of West Wing... i feel very silly now.

[@Stubagful]

🤣 I see how you got that from the title

[@tomgarb6302]

I like the show but it is very hit n miss. I'm less keen on the twisty turny ends, I wish they were ditched it every now and then. E. G. The bill was a great episode, it didn't need that last minute

[@michaelreffold3170]

I think this might be my least favourite series of Inside Number 9 to date, and even then I enjoyed every episode except Last Night of the Proms, which I felt was one of the weakest things they've put out: really blunt and unsubtle messages and weak characterisation, which they're usually so expert at. It just made me cringe throughout, and not in an enjoyable way. It felt like there was a lot of set-up (e.g. the teenage son drinking the alcohol, which didn't really seem to go anywhere) just for a ridiculous and unengaging conclusion. On the other hand, I really liked Lip Service and Wuthering Heist, and actually my third favourite would probably be Hurry Up and Wait, for its creepy atmosphere and twisted point of view.

[@marcgorter8651]

Where can I watch Inside No. 9? I've heard of BBC iPlayer, but I'm not in the UK, I'm in The Netherlands. There might be restrictions outside of the UK. Any help or tips are very welcome.

[@soulfoodie1]

It may be available via Amazon Prime. Hope that helps

[@marcgorter8651]

@@soulfoodie1Great, I'll have a look at that. Thank you :)