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Videos
The BBC has released the first teaser trailer for series 5 of Inside No 9.
Based around the spinning of a roulette wheel, it gives a few clues to episodes in the new season, including the flipping over of a tarot card, a prisoner in an orange boiler suit, and what looks like a young YouTuber signing off.
The trailer also includes clips of episodes set inside a referees' dressing room and in a police car on a stakeout, as screened at the BFI in London last week.
An episode about a stage magician was featured in a South Bank Show about creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith last year.
Series 5 is expected to air next month – having been shot almost a year ago.
Chortle has previously reported that a sixth series is also in the pipeline.
Inside No 9: Series 5 teaser trailer
Coming soon...
Trailer for the final episodes of Bojack Horseman
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