When does Inside No 9 series six start? | BBC reveals launch date for Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s anthology © BBC

When does Inside No 9 series six start?

BBC reveals launch date for Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s anthology

The BBC has confirmed the return date for Inside No 9.

Series six of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s anthology will start on BBC Two at 9.30pm on May 10, the corporation has announced today.

The show will be followed by the return of Motherland for its third season, with Anna Maxwell Martin, Diane Morgan, Paul Ready, Lucy Punch and Tanya Moodie all returning to the school gates.

The opening episode of Inside No 9, Wuthering Heist, pictured, is a combination of heist drama and commedia dell’arte, with a masked gang of double-crossing clowns trying to steal a £12million diamond hail.

Guest stars for the opening episode are  Kevin Bishop, Paterson Joseph and Gemma Whelan.

The  news comes as the show has today been nominated for the Bafta for best scripted comedy this year, with   Shearsmith shortlisted for best performance.

Other famous names joining the six-part series six include Fleabag star Sian Clifford; Line Of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, Sir Derek Jacobi and Nick Mohammed.

A seventh series has already been commissioned.

Here is a trailer for the upcoming episodes:

Published: 28 Apr 2021

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