Inside No 9 season 8: where to watch, trailer, cast and everything we know

Inside No 9 season 8 aired recently and delivered some wonderful thrills for fans of the creepy anthology series. 

Sadly, this will be the penultimate season with Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, fittingly, ending their long-running series on season number 9 because all good things do have to come to an end. 

BBC Commissioning Editor Seb Barwell confirmed the news, saying: "We are doubly thrilled to announce two more series of the endlessly inventive Inside No. 9 and look forward to discovering where the colossal comedy brains of Reece and Steve take us next, in 12 new instalments of a show now firmly established as an all-time great."

Here's everything you need to know...

Inside No 9 season 8 release date

Inside No 9 returned to our screens on Thursday, April 27 at 10 pm.

All episodes have now aired and are available on BBC iPlayer. 

Inside No 9 season 8 cast

A big part of Inside No 9's legacy is its guest stars, and this season Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will be joined by another star-studded line-up ready to take on a variety of characters. 

This year's guest stars include Mathew Horne (Gavin & Stacey), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Amanda Abbington (Sherlock), and Anita Dobson (EastEnders), who spoke to What to Watch about her new role.

Other names featured in Inside No 9 season 8 are Phil Daniels (House of the Dragon), Claire Rushbrook (My Mad Fat Diary), Frances Barber (Uncle Vanya), Leon Herbert (Ghosts), and Menyee Lai (Stay Close).

Robin Askwith (The Madame Blanc Mysteries), Moyo Akandé (Guilt), Samantha Spiro (Sex Education), Sheila Reid (Benidorm), and newcomer Ayda Kiiza are also set to star in upcoming episodes.

Inside No 9 season 8 plots

So far we barely know anything about Inside No 9's upcoming storylines, but one has been teased in a first-look image shared by the BBC, alongside co-star Robin Askwith.

In it, Reece and Steve are wearing London bus uniforms with Robin between them in a suit and hat, complete with umbrella. That doesn't say much about the plot aside from the fact a bus is involved, but it's certainly intriguing!

Sharing the news, Reece Shearsmith tweeted: "There. We did it. No 9 bus. New series coming along soon."

In addition, Reece teased that the upcoming series will gorier than previous instalments. He told Chortle: "Once again, series eight is six very different stories. Some silly, some frightening, and some this time around quite gory, which is something that we haven’t done before. As always, lots of surprises, twists and turns."

Is there a trailer?

Yes! Reece Shearsmith shared a short trailer for Inside No 9 season 8 and as ever there is a lot going on in 30 seconds.

Featuring the tagline "what are you afraid of?" we're greeted with images of pentagrams, talking parrots, creepy chaarcters, webcam conversations and more... we're already excited! 

Take a look below.