How to watch Inside No. 9 season 9: stream the anthology show's final season

inside No 9 season 9: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton standing on a train platform. Steve is wearing drag and Reece is in a suit.
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Anthology comedy show Inside No. 9's ninth season is bringing the beloved series to an end, with its next batch of episodes set to be the last (for now, though it could return in the future).

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UK: BBC Two | iPlayer (free)
US:
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Each episode features show creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton and a cast of other guest actors (many of them famous ones) in short, contained stories that are often quite darkly comedic.

Shearsmith and Pemberton have already described two of the new episodes, and we know the roster of guest stars will include Joel Fry, Siobhan Finneran and Susan Wokoma. And what about the rest? Well, you'll have to watch Inside No. 9 to find out!

So let's cut to the chase: here's how to watch Inside No. 9 season 9 from wherever you are.

How to watch Inside No. 9 in the UK

If you live in the UK, you can watch Inside No. 9 from Wednesday, May 8, which is when the first episode premieres. The rest will land weekly from then, with the last one set to land on Wednesday, June 12.

On TV, you can watch episodes on BBC Two, where they'll air at 10 pm each week. Alternatively, you can use iPlayer to watch the videos online, as you can stream BBC Two live, or as part of its video-on-demand library.

Whether you watch online or on TV, you won't have to pay (well, beyond your license fee).

All past eight seasons of Inside No. 9 are also available to watch on iPlayer, as well as Sky TV.

How to watch Inside No. 9 in the US

At the time of writing, there's no official release date or broadcasting information for Inside No. 9 in the US, so you might have to wait a while to see it on screens.

However past seasons of Inside No. 9 have eventually been released on the streaming service Britbox, so the ninth season could follow suit at some point in the future.

How to watch Inside No. 9 everywhere else

If you're going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch Inside No. 9, you might run into some problems. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). 

A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to your favorite shows, events or other content even if you're not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.

How to use a VPN to watch any stream

  • Download the app at NordVPN
  • Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
  • Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
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Tom Bedford
Streaming and Ecommerce Writer

Tom is the streaming and ecommerce writer at What to Watch, covering streaming services in the US and UK. His goal is to help you navigate the busy and confusing online video market, to help you find the TV, movies and sports that you're looking for without having to spend too much money.