What happens when mirth turns to murder? When the screams are not from joy, but flesh-ripping pain? Dead Funny is an audacious anthology, featuring tales of terror from some of the brightest lights in UK comedy.Award winners Robin Ince and Johnny Mains team up for this unique exploration of the relationship between comedy and horror to see if they do, as believed, make the most comfortable of bedfellows.Featuring the talents ofMitch Benn, Katy Brand, Neil Edmond, Ri...

'The joy of these scripts is in being able to appreciate the craft and ambition involved in the sharpness of the dialogue, the cunning of the plotting, and the desire never to repeat themselves, as Pemberton and Shearsmith build each episode into a miniaturist treasure. A must for anyone who wants to write for television, or who just wants to see how the magic is done.'- NEIL GAIMANTake a further peek behind the door marked 'number 9' as the scripts from ser...

'The best comedy the UK has ever created'GUARDIAN'One of the most satisfying endings in TV history'INEWS'Endlessly entertaining and richly rewarding'DAILY TELEGRAPHInside No. 9 is the twisted, darkly comic, boundary-pushing creation of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, universally acclaimed by viewers and critics as a masterpiece of TV comedy.Take ...

'The finest writing in the land. Limitless, joyous and terrifying' - RUSSELL T. DAVIESSteve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's darkly comedic creations are an endlessly dazzling masterclass in storytelling. Inside No. 9: The Scripts features every episode from Series 4-6 of the award-winning BBC2 anthology, including the live Halloween special and an original foreword for each series from the show's creators.'One of the best pieces of British...

Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith star in a compilation from the smash hit BBC TV series‘This is a local shop for local people. There’s nothing for you here!’Welcome to Royston Vasey! Your visit coincides with:· Herr Lipp’s German exchange visit!· Papa Lazarou’s freak show!· A nosebleed epidemic!In a selection of episodes from Series Two of the award-winning black comedy, Reenie and Vinnie are in charge ...

The ultimate companion to unlock what lurks Inside No. 9Welcome, reader, to the experience of a lifetime: a behind-the-scenes tour of the remarkable Bafta award-winning series. This show-by-show guide reveals the genesis of each episode's idea through to the scripting, casting, design, direction, and production - where you'll have access to the minds and imaginations of creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.Filled with the show's dark humour and beh...

For decades, Reece Shearsmith has been collecting terrible and unexpected exhibits from our world and beyond, from the screaming skull of Glamis Castle to the Highgate vampire, via sea devils, the Krampus and a talking mongoose called Gef. Some of them he found, some of them found him, but they all reside here in his museum, carefully stored and waiting for their stories to be told.Through the lens of these items, Reece tells his own story, from a terrifying nighttime visitation on...

For decades, Reece Shearsmith has been collecting terrible and unexpected exhibits from our world and beyond, from the screaming skull of Glamis Castle to the Highgate vampire, via sea devils, the Krampus and a talking mongoose called Gef. Some of them he found, some of them found him, but they all reside here in his museum, carefully stored and waiting for their stories to be told.Through the lens of these items, Reece tells his own story, from a terrifying nighttime visitation on...

Full-cast dramatisations of seven of Ruth Rendell's tense psychological thrillers.This collection includes:Tracks 1-2 - The Bridesmaid: A beautiful stone statue and her living double lead Philip into a nightmare of obsession and murder.Tracks 3-4 - Going Wrong: Besotted with his childhood sweetheart, Leonora, psychopathic Guy Curran will do anything to make her his.Tracks 5 - 8 King Solomon’s Carpet

Time travel, wormholes, a lost security pass and a nice cup of tea. These are the elements that constitute Steve Punt’s Theory of Grand Unified Comedy as he presents 'Big Bang Day, The Genuine Particle' whirling into existence on BBC Radio 4. Starring Reece Shearsmith and Geoffrey Whitehead, it’s a comedy thriller set underground in the Large Hadron Collider and bears the unique property that every bit of physics in it is true - theoretically at least.

BBC Radio 4 Sitcom by Tom Collinson starring Reece Shearsmith, Mark Heap and Rosie Cavaliero.In the wake of a marital break-up, Dave finds himself living in the storage unit in which he keeps his belongings. Dave is accompanied by his fellow inhabitant, the borderline psychotic Geoff, and cultured security guard Ron.In this second series Dave's sister moves in with him, he celebrates his birthday, is offered a job and finally has to face up to the possibility of moving out....

All twelve episodes of the BBC comedy drama about a man forced to live in a storage unit, starring Reece ShearsmithWhen his marriage breaks up and he loses his job, Dave Preston has no choice but to move all his possessions – and himself – into The Storage Garden. But he’s not alone in his predicament – his fellow storage dweller, the mysterious and slightly psychotic Geoff, is in the same situation, and both are under the watchful eye of cultured security guard Ro...