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The Insider's Guide to Inside No. 9: Behind the Scenes of the Award Winning BBC TV Series
by Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
I enjoyed reading this book. As a big fan of the TV series its about, I liked reading input from the people who worked on the show - directors, producers etc. I also appreciated the presence of notes from Steve's notebook relating to the episode being discussed on that page and photos taken during the filming of episodes, as well as some storyboards, which give you a feel of what it may have been like working on the show.
I suppose its only logical that at least a basic rundown of each episode is presented at the start of the relevant section but, nevertheless, I did roll my eyes a bit at how much is about the basic storyline of each episode. Obviously I'm familiar with the storylines - if I didn't enjoy the show and thus know what the episodes are about, then I wouldn't have bothered to spend money to read the book but to be fair, I suppose it would maybe be a bit strange to discuss any episode without saying anything about what happens. I did find myself skim reading a little bit when there were multiple paragraphs about the different sub-plots.
I'm glad I read it right through, as I felt that there was more in the way of interesting information that I was less aware of, about later episodes such as the Halloween special 'Dead Line' and series five episodes 'Death Be Not Proud' and 'Thinking Out Loud', compared to the information about the first few series. Some of the info. I was already familiar with but overall I did enjoy it and I like that its quite an accessible book, with text not taking up the whole page or it being full of massive long paragraphs. From an accessibility front, I should maybe point out that I felt the text size was maybe slightly small but otherwise and for the most part, its a good read that's worth having for anyone who is especially keen on the show. Both Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith give quite a lot of insight into the development and making of the show, which is good.
Perhaps a bit more in the way of insight and info. would have been nice but I can't honestly say exactly what more I'd expect. I'd still recommend it anyway, as a good, insightful read.
I suppose its only logical that at least a basic rundown of each episode is presented at the start of the relevant section but, nevertheless, I did roll my eyes a bit at how much is about the basic storyline of each episode. Obviously I'm familiar with the storylines - if I didn't enjoy the show and thus know what the episodes are about, then I wouldn't have bothered to spend money to read the book but to be fair, I suppose it would maybe be a bit strange to discuss any episode without saying anything about what happens. I did find myself skim reading a little bit when there were multiple paragraphs about the different sub-plots.
I'm glad I read it right through, as I felt that there was more in the way of interesting information that I was less aware of, about later episodes such as the Halloween special 'Dead Line' and series five episodes 'Death Be Not Proud' and 'Thinking Out Loud', compared to the information about the first few series. Some of the info. I was already familiar with but overall I did enjoy it and I like that its quite an accessible book, with text not taking up the whole page or it being full of massive long paragraphs. From an accessibility front, I should maybe point out that I felt the text size was maybe slightly small but otherwise and for the most part, its a good read that's worth having for anyone who is especially keen on the show. Both Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith give quite a lot of insight into the development and making of the show, which is good.
Perhaps a bit more in the way of insight and info. would have been nice but I can't honestly say exactly what more I'd expect. I'd still recommend it anyway, as a good, insightful read.