The seventh series of the multi-BAFTA-winning ‘Inside No 9’, with original music by Air-Edel composer Christian Henson, broadcasts the first episode tonight, 20th April, on BBC Two at 10pm.

In a statement from the show’s creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith:“Little did we know when we started Inside No. 9 in 2014 that we would end up with as many episodes of it as Countryfile. We are delighted and exhausted in equal measure at the prospect of two more series-worth of tall tales and fearsome fables. 

“However, we will endeavour to showcase the very best of what the BBC can do in every genre with 30 minutes of story-telling and some half-decent wigs. We might even try a Countryfile episode, no one would expect that…”

Confirmed names for ‘Inside No 9’ are Jason Isaacs, Daniel Mays, Sophie Okonedo, Jessica Hynes, Diane Morgan, Daisy Haggard, Annette Badland, Siobhan Redmond, and Ron Cook.