Inside No. 9 is a British black comedy anthology television show written and created by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. Each 30-minute episode is a self-contained story with new characters and a new setting, almost all starring Pemberton or Shearsmith (usually both). The stories are linked only by a setting related to the number 9 in some way, and a brass hare statue that is hidden in all episodes. Themes and tone vary from episode to episode, but all have elements of comedy and horror or perverse humor, in addition to a plot twist.