Every Inside No. 9 Episode Ranked From Worst To Best
3. Once Removed
Plot: A story of assassinations is told in reverse chronological order.
Location: A country farmhouse.
Once Removed is one of the crown jewels in Inside No. 9's episode line-up.
It's an episode which sounds nigh-on impossible to pull off but somehow, it all works almost flawlessly. Despite starting at the end and working its way back, the episode still delivers a seemingly endless wave of brilliant shocks, jaw-dropping twists and it even manages to have a startling climax at the end - how the hell did they do it?
Since the plot remains so fascinating and suspenseful despite being told in reverse order, it's seems fair to call this a work of storytelling genius, as well as one of the coolest non-linear works you'll ever watch.
It's not all about the chronology though. Once Removed is also another wickedly funny, beautifully acted, deliciously savage and razor-sharp dark comedy-thriller that is as fantastically smart as it is deliriously entertaining.