The original English name of the play is Inside No. 9, which means the story that happened inside No. 9. No. 9 can be an apartment, a mansion, or a room number. This also shows that the film is an indoor drama through and through; the title of the playThe screenwriter said that the number 9“ was a completely random name. It was not originally the number 9. Later, he felt that 9 was more eloquent and so he chose it [4].
In terms of form, the play pays tribute to "Amazing Anecdotes", "The Twilight Zone" and various secret room murder stories; in terms of suspense setting, it pays tribute to the British film artist Hitchcock; the second episodeAppearing in the form of a mime, it pays tribute to the mime actor Chaplin; the fifth episode uses the multi-act form of a play to express respect for Shakespeare.
The first, second, fourth and sixth episodes of the play all strictly adhere to the tradition of Western classical drama - all three are consistent.Although the fourth and fifth episodes are not within 24 hours in time, their locations and themes comply with the requirements of the Trinity.
The show's two writers, Rhys Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, often appear in the series.
There are only 6 episodes in the official broadcast version of the BBC, but in order to test the online interactive model, the seventh episode was exclusively broadcast on the official website.
In the first episode of the show, someone inadvertently mentioned ”Saville%. This person was none other than Jimmy Savile, the protagonist of the BBC child abuse case.
The third episode of the play, a story that makes the audience confused between reality and fantasy, was originally a two-hour drama script, which was jointly created by the two screenwriters before the production of "The League of Gentlemen".When they included the script in the show, they condensed the two hours into a half hour [3].
Since the first episode, there has been a brass rabbit sculpture hidden in every episode, so finding the rabbit has become one of the fun for viewers of the show.
