[4] With "Nana's Party", the writers wanted to produce something "dark" and "suburban", with Pemberton citing the playwright Alan Ayckbourn as an influence. [50], Critics responded positively to "Nana's Party", with Patrick Mulkern of Radio Times calling it "another cracker",[41] Chater characterising it as another "bullseye",[40] and Julia Raeside and John Dugdale, writing in The Sunday Times, describing it as "another perfectly judged high-wire walk: comedy and tragedy balanced evenly and artfully at all times". Nana's Party", "Intrigue, unease and emotional intensity: have you been watching Inside No 9? Jim remains terrified that Angela can hear the conversation. [34], "Nana's Party" represented a directorial challenge insofar as Pemberton and Shearsmith were both on-screen for a relatively large amount of the episode. [26] The writers saw a number of houses before selecting the one used in the episode; they wanted an open plan home to allow for easy movement between rooms. [5] Shearsmith suggested that the pleasant house did give the episode the feel of a sitcom, but said that the story went somewhere "darker" than a typical sitcom would. Kelly had celebrated the launch in sparkling fashion, wearing a dark blue and green glittery gown, which she teamed with a Manhattan clutch bag by Aspinal. All my love, John.”. Carol privately drinks from a sunscreen bottle while ostensibly unblocking the toilet after her mother could not flush it. “Happy Birthday hon!” he wrote in the caption, addressing Preston. 9 series 2 episode 5 review: Nana's Party", "Inside No 9; Series 2 - 5. But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal.”. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. 9 to be written by the programme's creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Talking on Celebrity Juice's Christmas Special, which was filmed on Tuesday, Kelly said: 'I've got nothing against Katie Price at all now. [48], Jim is Pat's "weary nemesis",[47] and a "classic everyman". Angela's husband Jim, played by Pemberton, is keen to play a prank on Pat, Angela's brother-in-law, who is a practical joker. Katie shows Maggie her tablet as the pair sit in the former's room. For example, a paramedic was added to the opening scene in order to add a sense of danger and foreboding,[2] and the character Angela's "borderline OCD" was accentuated. Birthday Brunch Ideas. Katie Kelly 's best boards. Katie wants to talk to her mother, but chaos ensues when Maggie chokes on an ice cube, which Pat reveals contains a fake spider. [47] The comedy critic Bruce Dessau compared Ashbourne's characterisation of Carol to Elizabeth Taylor's characterisation in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 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"Inside No 9, TV review: A top-drawer cast puts these twisted tales in a league of their own", "BBC Two - Inside No. [37] Class is another theme, with Angela, Jim and Katie representing a typical middle class family, while Maggie, Carol and Pat are more working class. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. His skin-tone needed to be changed to match the hair, necessitating a white spray on his face every morning. Carol confronts Jim about promises he made to her, and how this house should be hers, not Angela's. Jim plans to play a trick on Pat—a practical joker and the husband of Angela's sister, Carol (a recovering alcoholic)—by hiding under the cake. She shines bright: Kelly Brook celebrates her birthday at her own bar Steam and Rye on Saturday night, Birthday flash: Kelly Brook poses in almost her birthday suit before glamming up for her birthday celebrations, Hollywood glamour: Kelly posted a pic of herself on the way to her party on instagram. 9 in which no character dies. 9", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nana%27s_Party&oldid=953040454, Television episodes about dysfunctional families, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 April 2020, at 11:28. Her celebrations cap a busy week, which has seen Kelly launch her very own bar and grill: Steam and Rye. Although the talk show host is one of many people turning one year older and wiser during the middle of a pandemic, she got an extra special birthday message from Oprah on her big day. [45][46] She is stressed[40] and obsessive-compulsive,[41][42][45] but aspirational, fastidious,[37] and dutiful. It's my Birthday!!!!!!!! "Nana's Party" was the first episode of Inside No. When Pat hands Carol water, she throws it in his face and he leaves. [38][39] Pemberton and Shearsmith characterised the episode's ending as "downbeat" and lacking a twist, noting that "Nana's Party" is the only episode of the first two series of Inside No. [15], Elsie Kelly played Angela's mother Maggie, on whose birthday the episode is set. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. This idea developed into the possibility of a hollow cake hiding a character, a device used in the final episode. [37] Angela is the central character,[44] and is similar to a more anxious version of Sue Brockman, Skinner's character from Outnumbered. [12] Skinner enjoyed the "funny" script and her "nice" character. The episode also features Eve Gordon as Katie, Angela and Jim's teenage daughter, and Christopher Whitlow as a paramedic seen at the beginning and end of the episode. [39] David Chater, writing for The Times, said that "Nana's Party" was like "a more twisted version" of Abigail's Party,[40] with several critics likening the episode to a Mike Leigh drama. Eight MILLION Americans have slipped into poverty since May as pandemic wreaks havoc on livelihoods in the... GOP Senator David Perdue is labeled 'racist' for mispronouncing Kamala Harris' name just hours after Joe... Home Improvement star Zachery Ty Bryan, 39, is arrested 'for strangling his girlfriend and taking her phone... Supermodel Linda Evangelista says she BELIEVES four women who say her ex-husband raped them when he was... Security video shows prison guards 'did not lift a finger to stop R.Kelly from being beaten by a fellow... 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", "TV Preview: Inside No. [1] BBC producers felt the episode worked as the opening episode of a sitcom, but Pemberton and Shearsmith were not happy to develop the idea into its own series, given the events of the plot. Man-up: Just a few days earlier and Kelly had dragged-up for TV show Celebrity Juice. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Angela's daughter, Katie, heads to her room to complete her homework. A visibly-drunk Carol enters and talks to Katie about the importance of having fun. [46] Jim and Pat, for Gerard Gilbert of i, are like "two suburban grotesques straight out of a Mike Leigh drama". The episode plays on viewers' guesses as to what has led to the arrival—seen at the opening of the episode—of a paramedic. As such, the script was shelved, and revisited during planning for Inside No. Downstairs, Jim persuades Angela to take up position under the table as Pat replaces the soap in the toilet. Follow. 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