Diddle Diddle Dumpling (Inside No. 9)
| "Diddle Diddle Dumpling" | |
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| Inside No. 9 episode | |
Reece Shearsmith as David, Keeley Hawes as Louise, and Rosa Strudwick as Sally in a publicity photograph for "Diddle Diddle Dumpling"
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Series 3 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Guillem Morales |
| Written by | Steve Pemberton Reece Shearsmith |
| Produced by |
Adam Tandy (producer) Jon Plowman (executive producer) |
| Editing by | Joe Randall-Cutler |
| Original air date | 14 March 2017 |
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 "Angelina"David (Shearsmith) is confronted by Louise (Hawes) about his attempts to find a lost shoe's owner |
"Diddle Diddle Dumpling" is the fifth episode of the third series of the British black comedy anthology television series Inside No. 9. It was written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, and first aired on 14 March 2017, on BBC Two. The episode, which was directed by Guillem Morales, follows the story of David, played by Shearsmith, a middle class stay-at-home dad, who happens across a lone black shoe. Much to the concern of his wife Louise, played by Keeley Hawes, he becomes obsessed with finding the shoe's owner. Rosa Strudwick plays Sally, David and Louise's daughter, and Pemberton plays Chris, a family friend. Danny Baker voices a radio presenter, and Mathew Baynton also appears. Compared to many other episodes of Inside No. 9, it is light on humour, focusing instead on the development of David's obsession.
The episode was inspired by Pemberton's own chance encounter with a single shoe. The episode is split into four, corresponding to the four seasons, and features extracts of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The cinematography features many views of symmetrical pairs of objects, as well as shots of empty rooms. The device of the seasons, as well as the music and cinematography, relate to David's emotional state. Critics responded very positively to "Diddle Diddle Dumpling", particularly praising Morales's direction and the performances of Shearsmith, Hawes, and Baynton.
The third series of Inside No. 9 was announced in October 2015, and heavily publicised in January 2016, at which time Keeley Hawes and Mathew Baynton were named as guest stars in the series. "Diddle Diddle Dumpling" was the fifth and penultimate episode of the series, and the fourth of a run of five episodes beginning February 2017—the series's first episode being the December 2016 Christmas special "The Devil of Christmas". It first aired on 14 March 2017, on BBC Two.
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