''Inside Man'' is a drama-thriller television serial developed by

Steven Moffat Steven William Moffat (; born 18 November 1961) is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the science fiction television series ''Doct ...

. The four-episode series premiered on 26 September 2022, and was broadcast on

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. It was released on

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in the US on 31 October 2022.

Cast

Production

Filming locations included St Andrew's Church in

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, Godalming Railway Station, Godalming, outside the Beehive Pub in Bedfont Middlesex, Broad Street in

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and Welcome Break Fleet Services in

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Episodes

Reception

Critical reception

Inside Man was rated 65% certified fresh on ''Rotten Tomatoes''. Top critic Graeme Blundell from ''The Australian'' writes, "It's superbly acted by a bunch of experienced actors who know just what kind of heightened style is required here, directed in immersive style by the accomplished McGuigan, and thoroughly enjoyable. Just hold that wine glass." Charles Hartford from ''A Geek Community'' writes, "Inside Man Season 1 delivers a gripping tale that is well worth its short, four-hour runtime...The series pulls the viewer into its depths as it explores how far people will go when they are caught in the wrong place at the wrong time." ''

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'' described it as being a "funny and typically meaty mystery from Steven Moffat". Pat Stacey, writing in the ''

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'' said, "Probably the most foolish scene of all came in Tuesday’s finale when Mary threatens journalist Beth (

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) ... with a breadknife while making 'whoosh' sounds. This nudged ''Inside Man'' into full-blown sitcom territory. Strange, that, since Moffat seemed to want to say something serious about human nature and people's capacity for violence." Anita Singh of ''

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'' said, "Moffat can throw any amount of good lines or clever little plot twists into this show, but it is built on a flaw so fundamental that it's impossible to get past it." The series features Steven Moffat's own son, Louis Oliver, whose performance was described by ''

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'' as "show stealing".

Viewing figures

The first episode was watched 5,028,000 times on iPlayer alone during 2022, making it the 7th most viewed individual programme on the platform that year.

References

External links

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