Zanzibar (Inside No. 9)

"**Zanzibar**"
"Zanzibar"
Inside No. 9 episode
	Poster designed by Christopher Clegg
Episode no.	Series 4; Episode 1
Directed by	David Kerr
Written by	Steve Pemberton; Reece Shearsmith;
Original air date	2 January 2018
Running time	30 minutes
Guest appearances
	Jaygann Ayeh as Fred; Rory Kinnear as Prince Rico/Gus; Bill Paterson as Mr Green; Marcia Warren as Alice; Hattie Morahan as Amber; Helen Monks as Colette; Tanya Franks as Tracey; Kevin Eldon as Vince;
Episode chronology
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"Zanzibar" is the first episode of the fourth series of the British black comedy anthology television programme Inside No. 9. Written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, the episode was directed by David Kerr and was first shown on 2 January 2018, on BBC Two. It stars Pemberton, Shearsmith, Rory Kinnear, Bill Paterson, Marcia Warren, Hattie Morahan, Kevin Eldon, Tanya Franks, Helen Monks and Jaygann Ayeh. The episode is written entirely in iambic pentameter.

It received positive reviews from critics.^[1]^[2]