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To Have And To Hold is the fourth episode of Inside No.9 Series 4, and as it begins, Adrian (Steve Pemberton) and Harriet (Nicola Walker from The Last Train) are about to renew their wedding vows after 20 years together, but at this point, their marriage is in the doldrums, with him preferring jigsaws to their life, and since he’s a wedding photographer, he comes across as more concerned about the marriages of others than his own.
As such, he works downstairs in the dark room, and circumstances mean they have difficulty paying the mortgage, but their marital problems are deep-rooted and will come to the fore over the course of the episode, such as when Harriet goes upstairs to bed, and when he says, “I’ll be up in a minute”, she retorts, “Chance would be a fine thing(!)”
Like a lot of these episodes, it’s best not to go into too much detail as it’s only 30 minutes long, so I’ll just add that, when you’re making Pot Noodle (Adrian’s favourite snack), the best way is to pour hot water in and let it soak up for 2-3 minutes rather than to start poking around immediately as he does, but I digress, since you don’t need my student-like cooking tips.
Finally, I’ll say that one particular aspect did remind me of a film, released in the UK last year, but I’ll hide the info behind a spoiler heading, and I’d recommend you only read that once you’ve seen this episode.
To Have And To Hold is available to watch on BBC iPlayer for 30 days after broadcast.
Inside No.9 Series 4 is available to pre-order on Blu-ray and DVD, ahead of the release date of February 12th.
Also available to buy:
- Series 3 on Blu-ray
- Series 3 on DVD
- Series 1 on Blu-ray
- Series 2 on Blu-ray
- Series 1 and 2 on DVD together
Score: 6/10
Director: David Kerr
Producer: Adam Tandy
Writers: Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith
Music: Christian Henson
Cast:
Harriet: Nicola Walker
Adrian: Steve Pemberton
Max: Reece Shearsmith
Hannah: Miranda Hennessy
Agnes: Magdalena Kurek
Levi: Tom Mulheron
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