First look at Inside No. 9's final season reveals surprise Game of Thrones guest star, as BBC confirms release date

The BBC has finally revealed when the final season of Inside No. 9 is set to start airing and fortunately for us, it's super soon.

The ninth installment – it always had to end there, right? – will premiere on BBC Two and iPlayer on Wednesday, May 8 at 10pm, according to a first look teaser unveiled by the UK-based broadcaster.

Created by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, the anthology series blends comedy and horror as it tells all kinds of stories about the goings-on of various establishments addressed as number nine. Having run for eight seasons, such framings have included a mansion, a dressing room, an art gallery, a pedalo, and... even a professional footballer's shirt, with the last chapter set to feature an episode set in a horror-themed escape room.

The promo, which you can watch above, features appearances from previously confirmed guest stars Eddie Marsan, Joel Fry, Susan Wokoma, and Mark Bonnar, as well as Game of Thrones' Natalie Dormer, whose involvement had not yet been announced.

Dorothy Atkinson, Adrian Scarborough, Charlie Cooper, Vinette Robinson, and Hayley Squires are set to round out the supporting cast.

"Within this series, you could say 'Boo To A Goose' is really horrific. It's not horror, but it's tense. It's got a great ’70s-sense brooding soundtrack to it," Shearsmith previously teased to SFX magazine.

"We've got one which is a bit more Gothic, it's a period piece, and it feels a bit like A Ghost Story For Christmas vibe to it," Pemberton added. "We've definitely enjoyed exploring all different kinds of storytelling devices and different genres as we have throughout the whole series."

Inside No. 9 season 9 premieres on May 8. For more, check out our guide to the most exciting new TV shows heading our way.