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A Pinch of Snuff

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1994–
  • 3h
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4.5/10
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A Pinch of Snuff (1994)
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Receiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, Inspector Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Calliope Kinema Club, a film club notorious for showing adult entertainment movies. Shorter i... Read allReceiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, Inspector Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Calliope Kinema Club, a film club notorious for showing adult entertainment movies. Shorter is convinced that one particular scene in a movie he recently saw was too realistic to have... Read allReceiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, Inspector Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Calliope Kinema Club, a film club notorious for showing adult entertainment movies. Shorter is convinced that one particular scene in a movie he recently saw was too realistic to have been staged with fake blood, but when Pascoe starts investigating, he soon comes across t... Read all

  • Stars
    • Gareth Hale
    • Norman Pace
    • Christopher Fairbank
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    27
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    • Stars
      • Gareth Hale
      • Norman Pace
      • Christopher Fairbank
    • 1User review
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    Gareth Hale
    • Andy Dalziel
    Norman Pace
    Norman Pace
    • Peter Pascoe
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Sgt Wield
    Malcolm Storry
    Malcolm Storry
    • Ray Crabtree
    John McGlynn
    John McGlynn
    • Jack Shorter
    John Woodvine
    John Woodvine
    • Godfrey Blengdale
    Linda Marlowe
    Linda Marlowe
    • Gwen Blengdale
    John Bluthal
    John Bluthal
    • Maurice Arany
    Rebecca Wheatley
    • Penny Latimer
    Simon Mattacks
    • Gerry Toms
    Joanne Thirsk
    • Alison Parfitt
    Richard Ridings
    Richard Ridings
    • Brian Burkill
    Paul Copley
    Paul Copley
    • Charlie Hepplewhite
    John Simm
    John Simm
    • Clint Hepplewhite
    Julia Lane
    • Emma Shorter
    Ursula Howells
    Ursula Howells
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    • Thelma Lacewing
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    • Trivia
      This was Yorkshire Television's first adaptation of one of Reginald Hill's "Dalziel and Pascoe" books. Hill reportedly hated it so much that he refused to sanction any of his other books for TV adaptation and the BBC went to great lengths to persuade him otherwise. He said about the "A Pinch of Snuff" adaptation: "Hale and Pace wanted to try their hands at more dramatic roles. I just wish they'd tried it with someone else's books."
    • Quotes

      Insp. Andy Dalziel: Are you a naturalised citizen?

      Maurice Arany: Yes.

      Insp. Andy Dalziel: I bet you'd like to go back to Hungary after all these years, eh. Take a little look.

      Maurice Arany: You cannot deport me.

      Insp. Andy Dalziel: [grinning] I wouldn't dream of it. Not while I can violate your human rights over here.

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      Followed by Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)

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    2/10

    Monumental Miscasting & Terrible Acting

    Reginald Hills novels are excellent stories with depth and variety. The characters Dalziel & Pascoe are well written fully fleshed out and easy to imagine.

    So to cast comedians Hale and Pace on the roles was always an astonishing decision but the performances particularly of Gareth Hale are abysmal.

    It is difficult to see how this was brought to the screen it is so bad. Dalziel / Hale comes seems to be in a spoof comedy while Pascoe / Pace is completely devoid of any emotion.

    The supporting cast of excellent name actors is completely wasted and one can only imagine what they must have made of this mini series.

    Thankfully Reginald Hill was so appalled by this production that he refused to allow ITV to produce any more.

    Two years later the BBC recast and reformatted the characters for 11 series all of which were excellent and best no comparison with this rubbish.
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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1994 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • City Varieties Music Hall, Swan Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK(Little Bo Peep scenes)
    • Production company
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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