A Pinch of Snuff (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Sandy Johnson

Writers:

Robin Chapman (writer)
Reginald Hill (novel)

Release Date:

9 April 1994 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Yorkshire | Police | Snuff | Based On Novel

Cast

Gareth Hale	...	Insp. Andy Dalziel
Norman Pace	...	Sgt. Peter Pascoe
Christopher Fairbank	...	Det Sgt Edgar Wield
Freddie Jones	...	Dr. Gilbert Haggard
John McGlynn	...	Jack Shorter
Malcolm Storry	...	Insp. Ray Crabtree
Ursula Howells	...	Alice Andover
Elizabeth Spriggs	...	Annabelle Andover
John Woodvine	...	Godfrey Blengdale
Linda Marlowe	...	Gwen Blengdale
John Bluthal	...	Maurice Arany
Laura Brattan	...	Doreen Metcalf
Rebecca Wheatley	...	Penny Latimer
Simon Mattacks	...	Gerry Toms
Zigi Ellison	...	Thelma Lacewing

Runtime:

180 min (3 episodes)

Country:

UK

Filming Locations:

City Varieties Music Hall, Swan Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

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.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Dalziel and Pascoe" (1996)