A Pinch of Snuff (TV 1994)

Director:

Sandy Johnson

Writers:

Robin Chapman, Reginald Hill (novel)

Stars:

Gareth Hale, Norman Pace, Christopher Fairbank

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

detective | yorkshire | police | snuff | based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

9 April 1994 (UK)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 180 min (3 episodes)

Did You Know?

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."

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Quotes

Sgt. Peter Pascoe: Which side of the house do you sleep?
Alice Andover: [looks horrified and embarrassed] Eh?
Annabelle Andover: Don't be silly, Alice. My sister's a virgin, Inspector, and nowadays it shows.

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Connections

Followed by Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)

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