

1994–1994 · ITV1 · Ended
A Pinch of Snuff is a British television crime drama miniseries, consisting of three fifty-minute episodes, that broadcast on ITV network from 9 to 23 April 1994. The series, adapted from the 1978 novel of the same name by author Reginald Hill, was the first Dalziel and Pascoe adaptation for TV, arriving two years before the more widely known and acclaimed BBC adaptation that followed in 1996.
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Last aired
S01E03 · Episode 3
1994-04-23
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Episode 1
1994-04-09 · 55 min
Episode 2
1994-04-16 · 55 min
Episode 3
1994-04-23 · 55 min
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The Knowledge Online · Jan 28, 2026
It seemed a good idea at the time #8: h&p@bbc.
British Comedy Guide · Sep 13, 2026
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Metro.co.uk · Oct 28, 2013
Snuff Films
Snopes · Feb 27, 1999
Fat chance
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Metro.co.uk · Oct 29, 2013
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