Snuff Box (TV series)
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| Directed by | Michael Cumming |
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| Theme music composer | Matt Berry |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Charlie Hanson |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production Template:Pluralize from text | Channel X Productions |
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| Network | BBC Three |
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Snuff Box (sometimes referred to as Berry & Fulcher's Snuff Box) is a British dark sitcom set in London. Starring and written by Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher with additional material by Nick Gargano, it aired on BBC Three in 2006. The series was directed by Brass Eye director Michael Cumming who later directed Berry's Toast of London.
Starring as fictionalized versions of themselves, Berry plays a hangman ("High Executioner to the King of England"), and Fulcher his assistant. The majority of the programme is set in a "gentlemen's club for hangmen",[1] although the show is also interspersed with sequences of sketches, often featuring different characters. The show is set in "no particular time" with deliberately anachronistic sets.[2]
Background
Berry and Fulcher met whilst working together on another BBC Three comedy, The Mighty Boosh.[3] Snuff Box was originally titled Berry & Fulcher's Comedy Bronze.[4]
The show was produced by Channel X Productions, who had previously produced the animated series Popetown for BBC Three in 2005. Popetown had been met with international controversy prior to its broadcast, so was never aired by BBC Three. According to Berry, this led to the commissioning of Snuff Box, as BBC Three owed Channel X Productions a favour. In addition, BBC Three was looking for a new sketch show to replace Little Britain, which had been moved to BBC One for its final series.[5]
Reception
The Guardian described the show as "fantastically dark and cynical".[6]
DVD release
The DVD was released on 16 June 2008.[citation needed]
On 11 October 2011, Severin Films released the series on DVD with a bonus CD of music and other exclusive extra features in the North American market.[7]
Episodes
This list is ordered by the original air dates on BBC Three in the United Kingdom.
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Music
The Snuff Box theme is used repeatedly throughout the series. Matt Berry composed the music, both themes and incidental. He sang most of the vocal parts and played most of the instruments. He recorded the theme tune in his flat. English composer Tony Hatch advised Berry on the brass sections.[8]
The film Dredd featured the Snuff Box theme in a few scenes.[9]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview". BBC. p. 4. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC - Comedy - Snuff Box Interview". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview". BBC. p. 5. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC - Comedy - Snuff Box Berry & Fulcher Matt Berry". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Inside the 'Snuff Box' with Berry & Fulcher, retrieved 21 March 2023
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Whisky... !: Why BBC3 Should Re-Open Its Snuff Box | Media | The Guardian". The Guardian. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rock! Shock! Pop! - Snuff Box - The Complete Series DVD Review". rockshockpop.com. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Matt Berry on the Music of Snuff Box". BBC. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Snuff Dredd". The Velvet Onion. 8 September 2012.
External links
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- Snuff Box at BBC Online
- Snuff Box at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
