Snuff Box (2006)
Snuff Box is a BBC Three British dark comedy starring and written by Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher with additional material by Nick Gargano. It first aired on Monday 27 February 2006. Both actors use their real names for their main characters. Berry plays a hangman, and Fulcher his assistant. The majority of the programme is set in a "gentlemen's club for hangmen", although the show is also interspersed with sequences of sketches, often featuring different characters. Berry and Fulcher met whilst working together on another BBC Three comedy, The Mighty Boosh. The series 1 DVD was released on 16 June 2008. 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.
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Episode 1 - Rich's Mother
Release Date: 2006-02-27The identity of Rich's mother is a closely guarded secret, but Matt is determined to find out the truth for his own financial gain.
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Episode 2 - Matt's Diary
Release Date: 2006-03-06Rich sets out to humiliate Matt by reading extracts from his diary aloud, in front of the other club members - but retribution isn't far away.
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Episode 3 - Punchline
Release Date: 2006-03-13Matt is furious that Rich keeps ruining the punchlines of his jokes - especially as he keeps his friend supplied with whisky and women.
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Episode 4 - Oh Brothers
Release Date: 2006-03-20Rich must decide where his loyalties lie when his two brothers pay an unwelcome visit to London and stir up trouble.
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Episode 5 - Love Triangle
Release Date: 2006-03-27Tension brews in the strange world of the horrible hangmen, as a beautiful woman causes all kinds of jealous feelings to rise to the fore - and Matt reverts to his devilish ways.
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Episode 6 - The Wedding
Release Date: 2006-04-03Rich plans to tie the knot, finally escaping Matt's clutches and leading a life of his own. However, his fellow hangman is determined to keep him in the gentleman's club, whatever it takes.