Season 5 • Episode 8
LatestAs Henry mysteriously loses his sense of smell he is intrigued when Fisher seems obsessed with arresting tyre exporter Peter Watson and suspects that Fisher, about to divorce his wife, is having an affair with Mrs. Watson. In fact she has discovered that her husband is defrauding her charity and is using Fisher to trap him. Having seen the case through Henry, feeling used by Fisher to catch Watson, resigns from the police and immediately regains his sense of smell. With Gary turning down the offer of work at another kitchen, Henry and his staff and colleagues have every reason to drink to the continuing success of Pie in the Sky.
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.
Acting
Richard Griffiths — grumpy, tender, magnificent.
Writing
Puns so dad-joke they circle back to brilliant.
Production
That 90s BBC warmth — you can practically smell the kitchen.
Creator
Andrew Payne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Griffiths was already an established stage actor; this was his rare leading TV role before Harry Potter made him Uncle Vernon-famous.
Pie in the Sky arrived as the 'cozy mystery' boom peaked — it's essentially Midsomer Murders with a kitchen instead of corpses piling up.
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