
Pie in the Sky(1994)
Overview
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.
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Season 1
10 episodes • 1994

Season 1
10 episodes • 1994
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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1 | The Best of Both Worlds | Mar 13, 1994 | 0.0 |
2 | The Truth Will Out | Mar 20, 1994 | 0.0 |
3 | An Innocent Man | Mar 27, 1994 | 0.0 |
4 | Once a Copper | Apr 3, 1994 | 0.0 |
5 | A Shot in the Dark | Apr 10, 1994 | 0.0 |
6 | Undesirable Elements | Apr 17, 1994 | 0.0 |
7 | Passion Fruit Fool | Apr 24, 1994 | 0.0 |
8 | A Matter of Taste | May 1, 1994 | 0.0 |
9 | Who Only Stand and Wait | May 8, 1994 | 0.0 |
10 | Endangered Species | May 15, 1994 | 0.0 |

Season 2
10 episodes • 1995

Season 2
10 episodes • 1995
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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1 | Hard Cheese | Jan 15, 1995 | 0.0 |
2 | Brown Bread | Jan 22, 1995 | 0.0 |
3 | The Policeman's Daughter | Jan 29, 1995 | 0.0 |
4 | The One That Got Away | Feb 5, 1995 | 0.0 |
5 | Dead Right | Feb 12, 1995 | 0.0 |
6 | Black Pudding | Feb 19, 1995 | 0.0 |
7 | Swan in His Pride | Feb 26, 1995 | 0.0 |
8 | The Mild Bunch | Mar 5, 1995 | 0.0 |
9 | The Mystery of Pikey | Mar 12, 1995 | 0.0 |
10 | Lemon Twist | Mar 19, 1995 | 0.0 |

Season 3
6 episodes • 1995

Season 3
6 episodes • 1995
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Money Talks | Dec 31, 1995 | 0.0 |
2 | Game Pie | Jan 7, 1996 | 0.0 |
3 | Irish Stew | Jan 14, 1996 | 0.0 |
4 | Doggett's Coat and Badge | Jan 21, 1996 | 0.0 |
5 | This Other Eden | Jan 28, 1996 | 0.0 |
6 | Coddled Eggs | Feb 4, 1996 | 0.0 |

Season 4
6 episodes • 1996

Season 4
6 episodes • 1996
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Devils on Horseback (1) | Sep 15, 1996 | 0.0 |
2 | Devils on Horseback (2) | Sep 22, 1996 | 0.0 |
3 | Chinese Whispers | Sep 29, 1996 | 0.0 |
4 | New Leaf | Oct 6, 1996 | 0.0 |
5 | Breaking Bread | Oct 13, 1996 | 0.0 |
6 | Gary's Cake | Oct 20, 1996 | 0.0 |

Season 5
8 episodes • 1997

Season 5
8 episodes • 1997
# | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Squashed Tomatoes | Jun 29, 1997 | 0.0 |
2 | Ugly Customers | Jul 6, 1997 | 0.0 |
3 | Pork Pies | Jul 13, 1997 | 0.0 |
4 | Cutting the Mustard | Jul 20, 1997 | 0.0 |
5 | Return Match | Jul 27, 1997 | 0.0 |
6 | The Apprentice | Aug 3, 1997 | 0.0 |
7 | In the Smoke | Aug 10, 1997 | 0.0 |
8 | Smelling of Roses | Aug 17, 1997 | 0.0 |
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