"Pie in the Sky" - a great television show!
What a great TV show I
stumbled upon while browsing through the lineup on Acorn TV. Originally shown on the BBC1 network between March
1994 and August 1997, Pie in the Sky features Richard Griffith, a much
acclaimed actor better known to Americans and Harry Potter fans around the
world as Uncle Vernon Dursley.
Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe, thinking he was going to take an early retirement from the police force, and his wife Margaret sell their home and buy a restaurant where Henry can live out his passion for cooking. Early retirement is put on the back burner due to the machinations of his superior officer, Associate Assistant Constable Freddy Fisher, and Crabbe alternate time as chef and detective.
Pie in the Sky takes place in the fictional English county of Westershire, said to be located in South West England. This includes the also fictitious town of Middleton.
A large man, we are introduced to Henry as the consummate policeman and amateur cum-professional chef. His wife, Margaret, is an accountant, who, as supportive as she is of Henry in his efforts, sometimes has to bring him back down to earth.
If you were puzzled by Uncle Vernon, you are going to love Henry Crabbe as he solves crimes and makes magic with his steak and kidney pies.
I recommend Pie in the Sky.
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