Pie in the Sky - Season 4 - Eps 3: Chinese Whispers
The Chen family appear to be victims of racial harassment when their Chinese takeaway is set fire to but widowed Mr. Chen will not go to the police so his daughter Mei asks Henry for help, It turns out that Chen is a gambler deeply in debt to a restauranteur in London's Chinatown who has been has been threatening him for the money he owes. When Pie in the Sky makes it to the final of the Great British Grub contest being held in London, Henry uses the trip to visit Chinatown and act as go-between. A winner and a loser return to Middleton come the end of the day.
About Pie in the Sky
Title: Pie in the Sky
First Air Date: 1994-03-13
Last Air Date: 1997-08-17
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.4/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 40
Network: BBC One
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Richard Griffiths
Henry Crabbe
Nicholas Lamont
Gary Palmer
Marsha Thomason
Sally
