Pie in the Sky - Season 5 - Eps 5: Return Match
Henry has to solve a series of thefts from lorries and gets unexpected help from private security firm Troubleshooters. Their accuracy is such that he is suspicious of how they came to know of the crimes and believes that there is a possible informer within police ranks feeding them information for a reward. Troubleshooters are due to play the police eleven in an important football match. Both teams boast an ex-professional, in the police team's case Kirk Flowerbridge, who has a murky past and a liking for the drink. Fisher tasks Henry with minding Kirk and keeping him sober for the match. In the process of helping Kirk,Henry gets to identify the informer.
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
