Overview
Pie in the Sky was a light-hearted British police drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and 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 (much against his will), is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.
The action takes place in the fictional county of Westshire. The plot, and indeed the entire series, are built around one main character. Calm, thoughtful and principled police officer Henry Crabb is not only an experienced detective inspector, he is also a true gourmet and an inspired cook. His signature kidney pie is said to be addictive, he does not part with a small silver pepper grinder, while managing to successfully cope with all the official assignments of his immediate superior.
Both the boss and all the other characters, no matter how often or a lot they appear on the screen, are at most secondary, serving as a schematic, slightly vaudeville environment of the central character. They are played appropriately - simply, without any depth or drama, and with the usual slight overkill for this genre. The main character is depicted in much more detail and thoroughly.
Delivered and removed without any fuss, the installation is smooth. Good stories with humor and sweet adventures, without particularly fascinating puzzling investigations or intense chases, and not too complicated at all, but interesting and somehow good-naturedly positive. No dark cruelty, bloody maniacs or serial psychopaths. A kind, likeable and easy-going culinary police comedy detective.
Language. At first it seemed a little difficult to me, but then I either got used to it or began to speak more clearly. In principle, the vocabulary is not complicated, the pace is not terrible, and despite the accents of some characters, subtitles are enough to understand if you don't bother with every culinary term or the name of the seasoning.