2006-11-23 07:11:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
The 1994-1997 Comedy/Drama tv series "Pie in the Sky", with 40 series of episodes created by Andrew Payne.
It is a story of Henry Crabbe (role played by Richard Griffiths), an intelligent, sensible, mild-mannered man, desperately wants to retire from the police force and devote him time and energy to his beloved restaurant. However, Assistant Chief Constable Fisher won't allow this to happen as this would expose his own stupidity and ineptitude to the unwelcome attention of his superiors. So, until Henry can solve this invidious dilemma, he must continue to do the dirty work of his boss, A.C.C. Fisher, as best he can.
Pie in the Sky was a British police drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, and broadcast on BBC-1 between 1994 and 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 wanting), is also the head chef of the title restaurant.
The Cast included:
Richard Griffiths .... Henry Crabbe
Maggie Steed .... Margaret Crabbe
Malcolm Sinclair .... ACC Freddy Fisher
Joe Duttine .... Steve Turner (1994-95)
Bella Enahoro .... WPC/DS Sophia Cambridge (1994-96)
Samantha Janus .... Nicola (1995-96)
Nicholas Lamont .... Gary Palmer (1996-97)
Derren Litten .... PC Ed Guthrie (1997)
Alison McKenna .... Linda (1994)
Nick Raggett .... Leon Henderson
Ashley Russell .... John (1994-95)
Marsha Thomason .... Sally (1997)
Mary Woodvine .... WPC Jane Morton (1997)
The Episodes are as follows:
1st Series 1994
1. The Best of Both Worlds
2. The Truth Will Out
3. An Innocent Man
4. Once a Copper
5. A Shot in the Dark
6. Undesirable Elements
7. Passion Fruit Fool
8. Matter of Taste
9. Who Only Stand and Wait
10. Endangered Species
2nd Series Winter 1995
1. Hard Cheese
2. Brown Bread
3. The Policeman's Daughter
4. The One That Got Away
5. Dead Right
6. Black Pudding
7. Swan in His Pride
8. The Mild Bunch
9. The Mystery of Pikey
10. Lemon Twist
3rd Series Winter 1996
1. Money Talks
2. Game Pie
3. Irish Stew
4. Doggett's Coat and Badge
5. This Other Eden
6. Coddled Eggs
4th Series Autumn 1996
1. Devils on Horseback (1)
2. Devils on Horseback (2)
3. Chinese Whispers
4. New Leaf
5. Breaking Bread
6. Gary's Cake
5th Series 1997
1. Squashed Tomatoes
2. Ugly Customers
3. Pork Pies
4. Cutting the Mustard
5. Return Match
6. The Apprentice
7. In the Smoke
8. Smelling of Roses
Richard Griffiths (born 31 July 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England) is a Tony-award winning English actor who has appeared on stage, film and television.☺
2006-11-23 10:00:40 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pie in the Sky was a British police drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, and broadcast on BBC-1 between 1994 and 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 wanting), is also the head chef of the title restaurant.
Richard Griffiths (born 31 July 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England) is a Tony-award winning English actor who has appeared on stage, film and television.
He has been awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, all for his role in the play The History Boys.
Recently he has been seen as Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter series (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).
Although typically known for comic performances, he is probably best recognised, aside from Harry Potter, as Inspector Henry Crabbe, disillusioned policeman and pie chef extraordinaire, in the British Detective-drama Pie in the Sky, a role which was created specifically for him. He also made an extended appearance in the 2005 television version of Charles Dickens' Bleak House. In 2004 he originated the role of Hector (the teacher) in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, winning the 2005 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. During the play's subsequent United States run, he added a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Tony Award. He reprised his role in the movie version which was released in October 2006. Together with Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, he will appear in a stage revival of Peter Shaffer's Equus in 2007.
2006-11-23 09:59:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i find my freinds fit nicely into the Freinds TV series I am chandler, i have a "joey" freind and a "ross" freind i have a rachel and a monica but unfortunately i'm fresh outta pheobies. but if i had a choice, i would play both of the weasley twins in harry potter, and/or take a part in a hospital drama like Casualty or a cop show like the bill as a really snide and sarcastic guy that none of the viewers like.
2016-05-22 23:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pie in the Sky
Though I spent more time looking at Cambridge than at him!
2006-11-23 07:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by justme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know but heres whats hes done
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341743/
2006-11-23 07:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by IanBaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hercule poirot?
2006-11-23 07:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by jay or 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Pie in the sky"
2006-11-23 13:38:13 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋