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Pie in the Sky: Series 1
After 25 years on the force, DI Henry Crabbe yearns to retire and open his dream restaurant. Soon his plate is more than full with the demands of running a business, an accountant wife who doesn’t think the numbers add up, and a boss who still wants him to solve crimes. Richard Griffiths (Harry Potter) stars in a quirky British police drama from the 1990s. SDH subtitles; 10 episodes; approx. 488 min. on 3 DVDs.
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Disc 1
Episode 1: The Best of Both Worlds
For DI Crabbe, getting shot in the line of duty is the last straw. But when he tries to retire and open up his dream restaurant, the police are reluctant to let him go. ACC Fisher assures him life as a part-time cop and restaurateur will be the best of both worlds. His non-foodie wife, Margaret, thinks it’s more likely a recipe for disaster.
Episode 2: The Truth Will Out
As Crabbe tries to get his new restaurant underway, Fisher enlists him to find a missing policeman. The AWOL cop claims to have evidence of corruption at the highest levels of the force. Can Crabbe solve the case in time for the opening night of Pie in the Sky?
Episode 3: An Innocent Man
The restaurant is up and running, with a popular menu and regular customers—one of whom happens to be under investigation. Crabbe acquiesces to a police team taking over the premises. But when he realizes they wish to entrap his customer, he must find a way to prove the man’s innocence.
Episode 4: Once a Copper
While preparing a seafood menu for visiting Japanese dignitaries, Crabbe spots a criminal in town reported dead 15 years ago. Sensing something fishy, Crabbe investigates. When offered full retirement from the force if he drops the case, he’s left with the hardest choice of all.
Disc 2
Episode 5: A Shot in the Dark
When a pilot in a small import business is shot dead, it looks like a burglary gone wrong. Fisher gives the case to Crabbe, who wonders, not for the first time, just what his boss is up to. Is there a drug-ring angle? Or was it a pet-smuggling operation? Crabbe tries to separate the coincidences from the red herrings.
Episode 6: Undesirable Elements
Fisher signs Crabbe up for what seems like a wild goose chase—a project to improve police relations with the public. Meanwhile, Crabbe also investigates the supposedly accidental death of an Indian businessman that may have been racially motivated.
Episode 7: Passion Fruit Fool
With Fisher on vacation, Crabbe has a whole week off to work on his menus. But cooking takes second place when his ex-con sous-chef gets arrested. Soon he’s also looking into the disappearance of the girlfriend of a family friend.
Disc 3
Episode 8: A Matter of Taste
Crabbe investigates a smash and grab at a wine merchant’s warehouse and discovers that his own restaurant is being targeted in a more indirect way. Things get personal after Margaret encounters the villains face to face.
Episode 9: Who Only Stand and Wait
When a farmer discovers the remains of a young French woman murdered 18 years earlier, Crabbe reopens one of his and Fisher’s old cases. Doubt starts to fall on the conviction of a farm laborer serving a life sentence for the killing.
Episode 10: Endangered Species
Crabbe is called on to arrest conservation activists suspected of interfering with the construction of a new highway. Things take a strange twist when thugs start intimidating the activists. After Fisher learns that Crabbe’s wife supports the conservationists, he uses the case as a test of his inspector’s loyalty. |
- Interview with star Maggie Steed
- Biography of Richard Griffiths
- Production notes
| Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 488 minutes
Format: Full screen (Widescreen: Maggie Steed interview only)
Number of discs: 3
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: bColor
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (16:9 Maggie Steed interview only)
Rating: N/A | "Ripping good stuff."—The Globe & Mail (Toronto)
"…the perfect way to while away the afternoon"—The Times (UK)
"A surprisingly lighthearted crime drama…slyly sumptuous storytelling."—Library Bookwatch
"The shows are well-written, the mysteries interesting, and the cast made up of real pros"—HamptonRoads.com
"The humor is very English - subtle, intelligent and decidedly quirky."—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"An enjoyably British mix of character comedy and murder mystery with a light touch, a dash of culinary spice and plenty of police corruption"—MSN Entertainment
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