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Release. 13 March 1994. ( 1994-03-13) –. 17 August 1997. ( 1997-08-17) Pie in the Sky is a British police comedy drama 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.
The Preacher and the Slave. "The Preacher and the Slave" is a song written by Joe Hill in 1911. [ 1] It was written as a parody of the Christian hymn "In the Sweet By-and-By". Copying or using the musical style of the hymn was also a way to capture the emotional resonance of that style of music and use it for a non-religious purpose.
Colin Towns. Colin William Towns (born 13 May 1948) is an English composer and keyboardist. He was noted for playing in bands formed by ex- Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, and later worked extensively in composing soundtracks for film, television and commercials. Learning piano as a child, by the age of 13 he was earning money playing at ...
Richard Thomas Griffiths OBE (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) [ 1][ 2] was an English actor of film, television, and stage. He was known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001–2010), Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky (1994–1997).
Pearce Quigley is an English actor of the stage and screen. Quigley's credits include Pie in the Sky, Happiness (2001-2003), Cutting It (2002 - 2005), Millions (2004), Born Equal (2006), Within the Whirlwind (2009), The Way Back (2010), Breaking the Bank (2014), Rovers (2016), Peterloo (2018), Detectorists (2022), We Wish You A Mandy Christmas (2022), The Full Monty (2023), and The Reckoning ...
Pie in the Sky (1964 film), a 1964 American film. Pie in the Sky (1996 film), a 1996 romantic comedy starring Josh Charles and Anne Heche. "Pie in the Sky" ( 2 Stupid Dogs), a 1993 episode of 2 Stupid Dogs. Pie in the Sky (game engine), a 3D video game engine and game creation system. "Pie in the Sky", a song by The Supernaturals from the album ...
The hymn was parodied by Joe Hill in 1911 as The Preacher and the Slave, in which the phrase "pie in the sky" was coined as a satirical comment on the Christian conception of heavenly reward. The parody In This Wheat By and By, written from the perspective of grasshoppers, was published in Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library in 1878. These ...
"High Hopes" is a popular song first popularized by Frank Sinatra, with music written by James Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. [1] It was introduced by Sinatra and child actor Eddie Hodges in the 1959 film A Hole in the Head, was nominated for a Grammy, and won an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 32nd Academy Awards.