Trivia / Pie in the Sky

• Defictionalization: The building that provided the exterior shots was turned into an actual restaurant after the series ended.
  • Some people maintain that the entire series is Defictionalized from a show by The Comic Strip Presents, about a fictional show combining the best qualities of a murder mystery and a cookery show. Shortly after it aired, Pie In The Sky was pitched, about a partly-retired detective who opens a restaurant and has conversations about such things as the benefits of soaking steak in guinness overnight.