Turner, chef (Series 1—2). He is an ex-criminal but an honest worker, and a good young chef. Nicholas Lamont as Gary Palmer, chef (Series 3—5). Like Steve, he is an ex-criminal, an honest worker and a good young chef. Nick Raggett as Leon Henderson, a food supplier for the restaurant, and occasional worker in the restaurant. Alison McKenna as Linda Walker, waitress, and girlfriend of Steve (Series 1) Ashley Russell as John Dawson, waiter (Series 1—2) Samantha Janus as Nicola Dooley, waitress (Series 2—4) Marsha Thomason as Sally Nicholls, waitress (Series 5) Robert Putt as Chief Constable Braithwaite, Fisher's boss (Recurring; Series 4—5) Caroline Loncq as Jenny Drabble (Recurring; Series 4—5) Michael Kitchen as Dudley Hooperman (Series 1) Episodes Series 1 (1994) Series 2 (1995) Series 3 (1996) Series 4 (1996) Series 5 (1997) Filming locations Westershire, the fictional county where the series is set, is based on Berkshire in southern England. Although scenes in Middleton were often filmed in Marlow in Buckinghamshire, the exterior of the restaurant, Pie in the Sky, was filmed outside number 64 High Street in the Old Town in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Originally, a florist and then a toy shop, the building became a minor tourist attraction while the series ran, then housed the business of a dolls’-house maker, and as of 2019, a hair salon. A nearby restaurant at 80 High Street renamed itself "Pie in the Sky" (later becoming "Les Amants") to capitalise on the programme's popularity. In Olinda, Victoria in Australia, a very successful restaurant called "Pie in the Sky" also serves many of the TV series' recipes and especially its famous crusty steak and kidney pies. All internal filming at the restaurant was carried out at Bray Studios at Water Oakley, near Windsor in Berkshire. The local newspaper, the Maidenhead Advertiser, occasionally appears in the series redubbed the 'Barstock and Middleton Advertiser'. Freddie Fisher plays golf at Stoke Park Golf Club at Stoke Poges. Broadcast, DVD and streaming The series was originally broadcast in the UK on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997. In Australia, it was originally broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In 2021, it was broadcast on 7two and streamed on 7plus. The entire series is available on DVD in the UK. In the United States, Acorn Media has released separate sets of all five series on 12 May 2009 (Series 1), 26 January 2010