Will the attraction of Pie Hole waitress Olive (Kristin Chenoweth) to Ned complicate life?
Pace: Olive is a real troublemaker. She definitely throws a wrench into it. That conflict heats up. Q: How does world-weary private eye Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) affect Chuck and Ned’s romance? Pace: He keeps it from getting too cutesy, me and Anna mooning at each other for the entire hour. Friel: As an actor, Chi listens very much. So he can throw something very different into the mix. Pace: He’s got such great timing, and he’s such a great leader on set. Friel: He calls me Anna Banana or Mama. I call him Big Daddy. Q: What do you know about baking pies? Pace: I’ve learned more than I ever thought I would about pies. Friel: He can’t believe that in England we have fish pie. Pace: They will make a pie out of anything. Friel: You know why, though, Lee, because pies were invented for miners. When you were a miner, it was a pastry that kept it in a casing so the food wouldn’t get dirty. Pace: Coal pie. Friel: Yeah, coal pie. I’ll bring you some of that when I go to England. Pace: Pies are
