Pie in the Sky

The Best Episodes of Pie in the Sky

Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:BBC One

Every episode of Pie in the Sky ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Pie in the Sky!

Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast...
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  1. 8.6/10(103 votes)

    #1 - Black Pudding

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    S2:E6

    In a moment of weakness famous cookery writer Hilary Smallwood has given her unscrupulous nephew Colin a Power of Attorney. He has sold her house and put her into a retirement home; now he is trying to steal her recently written memoirs. Hilary calls on Henry Crabbe and her lifelong friend Seymour to help. Meantime there is friction behind the scenes in the restaurant between Steve and John.

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    Director:Danny Hiller
  2. 8.6/10(94 votes)

    #2 - Smelling of Roses

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    S5:E8

    As Henry mysteriously loses his sense of smell he is intrigued when Fisher seems obsessed with arresting tyre exporter Peter Watson and suspects that Fisher, about to divorce his wife, is having an affair with Mrs. Watson. In fact she has discovered that her husband is defrauding her charity and is using Fisher to trap him. Having seen the case through Henry, feeling used by Fisher to catch Watson, resigns from the police and immediately regains his sense of smell. With Gary turning down the offer of work at another kitchen, Henry and his staff and colleagues have every reason to drink to the continuing success of Pie in the Sky.

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    Director:Rob Evans
  3. 8.4/10(91 votes)

    #3 - Lemon Twist

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    S2:E10

    Crabbe has to join ACC Fisher and DS Cambridge on a management development seminar, but Fisher is having a crisis of confidence in 'The Job' and after a rave review, 'Pie' has customers queuing at the door - could this be Crabbe's chance to leave the Force and concentrate on cooking?

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  4. 8.3/10(106 votes)

    #4 - Hard Cheese

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    S2:E1

    Henry investigates a prowler fond of older ladies, and begins to suspect the celibate supplier of his cheese.

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    Director:Jim Hill
  5. 8.3/10(106 votes)

    #5 - Brown Bread

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    S2:E2

    A diner collapses and dies in the restaurant's toilet. But when the police arrive the body has disappeared. Soon on the scene are two detectives from the Crime Squad, who have a long standing interest in the dead man, and in his missing car. Crabbe tracks down the car before they do and finds a huge sum of money in the boot.

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  6. 8.2/10(94 votes)

    #6 - The Mild Bunch

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    S2:E8

    The man who shot PC Ian Lefebvre is due for release so Fisher wants to keep Lefebvre busy. What better than sending him off with Crabbe in search of two OAP con-women and the perfect bread and butter pudding?

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    Director:Danny Hiller
    Writer:John Milne
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  8. 8.1/10(94 votes)

    #7 - The Mystery of Pikey

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    S2:E9

    There's a spate of burglaries, the local police station's closed down and the great and good of Middleton, headed by Mr. Chukky Chicken' Barry Wilkes, want Crabbe to catch the thief, popularly believed to be teenager Karl Elves or 'Pikey'. To their dismay, Crabbe is much more interested in pike than 'Pikey'.

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    Director:Danny Hiller
    Writer:John Milne
  9. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #8 - The One That Got Away

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    S2:E4

    Bill Pritchard, an old friend of Henry's and the supplier of fish to the restaurant, is accused of murder when his girl friend's car is found abandoned and the ashes in his smokehouse show traces of human remains. Henry investigates and uncovers an amazing plot to frame Bill and steal the profits from the subsequent sale of his business.

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  10. 7.8/10(98 votes)

    #9 - Dead Right

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    S2:E5

    Medium Faith Revelle has received a number of threatening letters and seeks police help. Freddy Fisher, having once sought advice from her in solving a case, wants the whole matter dealt with quietly. But someone has alerted the press. Henry Crabbe and Sgt. Cambridge are assigned to guard Miss Revelle.

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    Director:Jim Hill
  11. 7.8/10(94 votes)

    #10 - Swan in His Pride

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    S2:E7

    Fisher drags Crabbe down to the West Country to investigate the apparent murder of an undercover woman police officer. While Henry is away a burst pipe causes havoc in the restaurant's kitchen.

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  12. 7.8/10(93 votes)

    #11 - Squashed Tomatoes

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    S5:E1

    DI Crabbe's first job with his new team of PC Guthrie and WPC Morton is to guard a new housing development which has been subjected to vandalism. Nearby villagers claim that one of the houses is built in the path of a centuries old right of way. Henderson is in trouble for growing and selling varieties of tomatoes not approved by the E.E.C. And the new waitress in the restaurant gets the cold shoulder from Gary, who is missing the recently departed Nicola.

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    Director:Bill Pryde
  13. 7.8/10(83 votes)

    #12 - Pork Pies

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    S5:E3

    Fisher sends Henry and the squad to a meat factory where animal rights protesters are demonstrating against the owner,Mr. Trubb's use of veal in his Trubbs' Thunderbolt sausages. However, Henry finds to his surprise that the sausages contain soya and are wholly meat-free. Margaret, meanwhile, is concerned when her friend Julia, a wealthy widow, falls for a pilot much younger than herself and agrees to finance a bucket shop for him.

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  14. 7.8/10(90 votes)

    #13 - The Apprentice

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    S5:E6

    As Fisher launches a campaign to make the police more popular with young people a boy called Nicky comes to Pie in the Sky, claiming he is there for work experience. Henry uses him in the kitchen and he impresses everyone but then the till is robbed and Nicky, who was not sent by any school, goes missing. His mother last saw him a week earlier, the night an off-licence was robbed by a violent teenage gang. Henry tracks Nicky down to a childhood haunt and finds out that he was bullied into joining the gang and now regrets it, which he proves by leading them into a police trap.

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  15. 7.8/10(91 votes)

    #14 - In the Smoke

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    S5:E7

    The Crabbes holiday in London in a flat owned by ex-policeman Nick Spencer whilst he is in America on business. However Margaret finds his packed suitcase under the bed and hears an answer-machine message from his daughter warning that her violent ex-con boyfriend Danny is on his way to see him. Henry discovers Nick in hiding whilst Margaret discovers Danny's corpse in the dust-bin, killed in self-defence by Nick. Henry's loyalty is put to the test, as is the patience of Sally and Gary when the agency staff turn out to be a quarrelsome married couple.

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  16. 7.7/10(82 votes)

    #15 - Ugly Customers

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    S5:E2

    Henry Crabbe (Richard Griffiths) is posted to guard a jury deliberating in a fraud case, who have been sequestered in a ghastly hotel. Crabbe has to find out who is intimidating the jurors, and how the villain is getting to them. Meanwhile he comes to the aid of the hotel's talented cook (John Thomson) who is cruelly oppressed by the jobsworth manager. Back at Crabbe's restaurant an obnoxious customer is giving new waitress Sally (Marsha Thomason) a hard time.

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  17. 7.7/10(80 votes)

    #16 - Cutting the Mustard

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    S5:E4

    Henry and his team are called to a private boarding school where police Commander Colin Stilwell's son Alex has been beaten up by local youths. Henry initially encounters a wall of insular hostility from the establishment before Alex points him to another pupil, who has blackmailed the Chemistry teacher into manufacturing Ecstasy tablets, which he is selling around the school. Gary meanwhile creates a new blend of mustard and attracts the attention of a large food manufacturer who offer to market it. However, they want to alter the recipe, making it taste more bland, whereupon Gary, taking a leaf from Henry's book, puts his culinary principles first and tells them that the deal is off.

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  18. 7.6/10(97 votes)

    #17 - The Policeman's Daughter

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    S2:E3

    Fisher's younger daughter has left home after a row and thrown in her lot with a group of squatters. He asks Crabbe to find the girl and try and persuade her to return home. Henderson has bought a new field to add to his market garden, but is horrified to find that it has been invaded by travellers. He appeals to Henry for help, whereupon Henry finds that the two cases have a common thread.

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    Director:Jim Hill
    Writer:John Milne
  19. 7.5/10(85 votes)

    #18 - Return Match

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    S5:E5

    Henry has to solve a series of thefts from lorries and gets unexpected help from private security firm Troubleshooters. Their accuracy is such that he is suspicious of how they came to know of the crimes and believes that there is a possible informer within police ranks feeding them information for a reward. Troubleshooters are due to play the police eleven in an important football match. Both teams boast an ex-professional, in the police team's case Kirk Flowerbridge, who has a murky past and a liking for the drink. Fisher tasks Henry with minding Kirk and keeping him sober for the match. In the process of helping Kirk,Henry gets to identify the informer.

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    Director:Rob Evans
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    #19 - The Best of Both Worlds

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    Henry lets Hooperman escape, and Fisher takes the opportunity to suspend his retirement.

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    Director:Colin Gregg
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    #20 - The Truth Will Out

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    S1:E2

    A delusional cop seeks to bring Fisher's ally down, and Henry recruits a new waiter.

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    Director:Colin Gregg
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    #21 - An Innocent Man

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    S1:E3

    Pie in the Sky becomes the scene of a corruption sting, but Henry acts in favour of his customer.

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    #22 - Once a Copper

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    S1:E4

    Henry cooks a banquet for a visiting Japanese delegation, and tracks down a criminal from his past, who was presumed dead.

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    #23 - A Shot in the Dark

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    S1:E5

    A narcotics investigation ends in a bitten hand for Fisher, and Henry finds a new source of escargots.

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    Director:Colin Gregg
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    #24 - Undesirable Elements

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    S1:E6

    Steve investigates the burglary of Pie in the Sky, while Henry does battle with murderous private sector cops.

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    Director:Colin Gregg
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    #25 - Passion Fruit Fool

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    S1:E7

    The girlfriend of Henry's dry cleaner is kidnapped by a psychotic ex-lover.

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    Director:George Case
    Writer:Paul Hines

Best Episodes Summary

"Black Pudding" is the best rated episode of "Pie in the Sky". It scored 8.6/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Danny Hiller and written by Andrew Payne, it aired on 2/19/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Smelling of Roses".