The Best Episodes of Pie in the Sky Season 3

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(85 votes)

   #1 - Coddled Eggs

   S3:E62/4/1996

   Car crime is on the rise, with most of the vehicles being stolen from the car park at the railway station. Henry's problems mount as he not only has to deal with two separate sets of thieves, but also with a hostile new female Superintendent. Things come to a head when Fisher's car is nicked at the station right under his nose. Back at the restaurant Gary and Margaret are being given a hard time by an over-zealous Food Inspector. Will she do as she is threatening and close the restaurant down?

   Director:David Innes Edwards

   Writer:John Milne

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   Director:David Innes Edwards

   Writer:John Milne
2. 

   8.1/10(96 votes)

   #2 - Irish Stew

   S3:E31/14/1996

   The large family of much-married Irishwoman Kit Kelly book the restaurant for a wedding banquet for her and her new husband, American television writer Byron De Goris. Byron's briefcase is stolen from his hotel and Henry is suspicious of his reaction and even more so when Margaret tells him that the groom is not Byron De Goris but his friend James Jackson. Margaret had known them both thirty years earlier and discovers that Byron killed himself and James assumed his identity. Henry has to find out why.

   Director:Keith Boak

   Writer:Christina Reid

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   Director:Keith Boak

   Writer:Christina Reid
3. 

   8.1/10(89 votes)

   #3 - Doggett's Coat and Badge

   S3:E41/21/1996

   Charles Rider, a wine-loving regular at Pie in the Sky, is being threatened. It turns out he is really Joseph Webb, an ex-burglar turned supergrass, and now in witness protection. His collection includes many valuable bottles of wine, some of them stolen property and formerly owned by a bent policeman. His cronies have tracked Webb down and want the most priceless bottle back. So Rider comes to Henry Crabbe for help. Can Crabbe restore justice while keeping his friend safe?

   Director:Danny Hiller

   Writer:John Milne

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   Director:Danny Hiller

   Writer:John Milne
4. 

   8.0/10(102 votes)

   #4 - Money Talks

   S3:E112/31/1995

   The restaurant is heavily in debt, and the Crabbe's new bank manager is unsympathetic. Steve and John have left for pastures new, and an agency chef is unsatisfactory. Crabbe learns that Dudley Hooperman is dead, and resurrects his hopes of early retirement. Meantime there is a surveillance operation to be run on a dodgy pizza delivery business.

   Director:Martin Hutchings

   Writer:Andrew Payne

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   Director:Martin Hutchings

   Writer:Andrew Payne
5. 

   7.9/10(96 votes)

   #5 - Game Pie

   S3:E21/7/1996

   Henry supplies the catering at his friend Alistair's pheasant shoot, where Fisher is among the guests. Another member of the party is shot and killed and it looks as if Fisher accidentally shot him but Henry's investigation reveals a crime of passion involving a love triangle, a jealous husband - and a cover-up.

   Director:Martin Hutchings

   Writer:Richard Maher

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   Director:Martin Hutchings

   Writer:Richard Maher
6. 

   7.8/10(82 votes)

   #6 - This Other Eden

   S3:E51/28/1996

   Di Crabbe and DS Cambridge are assigned to investigate a spate of garden thefts carried out while the owners are away for a few days. It's not just a few plants that are being stolen - whole gardens are being stripped. The only person appearing to benefit is landscape designer Alan Wellbeloved, who becomes the prime suspect for the robberies. Returning home, Henry is horrified to discover that Margaret has hired Wellbeloved to redesign the restaurant's back garden to provide an outdoor dining area.

   Director:David Innes Edwards

   Writers:Matthew Leys, Jim Doyle

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   Director:David Innes Edwards

   Writers:Matthew Leys, Jim Doyle
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