7.9/1091 votes#1 - Money Talks
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/31/1995
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
- 7.7/1086 votes
#2 - Game Pie
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/1996
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
- 8.0/1089 votes
#3 - Irish Stew
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/14/1996
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
- 8.0/1083 votes
#4 - Doggett's Coat and Badge
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/1996
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
- 7.8/1077 votes
#5 - This Other Eden
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/28/1996
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
Writer: Matthew Leys, Jim Doyle
- 8.1/1078 votes
#6 - Coddled Eggs
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/4/1996
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
The Best Episodes of Pie in the Sky Season 3
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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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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Money Talks" is the best rated episode of "Pie in the Sky" season 3. It scored 7.9/10 based on 91 votes. Directed by Martin Hutchings and written by Andrew Payne, it aired on 12/31/1995. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Game Pie".