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British [[Exotic Detective]] series starring Richard Griffiths, originally airing 1994-1997.
Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe is on the cusp of retirement, and looking forward to realising his dream of opening his own restaurant. He's got as far as finding a building and hiring staff when his [[Pointy
A standard episode has an A Story in which DI Crabbe solves the mystery of the week (which is ''not'' [[Always Murder]]: this is one quiet English county that ''doesn't'' have people dropping like flies) and a B Story in which Chef Crabbe deals with some obstacle to the smooth running of his restaurant. Or vice versa.
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* [[Bad Impressionists]]: One of the restaurant patrons in "Who Only Stand and Wait".
* [[Beleaguered Childhood Friend]]: Nick Spencer in "In the Smoke"
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* [[Commuting On a Bus]]: Detective Sergeant Cambridge in the later seasons.
* [[The Coroner]]: The medical examiner in "Who Only Stand and Wait" is a good example of the type.
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* [[I Never Said It Was Poison]]: When Crabbe is under suspicion of having been bribed by Hooperman to let him get away, the real culprit reveals himself in this manner.
* [[Interrogation By Vandalism]]: In "A Matter of Taste", Margaret Crabbe is locked up in a cellar after stumbling on a conspiracy to smuggle vintage wines. She proceeds to gain her freedom by breaking the wine collection.
* [[Hey
** An amusing near-miss: In the episode "An Innocent Man", the DCI hounding the innocent man of the title is played by Robert Glenister, the real-life brother of [[Life On Mars|DCI Gene Hunt]].
* [[The Killer Was Left Handed]]: Played with in "Who Only Stand and Wait". {{spoiler|A left-handed person might still use his right hand if that's what the tool he's using was designed for.}}
* [[My Car Hates Me]]: The kidnapping victim in "Passion Fruit Fool" makes a very creditable escape attempt, right up to the point where she tries to drive off in her abductor's car, which turns out to be an Alleged Car that won't start unless you turn the key just right.
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]: In "A Matter of Taste", the restaurant is beset by one from the local planning office.
* [[Pointy
* [[Reassigned to Antarctica]]: All three members of the Public Duties Squad, or so they'd have you believe. Crabbe was (according to rumor) sent there after his criminal conspiracy with Hooperman with sour; PC Ed Guthrie was (according to him) framed for an accident by his drink-driving superior, and we never hear WPC Jane Morton's version of events (she is rumored to have been involved in an illicit relationship with a high-ranking officer). As Crabbe says, they're all good stories regardless.
* [[Retirony]]: Played with in the first episode. DI Crabbe, counting down the hours to his retirement, gets shot by an escaping criminal mastermind -- in the leg, because Hooperman is the kind of person who prefers his opponents to be alive and know they're beaten.
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* [[Terrible Interviewees Montage]]: When Crabbe is hiring his first assistant chef.
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Cambridge (black and female) is an in-story example; Fisher indicates at one point that he picked her for his staff because it make his equal-opportunity-employer cred look good.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]
* [[The Unfavourite]]: In the episode with the work experience student, he's the un-favourite of his family.
* [[Unsatisfiable Customer]]: In "An Innocent Man", which showcases some of the restaurant's regular customers, there's a man who puts on wine-snob airs and ''always'' finds a reason to reject the first bottle of wine recommended to him by the waiter. By the end of the episode, he's been banned from the restaurant.
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