Pie in the Sky: Difference between revisions

* [[Beleaguered Childhood Friend]]: Nick Spencer in "In the Smoke"

* [[Busman's Holiday]]: "Once a Copper" and "Passion Fruit Fool" both start with Fisher leaving town for the week, and Crabbe looking forward to an opportunity to concentrate on the restaurant, only for a mystery to find him out anyway. "In the Smoke" has Crabbe go away on a holiday from both his jobs, with equal success.

* [[The Coroner]]: The medical examiner in "Who Only Stand and Wait" is a good example of the type.

* [[Defictionalization]]: The building that provided the exterior shots was turned into an actual restaurant after the series ended.

'''Margaret:''' Then I'll sit and I'll tell them a story! }}

* [[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.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]/[[Retroactive Recognition]]: Plenty of scope for this among the guest cast. Crabbe himself was [[Withnail and I|Uncle Monty]] and is now [[Harry Potter|Uncle Vernon]].

** 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]].

* [[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.

* [[Shoot the Dog]]: When an old police friend of Crabbe turns out to be corrupt, Cambridge arrests him to spare Crabbe from having to do so.

* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: Used by the environmental activist in "Endangered Species" when Crabbe goes to speak to him on his home ground.

* [[Terrible Interviewees Montage]]: When Crabbe is hiring his first assistant chef.