More Pie in the Sky!

Out this week on DVD is Pie In The Sky: Series 2, another batch of 10 delicious British mysteries with the marvelous Richard Griffiths (The History Boys) as Henry Crabbe, a somewhat retired policeman, running a restaurant and also forced to solve cases for his Chief Constable Fisher (Malcolm Sinclair). The nice mix between the foodie stuff and the clever crimes really works thanks the Griffiths' big personality and the charm of his wife Margaret (wonderfully played by Maggie Steed), an accountant with no interest in cooking. This go around, Henry investigates a peeping tom, a diner who is found dead in the restroom only to have the body vanish minutes later, a troubled druggie daughter of a fellow officer, a series of home robberies while people are out dining, and there's a hilarious episode where a food critic raves about Henry's restaurant and the frenzy that follows. Lots of fun.