Was wondering who and how could you steal that many pies, but that they had them ready in a refrigerated truck makes sense. I hope the pies are found (and not with bite marks in all of them).
Wasn’t me guv. First submission for the defence, no steak and kidney, so unlikely it was me.
The BBC is reporting that the van has been found, now with false number plates. But no info as yet as to whether the pies are still on board.
“No comment!”.
Isn’t that what they all say on those UK crime shows?
I wonder if the surveillance shows any suspicious clowns loitering nearby…
On Great British Menu, I always thought Tommy Banks looked like Ben Affleck.
Yep. It’s become a theatrical representation of a suspect exercising their right to remain silent and not incriminate themselves. I bet it’s become so entrenched that real criminals have started to say it in interviews. But, of course, I’ve no first hand info.
By the by, we’ve eaten at Bank’s restaurant.
Bank’s senior sous chef, George Birtwell, is currently a semi-finalist contestant in Masterchef - The Professionals.
I’m on it! … Not on the show, but I will be watching it. I didn’t realize there was a new season! I think I have to catch it on Daily Motion.
Oh, yes. And in the last day or so has been hit by mega-scandal. Even involving the Prime Minister’s press spokesperson. Allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour and language have been levelled at presenter Greg Wallace. I can’t see him ever being involved again. And it does call in to question whether his co-presenters witnessed the behaviour and did nothing. There have been calls for this week’s semi-finals shows to be withdrawn and next week’s finals. But the BBC has said they will go ahead so as not to deny the career changing opportunities for the remaining chefs. However, two Christmas specials, to be shown later in the month have been withdrawn and will not now be shown. Wallace has not endeared himself when he said his accusers were all “middle class women of a certain age”. Man’s a fool.
As for the Great Pie Theft, they were left in the van and have been ruined as the refrigeration was off. So, the police are still looking for suspects. We can rule out paprikaboy due to the lack of steak and kidney. I claim the same alibi. And we can also rule out anyone from the Wigan area of Greater Manchester - no pie-head is going to have left them in the van. It’d just offend their cultural sensitivities.
Do keep us posted @Harters!!
How do they plan to fence that many stolen pies, I wonder 
So the pies were not recovered with the truck? Someone had arrangements to move 2500 pies in cold storage that quickly? They were either really hungry or desperate, or have more advanced alien cold storage technology that I need access to STAT to better organize my own fridge and freezer.
Sadness.
Oh, I missed that update. That’s a bummer - what a bunch of scrooges! They deserve reindoor poop in their coffee.
They were still in the van. But ruined as the refrigeration was off.
You can catch them by tracing the stolen lorries of ice cream.
Gregg Wallace. I just don’t want some innocent Gregs caught up in this.
You know, I’d never really taken in the different spelling. Thanks.
Now we have the correct spelling, it’s important not to confuse said TV presenter with a national bakery chain of the same name. Just to be clear, there’s Gregg and Greggs. One is alleged to have made sexualised remarks to contestants , the other sells steak bakes and sausage rolls. 
