Father Brown

DramaCrimeMystery2013TV-PG120 episodes11 seasonsScripted

First aired: 2013-01-14

Synopsis

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

Creators

Tahsin GunerRachel Flowerday

Casting

  • Mark Williams
    Father Brown
  • Ruby-May Martinwood
    Brenda Palmer
  • Claudie Blakley
    Mrs. Devine
  • Tom Chambers
    Inspector Sullivan
  • John Burton
    Sergeant Goodfellow
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Series 2

This season, Father Brown finds himself pitted against new Inspector Sullivan, as the priest attempts to solve cases more sinister than ever - an exorcism, an abduction, a poisoning and a murder put Father Brown's instincts to the test and his own livelihood at risk.

Number of episodes 10

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Series 3

In this series the priest finds himself embroiled with the Secret Service, which puts Lady Felicia in a compromising position. Sid is sent undercover into a theological college to flush out a killer and Mrs McCarthy takes on a group of travellers when a local man is found dead. Finally a fugitive takes sanctuary in St Mary's. Father Brown is stunned to realise that the man in the confessional is in fact Inspector Sullivan - and he's wanted for murder.

Number of episodes 15

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Series 4

This season, a man missing for years returns just as his wife is about to remarry, but when he’s found dead, suspicion falls on those closest to him. The village gets a dose of Hollywood glamour when a film crew arrives. And Sid’s romance with a brewer’s daughter gets complicated when he finds out she’s not only married and he is also her alibi for the night her father is murdered.

Number of episodes 10