Father Brown

Eyes twinkling behind his spectacles, Kenneth More is G.K. Chesterton's wily detective in this classic British series.
IMDb 6.919747 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Hammer of God

    September 25, 1974
    51min
    TV-14
    Colonel Bohun fancies himself a feudal lord, regularly exercising his right to bed his subjects' wives. But the brutal manner of his murder seems to eliminate all likely suspects -- until Father Brown looks to the heavens.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Oracle of the Dog

    October 2, 1974
    52min
    13+
    When Colonel Druce decides to change his will, a lot of people begin to worry and someone decides to kill him. A guest in the house at the time, Father Brown gets an assist from the family dog in identifying the murderer.
    This title is unavailable due to expired rights
  3. S1 E3 - The Curse of the Golden Cross

    October 10, 1974
    51min
    TV-14
    When an eminent archaeologist's life is threatened, is it a murder plot or the past catching up? Father Brown uses his knowledge of medieval history to unravel the mystery.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Eye of Apollo

    October 17, 1974
    51min
    ALL
    Pauline Stacey, co-founder of a secretarial agency one floor above Flambeau's office, suffers "spiritual sunstroke" under the influence of Kalon, the leader of a Pagan cult--arousing the suspicions of Father Brown.
    This title is unavailable due to expired rights
  5. S1 E5 - The Three Tools of Death

    October 23, 1974
    52min
    TV-14
    A renowned philanthropist is murdered but, curiously, not with any of the three weapons at hand. When his daughter's fiancé confesses to the crime, Father Brown must divine whether this is the truth.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Mirror of the Magistrate

    October 30, 1974
    52min
    13+
    After making big news by exposing German spies in London, Sir Humphrey Gwynne winds up shot in his garden. Although evidence points to a writer and Irish patriot with apparent ties to Germany, Father Brown aims to exonerate him.
    This title is unavailable due to expired rights
  7. S1 E7 - The Dagger with Wings

    November 7, 1974
    51min
    13+
    The strange deaths of a father and his sons bring Father Brown face to face with a spiritual as well as criminal foe: a Satanist who has sown the seeds of fear in the troubled family.
    This title is unavailable due to expired rights

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Content advisory

Violencealcohol usesmokingfoul language

Subtitles

None available

Directors

Robert TronsonPeter JefferiesIan Fordyce

Producers

ITV

Cast

Kenneth MoreDennis Burgess

Studio

Acorn TV
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