Father Brown

Father Brown

2013
★★★★☆ 7.6/10
📺 12 Seasons
🎬 130 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/episode
DramaCrimeMystery
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.

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Seasons

Season 1
2013 • 10 Episodes
When an ungodly man is murdered at the unveiling of a new church clock, Father Brown must find the killer before an innocent woman is sent to the gallows.
Season 2
2014 • 10 Episodes
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.
Season 3
2015 • 15 Episodes
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.
Season 4
2016 • 10 Episodes
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.
Season 5
2016 • 15 Episodes
A mysterious stranger, a missing donkey, an outbreak of laryngitis in the church choir and a kidnapped baby threaten to spoil Kembleford's Christmas festivities.
Season 6
2017 • 10 Episodes
A skeleton from a seven year old murder case is found buried in the woods and doubts are cast on the conviction of the confessed killer.
Season 7
2019 • 10 Episodes
Lady Felicia and Mrs McCarthy are taken hostage when a midnight train robbery goes awry.
Season 8
2020 • 10 Episodes
A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.
Season 9
2022 • 10 Episodes
Goodfellow turns to Father Brown when he witnesses Mallory frame an innocent man.
Season 10
2023 • 10 Episodes
Father Brown discovers that a murderer is using Kembleford’s new model village to plan their attacks. He also needs to find a new secretary following Mrs McCarthy’s departure.
Season 11
2024 • 10 Episodes
Father Brown investigates when rivalries escalate to murderous heights at the Kembleston Olimpicks.
Season 12
2025 • 10 Episodes
Father Brown investigates when a medieval murder is committed at a battle re-enactment.

Network

BBC One

Production

BBC Worldwide, BBC, BBC Drama Productions, BBC Studios Productions

Keywords

detectivebased on novel or bookamateur detectivepriestcostume dramamurder mystery