Father Brown (2013)

Series 8

TV-14

In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.

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10 Episodes

The Celestial Choir
E1
The Celestial ChoirA mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.
The Queen Bee
E2
The Queen BeeFather Brown investigates when a beekeeper dies, and finds she has made enemies of almost everybody who knows her. The story has echoes of events long ago in India and in Great War Britain, and has a priceless jewel at its heart. It also features a guest appearance by some bees.
The Scales of Justice
E3
The Scales of JusticeThe body of the wealthy but disreputable Teddy Neville-Crowley is found in the grounds of his large country house following a 'Great Gatsby' themed party where he argued with Bunty. Father Brown's friend is arrested and charged with murder after confessing she had hit Teddy with a tree branch. Can she be saved from the gallows?
The Wisdom of the Fool
E4
The Wisdom of the FoolMurder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.
The Folly of Jephthah
E5
The Folly of JephthahA stranger in the confessional turns out to be someone Father Brown knows well, and the stage is set for an adventure in thievery and deception featuring rival globetrotting villains and Italian organised crime. An intricately plotted tale in which the priest's ethics are tested.
The Numbers of the Beast
E6
The Numbers of the BeastMrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.
The River Corrupted
E7
The River CorruptedA mill owner is harangued in a pub by a narrowboat pilot, then found dead on a towpath shortly afterwards. An old friend of the parish team asks Father Brown to investigate, causing tension between Bunty and his new love interest. Suspicions swirl as the gang are convinced the police have the wrong man but need to find the guilty party quickly.
The Curse of the Aesthetic
E8
The Curse of the AestheticFather Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it's too late.
The Fall of the House of St Gardner
E9
The Fall of the House of St GardnerSome of Bunty's friends help get a gossip columnist fired. A London hotel cancels a booking for a fashion show in which they are involved, so Bunty offers her Kembleford home as a replacement. Father Brown and the team then help identify a killer when a gossip columnist is bludgeoned to death before revealing secrets but leaving behind a shorthand notebook among other clues.
The Tower of Lost Souls
E10
The Tower of Lost SoulsA body is found at the foot of a tower in the grounds of the home of an MP. Details of the death suggest a link to a murder eight years previously. The arrival of a Scotland Yard detective irks Inspector Mallory but the stage is set for a challenging mystery for the police, Father Brown and his team.