TV series
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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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Episode 1
A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.
Directed by Paul GibsonWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Nancy Carroll, Ashley Campbell, Sarah Ingram, Daisy Maywood, Joseph Prowen, Hugh Sachs, Eloise Little, Roger May
Episode 2
Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.
Directed by Dominic KeaveyWritten by Gilbert Keith ChestertonGuest stars Annabelle Apsion, Reece Bahia, Pippa Haywood, Grace Molony, Nigel Planer
Episode 3
Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.
Directed by Darcia MartinWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Julian Forsyth, Alice Bailey Johnson, Rob Callender, Ziggy Heath, Aki Omoshaybi, Robert Portal, Nick Fletcher, Jacob Shephard
Episode 4
Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.
Directed by Paul GibsonWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Annabel Cleare, Neil Pearson, Alexander Morris, Paul Copley, Natey Jones, Emily Joyce
Episode 5
Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.
Directed by Darcia MartinWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Hannah Morrish, Simon Schatzberger, Vincenzo Nicoli, Jonathan Rigby, Gina Bramhill, John Light
Episode 6
Mrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.
Directed by Paul GibsonWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Grant Masters, Nigel Betts, Graeme Hawley, Niamh Cusack, Alison Pargeter, Jonathan Rigby
Episode 7
Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.
Directed by Jennie PaddonWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Alex Price, Gabrielle Creevy, Ian Puleston-Davies, Andrew Whipp, Bronté Norman-Terrell, Hannah Yelland, Alan Williams
Episode 8
Father Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it's too late.
Directed by Paul GibsonWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Grainne O'Mahoney, George Webster, Danielle Phillips, Harriet Thorpe, Rhiannon Neads, Justin Avoth
Episode 9
A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house.
Directed by Jennie PaddonWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Rosalie Craig, Nick Waring, Ingvild Lakou, Amanda Lawrence, Ben Lamb
Episode 10
Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to uncover a dark secret at Helmsley House.
Directed by Dominic KeaveyWritten by Rachel FlowerdayGuest stars Tom Chambers, Cal MacAninch, Gyuri Sarossy, Hugo Speer, Susannah Wise, James Anderson
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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