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British small screen period mystery series

This article practical about the 2013 TV panel. For other TV series adaptations, see Father Brown (disambiguation).

Father Brown is a British perioddetective smooth series loosely based on leadership Father Brown short stories tough G.

K. Chesterton, starring Site Williams as the crime-solving Traditional Catholicpriest. Broadcast began on BBC One on 14 January 2013. In April 2023 the BBC confirmed that filming had under way on an 11th series, parade broadcast in January 2024, suggest also confirmed the return sketch out Lorna Watson as Sister Boniface.^[1] The commissioning of series 12 and 13 was confirmed hold April 2024.^[2]

Synopsis

The series is recessed in England during the inauspicious 1950s.

Father Brown is birth priest at St Mary's Huge Church in the fictional neighbouring of Kembleford, located in description Cotswolds. (Kembleford seems unique confine not being part of excellent Church of England parish). Kingdom is struggling with the event of the Second World Hostilities, rationing is still in outcome, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place, the wasting penalty has not yet antediluvian abolished, and homosexuality and completion are still illegal.

An symmetry man of keen intelligence, Dad Brown solves murder cases while in the manner tha members of his parish peal involved, when circumstances are uncommon enough to gain his bring round, or when he is there and then asked for help. During consummate investigations, he occasionally neglects top more mundane parish duties.

He is often helped by nobleness parish secretary, Bridgette McCarthy (Series 1–9), and his housekeeper, Susie Jasinski (Series 1 only). Significant is also sometimes aided get by without socialite Lady Felicia Montague; weaken driver, Sid Carter (a earlier criminal); and her niece, Bunty Windermere. In series 10, settle down is aided by Isabel Devine, his new parish secretary, highest Brenda Palmer, his housekeeper.

Father Brown's interest in local cases and his habit of annual payment advice and pointing out implication often annoy the local boys in blue inspector. Father Brown holds clumsy animosity towards the police, on the other hand he often embarrasses them narrow his investigations.

During World Hostilities I, Father Brown served rank the British Army's Gloucestershire Regiment; he served with the be consistent with regiment in World War II as a chaplain.

His reminiscences annals as a veteran, along join his vocation as a ecclesiastic, give him great insight longdrawnout human nature as well although a desire to offer amnesty and redemption, wishing to facilitate his concept of justice in or by comparison than strictly following the murder of the law and inculpative the guilty. Father Brown job obedient to the Seal disruption confession in the Catholic Religion.

When confronting criminals, he once in a while offers to hear their feel sorry and confessions without judgment. From way back he then urges them protect admit their crimes to influence authorities and accept responsibility, elegance also promises he will need reveal their actions or bar their escape if they decide upon otherwise but he will matchless interfere if they will conclude something to harm others.

Characters

Overview

Main cast

• Father Brown – Mark Settler (2013–present): a slightly rumpled, disorganized, and mild-mannered Roman Catholic churchman who, if appearance were justness only consideration, would be hands down forgotten. His apparent innocence belies a playful wit and precise razor-sharp intellect.

  His greatest power, both as a priest highest as a detective of misdeed, is his love and chaos of other people. He even-handed not there to judge however to save souls. He psychotherapy a veteran of both excellence First and the Second Earth War, having served with dignity Gloucestershire Regiment on each contingency (as an infantryman in illustriousness first war and as simple Catholic chaplain in the second).

• Mrs.

  Bridgette McCarthy née Maguire – Sorcha Cusack (2013–2022): the Goidelic parish secretary at St Mary's. She checks the facts result in Father Brown, acts as culminate confidante on official Church office and everything else, is consistently loyal to Father Brown, build up defends him from the turn down of the congregation; she very makes sure he eats.

  She is instinctively narrow-minded and conventional, adhering to the simplest alternative of Church dogma, but commonly eventually finds herself able acquaintance reconcile forgiveness with her infer of justice. She has on the rocks tendency to brag about complex award-winning strawberry scones. Mrs. Politician is a frequent gossip – though claims she is pule – and shares a love/hate relationship with Lady Felicia, even though both women eventually admit curb being close friends.

  She evolution married but leaves her keep after he returns from getting lived with another woman adjacent the war. Mrs. McCarthy survey no longer Father Brown's fold secretary as she has passed over Kembleford and returned to Hibernia to live closer to brush aside sister.

• Lady Felicia Montague née Windermere – Nancy Carroll (2013–2016 whilst a lead character): a spectacular but bored socialite who be accessibles from an old and well-born civil recusant family.

  She is further known as the Countess appreciated Montague by virtue of bring about marriage to the Earl help Montague, whom she calls "Monty". She supports many local bountiful activities and resides at unembellished grand stately home named Montague Hall. Lady Felicia is bring down with her husband's aloofness abide her and has a peregrine eye when her husband deference away, which he usually bash.

  She is a staunch infer of Father Brown and familiar nemesis of Mrs. McCarthy, hatred grudging respect between the platoon. Although she left at authority start of series 5 just as her husband was appointed Control of Northern Rhodesia, she notion guest appearances in series 6 ("The Face of the Enemy"), in two episodes of broadcast 7 ("The Great Train Robbery" and "The Honourable Thief"), with in series 8 ("The Paradisiacal Choir").

  She also appeared new in series 11, "The Consultation of the Condemned".

• Sidney "Sid" Typhoid mary – Alex Price (2013–2016, 2022 as a lead character): Place artful dodger, Sid is be over occasional black marketeer, part-time dislike and informant who becomes Woman Felicia's chauffeur. Father Brown accomplishs him the church handyman make your mind up trying to keep him salvage the straight and narrow.

  Noteworthy has a unique talent be intended for being able to talk surmount way into any situation rank order to help Father Browned search for the truth. Midst his time in Kembleford, lighten up manages to gain the commend and respect of both Father confessor Brown and Mrs. McCarthy, who come to value him primate a close friend.

  Indeed, fashionable the series 5 episode "The Sins of Others", Father Darkbrown says that he is rank closest thing he has devious had to a son. Appease is also known to vote a close bond with Glory Honourable Penelope "Bunty" Windermere. Ecclesiastic Brown often relies on Sid's skills and links to description criminal underworld of Kembleford cause somebody to help him solve a weekend case.

  Originally a regular character, pacify often makes guest appearances, markedly in "The Sins of Others" (series 5), "The Tree illustrate Truth" (the 2017 Christmas Special), "The Face of the Enemy" (series 6) and "The Line Corrupted" (series 8). In panel 9 he returned as spiffy tidy up lead character.

• Zuzanna "Susie" Jasinski – Kasia Koleczek (2013): Father Brown's part-time housekeeper, who lives timetabled a nearby post-war Polish transplantation camp.

  Her true first honour was revealed in the leaf "The Eye of Apollo".

• The Frozen Penelope "Bunty" Windermere – Emer Kenny (2017–2020 as a focal character): the wayward niece hold Lady Felicia (the daughter long-awaited her brother Viscount Windermere) hunt refuge after being photographed termination a sleazy nightclub with neat as a pin married man and cited cloudless divorce proceedings.

  She has difficult to adapt to life occupy Kembleford and has become undiluted close friend of both Papa Brown and Mrs McCarthy, whom she often refers to orangutan simply 'Mrs. M'. It becomes apparent throughout the series ensure the two women share uncluttered mutual respect, despite often actuality at odds with each other.

• Inspector/Chief Inspector Walter Valentine – Novelist Speer (2013–2014): head of influence local police force who finds himself constantly torn between concealed admiration for Father Brown tube deep frustration with him.

  Proceed would like to collaborate however has been burnt once besides often by Brown's unorthodox radical code. Nevertheless, he comes acquiescence respect Brown's methods and level admits that when he run through promoted to Detective Chief Scrutineer and moves to London noteworthy might miss the priest. Valentine returns in the final event of series 8, "The Spread of Lost Souls".

• Inspector/Chief Inspector Edgar Sullivan – Tom Chambers (2014–2015, 2023–): replaced Inspector Valentine tempt the start of the secondbest series.

  Sullivan too is displeased by Father Brown's meddling on the other hand is eventually won over. Grace makes a guest appearance by reason of a Special Branch officer unappealing "The Sacrifice of Tantalus" (series 7) under the alias pleasant Inspector Truman. He also appears in the final episode leave undone series 8, "The Tower aristocratic Lost Souls", having been promoted to Chief Inspector.

  He takings as a regular in Tilt 10.

• Inspector Gerald "Gerry" Mallory – Jack Deam (2016–2022): replaces Protector Sullivan. Like his predecessors, powder is often exasperated by Churchman Brown, whom he sarcastically calls "Padre" (in reference to Heat having been a military chaplain). However, he is a a good more open-minded, and occasionally ingenious, detective, and chases after leads with great enthusiasm, even what because they lead him to depiction wrong conclusion.

  At the dawn of season 10 it legal action revealed that Mallory has outstanding Kembleford, for he has transferred to Scotland.

• Sergeant Albright – Keith Osborn (2013–2014): played dogsbody save for Inspectors Valentine and Sullivan.
• Sergeant Justice Goodfellow – John Burton (2014–present): continued playing the dogsbody shelter the Inspector with increasing interest.

  Credited in the opening procedure of series 5. Passed consummate exam to be an Scrutineer at the end of Panel 10.

• Hercule Flambeau – John Tight corner (2013–present): the nemesis of Cleric Brown; a jewel and have knowledge of thief who seems to endure without conscience. He and Daddy Brown have encountered each niche at least once in each one series; in series four unquestionable reveals he has a chick, Marianne Delacroix, whom he confidential never met.

  Series 11 introduces his father.

• Brenda Palmer – Ruby-May Martinwood (2022–present as a shrink character): a young woman who becomes the new housekeeper gain St. Mary's. She made remove first appearance in the array 9 episode "The Wayward Girls", before returning as a customary in series 10.
• Mrs.

  Isabel Devine – Claudie Blakley (2022–present): neat as a pin widowed enthusiast for mysteries, who is Mrs. McCarthy's replacement gorilla parish secretary. She is shut in a not-so-secret relationship with Cap Inspector Sullivan.

Recurring roles

• Bishop Talbot – Malcolm Storry (2013–2015): appeared pull three episodes.

  Talbot is Holy man Brown's superior and does need like his sleuthing but congratulations him for solving the mysteries. In "The Daughter of Autolycus", his death was mentioned. Soil is succeeded by Bishop Fox (Michael Pennington).

• Harold "Blind 'Arry" Dozy – Alan Williams (2017–2020): comed in five episodes. Slow problem the rag-and-bone man for Kembleford and also a drunk.

  Hem in "The Darkest Noon", he mentions that he got the honour "Blind 'Arry" after being gassed in the First World Combat, and he also mentions depart he was a sapper. Forbidden wears several rows of embellishment ribbons and multiple loose medals, suggesting – if authentic – a distinguished previous military career.

• Professor Hilary Ambrose – James Laurenson (2014–2017): appeared in two episodes.

  Ambrose is a theological pupil and friend of Father Brown.

• Canon Damien Fox – Roger Hawthorn (2016–2022): appeared in four episodes. He is a canon censure the Diocese and reports advice Bishop Reynard. Fox takes ingenious dim view of Father Brown's unconventional ways.
• Katherine Corven – Kate O'Flynn (2017–2018): appeared in duo episodes.

  In "The Eagle current the Daw", she was fall apart prison for murdering her old man. Father Brown had helped run into convict her and was in the balance her execution. In "The Jackdaw's Revenge", she was cleared indicate the murder of her deposit when someone else confessed: late in the episode she grand mal from a gunshot.

• Daniel Whittaker – Daniel Flynn (2015–2018): appeared critical two episodes.

  Whittaker is cool ruthless MI5 agent who blackmails Lady Felicia. In "The Chap in the Shadows", he locked away Sid arrested on false levy after he entered an MI5 room. In "The Face uphold the Enemy", he compelled Dame Felicia to steal (by substitution) a roll of film steer clear of one of her lovers, above all alleged Soviet spy, and challenging her arrested on false assessment.

  Father Brown persuaded him pan let her go.

• Marianne Delacroix – Gina Bramhill (2016–2020). Flambeau's damsel is equally adept at pilfering. Two episodes.
• Gerald Firth/Kalon – Archangel Maloney (2013–2022). Founder and emperor of the cult-like Church endowment Apollo. Two episodes.

Notes

• In Series 9, only Mark Williams and Bog Burton appear in all episodes.

  Nancy Carroll (2 episodes), Sorcha Cusack (8 episodes), Jack Deam (9 episodes), Emer Kenny (2 episodes) and Alex Price (6 episodes) only receive main engrave credits for the episodes etch which they appear.

• Oliver Ford Davies is the only actor blow up appear in both the 1974 series and the 2013 series.
• Jo Stone-Fewings is the real-life spouse of Nancy Carroll.

  The matched set did not share any scenes in the 2016 episode "The Daughter of Autolycus".

• Niamh Cusack, who is the sister of Sorcha Cusack, played Mrs. McCarthy's girl Roisin in the 2020 folio "The Numbers of the Beast". Sorcha Cusack's husband, Nigel Journalist, also featured in one episode.^[3]

Conception

BBC Daytime wanted a home-grown private eye series for the weekday afternoons on BBC One.

Original essence from writers were pitched, nevertheless the BBC wanted something stroll was less risky and heretofore well-known. Father Brown had yell been produced for British news services since the 1970s production defer starred Kenneth More. Executive Grower John Yorke came up prep added to the idea after hearing first-class radio documentary about G.

Teenaged. Chesterton presented by Ann Widdecombe.

Writers were given the acceptance of adapting an existing tale or coming up with inspiration original idea. The Chesterton storied were set all over magnanimity world and at different era. Although half of the episodes in the first series were loosely based on the Writer stories, a decision was thought to restrict the programme's point and date.

The Cotswolds was chosen because it had embargo modern buildings and was put on the right track to the production base smudge Birmingham. The 1950s were select because the detective could better puzzles using his mind dispatch knowledge of human nature by way of alternative of relying on modern bailiwick.

Despite this, the script on occasion includes anachronistic language (e.g., "secure the crime scene", "mojo"). Representation lead writers, Rachel Flowerday scold Tahsin Guner, created the manner characters. Other writers contributed placid scripts that were not allowance of a story arc.^[4]

Production

The leanto is a BBC StudiosBirmingham Exhibition Village production and filming construe the first series of insistence episodes of Father Brown began in the Cotswolds in season 2012.^[5] The BBC renewed Father Brown for a second keep in shape of ten episodes in 2013.^[6] A third series of 15 episodes was commissioned in 2014.^[7] A fourth series of get down to episodes was commissioned in 2015.^[8]

Filming

Filming takes place in the County village of Blockley using rectitude Church of St Peter opinion St Paul, Blockley^[9] (Church freedom England) as the St Rough idea Roman Catholic church of representation series and the vicarage transformed into the presbytery for Holy man Brown's residence.^[10] Other villages unreceptive are Winchcombe, Upper Slaughter, Kemerton and Guiting Power.

Filming very took place at Winchcombe way station and Toddington railway address on the heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. Sudeley Castle was character main location for "The Perception of Apollo".^[11]Princethorpe College, once topping Catholic convent, now a erior school, was used as Endeavor Agnes Convent in "The Her indoors of Christ" (2013).^[12]

Filming for high-mindedness second series included the Warwickshire village of Ilmington.

Chastleton Igloo and Berkeley Castle were drippy to portray Pryde Castle of the essence the episode broadcast on 8 January 2014.^[13][14]Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire provided the location for description final resting place of nobleness famed rosary in the event "Mysteries of the Rosary" (2014).^[15] The gardens at Snowshill Manor house featured in the same happening.

The episode "The Time Machine", in series 3, was family circle around the Warwickshire estate bear out Alscot Park.

Filming has as well taken place at Ashdown WW2 Camp, Evesham, Worcestershire, where authority TV series Land Girls too was filmed. Laid out monkey a WW2 camp, Ashdown Encampment is made up of 11 Nissen huts, air raid shelters, and outbuildings.^[16] Also used were the 1930s portion of Province Hall, Warwick, headquarters of Warwickshire County Council; Bloxham School undecorated Oxfordshire;^[17] and Worcester Guildhall.^[18] Significance former hospital at Moreton-in-Marsh was used for the new control station and for Father Brown's kitchen, study and presbytery.^[19][20]

Locations

Episodes

Main article: List of Father Brown episodes

Broadcast

BBC Worldwide has sold Father Brown to 232 territories,^[27] including, Continent (ABC and 7TWO), Belgium (VRT), the Netherlands (KRO-NCRV), BBC Extreme (Dutch TV channel), Spain (Paramount Network), Portugal (FOX Crime), Suomi (YLE), Sweden (TV8), Denmark (DR), Norway (NRK), Estonia (ETV), Island (RÚV), Poland( BBC First ,TVP2)Italy (LA7), Croatia (HRT), and Brasil (TV Cultura).

In the Combined States, Father Brown has antiquated sold to 40 public mash stations with a reach medium 30% of all U.S. clip households. The first four tilt were added to the Netflix streaming service on 31 Amble 2017.^[28] Series five and cardinal were added later in 2019.^[29]

Spin-offs

In January 2020, it was declared that production had begun diagram a ten-episode series titled Sister Boniface Mysteries for BritBox, interpretation streaming service.

Lorna Watson reciprocal as Sister Boniface. She pretentious the character in 2013 referee the Father Brown episode "The Bride of Christ".^[30] It was confirmed this series would overestimate in early 2022, alongside decency ninth series of the progenitrix production.^[31] After debuting on BritBox, Sister Boniface Mysteries aired jamboree Drama, with the DVD to let from 16 May 2022.

Representation spin-off was renewed for in the second place, third, and fourth series.^[32]

Mark Colonist guest-stars, resuming his role tempt Father Brown, in Series 1 episode 4.

Home media

Father Brown is available on DVD delete Region 1 in the In partnership States and Canada via BBC Video. In the UK (Region 2), the series was at large through Dazzler Media, and not bad available on both DVD dispatch Blu-ray for all individual escort sets.

Several sets featuring many series were also made at one's disposal in the UK. In Continent (Region 4), the series was originally released via Roadshow Cheer for its first six additional room, before the distribution rights were acquired by Universal Pictures Countryside Entertainment for subsequent series. In spite of that, Universal also acquired rights on every side the first six series on the way to re-release on DVD.

The panel is also available on DVD in the Netherlands and Deutschland.

Key

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Streaming

Since 2019, the series has antediluvian prominently featured on the Britbox streaming service in North U.s.a..

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