Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton's fictional amateur detective, the genial Father Brown, was greeted with huge enthusiasm when he first ... (more)

G. K. Chesterton's fictional amateur detective, the genial Father Brown, was greeted with huge enthusiasm when he first appeared in The Story-Teller magazine in 1910. Depicted with Chesterton's characteristic elegance and wit, this unworldly but perceptive priest-sleuth soon became a major figure in the world of whodunit fiction and continues to charm readers today. This anthology contains 24 Father Brown short stories, including 'The Blue Cross', 'The Secret Garden', 'The Wrong Shape', and 'The Three Tools of Death', in which the unassuming Father exercises his formidable powers of intuition and analysis to solve a range of crimes. (less)

Father Brown returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford in this charming series based ... (more)

Father Brown returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford in this charming series based on the short stories by G K Chesterton. This series sees Father Brown investigate a suspicious death at a care home, and a local bowls match quickly rolls out of control when it becomes a murder scene. (less)

The charming Father Brown returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. In this series, ... (more)

The charming Father Brown returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. In this series, based on the character created by GK Chesterton, the charismatic priest investigates the murder of an eccentric beekeeper, uncovers the hidden motivations behind a deadly art exhibition. (less)

The stakes are higher for Father Brown, who's joined once again by his secretary Mrs. McCarthy, socialite Lady Felicia M... (more)

The stakes are higher for Father Brown, who's joined once again by his secretary Mrs. McCarthy, socialite Lady Felicia Montague and her chauffeur Sid Carter who together must embark on another series of adventures to save the souls of the sleepy village of Kembleford. This season, Father Brown will face more sinister cases than ever before which will include exorcism, abduction, poison, and murder. (less)

Hop on your bicycle and travel back to the 1950's to join the priestly gumshoe Father Brown (Mark Williams, Harry Potter... (more)

Hop on your bicycle and travel back to the 1950's to join the priestly gumshoe Father Brown (Mark Williams, Harry Potter, Doctor Who) for another compelling series of mysteries based on the novels of G. K. Chesterton. Quiet lanes and country houses hold daunting secrets that only Father Brown, using his intuition and skill, will be able to work out much to the chagrin of Inspector Sullivan (Tom Chambers, Waterloo Road). Joined by his gang of dedicated helpers: the excitable parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack, Merlin, Silent Witness), the glamorous Lady Felicia Montague (Nancy Carroll, Call the Midwife, Inspector Lewis) and her resourceful chauffeur (and mostly former small-time crook) Sid Carter (Alex Price, Being Human, Merlin), Father Brown faces some of his most daunting cases yet. (less)

Father Brown cycles back for another season of more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. This season,... (more)

Father Brown cycles back for another season of more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. This season, a Duke and Duchess visit the village at Christmas time, but the community is thrown into chaos when the couple's baby boy goes missing. When a female author is murdered, Father Brown turns to her novels for guidance. And when a boxer is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Father Brown uncovers a well-planned betting sting. (less)

Ten more cases that pits Father Brown, his secretary and Bunty against a range of criminal minds in the English parish o... (more)

Ten more cases that pits Father Brown, his secretary and Bunty against a range of criminal minds in the English parish of 1950s Kembleford. (less)

Set in a 1950s English village, Father Brown uses theology and his love and understanding of other people to solve crime... (more)

Set in a 1950s English village, Father Brown uses theology and his love and understanding of other people to solve crimes. (less)

Drama based on the stories by GK Chesterton, about a crime-solving Roman Catholic priest. (more)

Drama based on the stories by GK Chesterton, about a crime-solving Roman Catholic priest. (less)

In the idyllic English countryside of the 1950s, murder and foul play are afoot. Father Brown, a Catholic priest who has... (more)

In the idyllic English countryside of the 1950s, murder and foul play are afoot. Father Brown, a Catholic priest who has spent years learning of evil from the confessions of his parishioners, is on the case. A loving adaptation of the novels of GK Chesterton, Father Brown presents a long forgotten side of country life full of humour, warmth and devious goings on. The shambolic Father may seem like the last person you'd turn to in a crisis, but beneath his muddled exterior lays a razor sharp intelligence and a passion for justice. (less)

Father Brown returns for a second series, derived from the classic short stories of GK Chesterton. One of the most quirk... (more)

Father Brown returns for a second series, derived from the classic short stories of GK Chesterton. One of the most quirkily genial and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, the kindly cleric with his large umbrella and numerous brown paper parcels, possesses a sharp intelligence, and limitless knowledge of men's evil. He works using intuition, shaped by his experiences as a priest and confessor. (less)

Eccentric, tenacious Father Brown is back to track down evil-doers and solve dark crimes in the beautiful English countr... (more)

Eccentric, tenacious Father Brown is back to track down evil-doers and solve dark crimes in the beautiful English countryside. In the third series, the eponymous priest comes up against an Egyptian mummy, lascivious libertines, pagan mysticism and a classic locked-room murder. All in a day's work! (less)

Mark Williams stars as Father Brown in this adaptation of GK Chesterton's novels. Set in the 1950s in the heart of the b... (more)

Mark Williams stars as Father Brown in this adaptation of GK Chesterton's novels. Set in the 1950s in the heart of the beautiful English countryside, Father Brown is a Catholic priest who after years spent hearing his parishioners' confessions has developed uncanny insights into the origins of evil and the workings of the criminal mind. Each episode sees the enigmatic priest investigate a crime in his own particular way, full of humour and compassion, but with a dramatic twist each time. (less)