About this season
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.
Episodes (15)
1. The Star of Jacob
8.6Aired 23 December 2016 • 55 min
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.
2. The Labyrinth of the Minotaur
7.8Aired 2 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown is asked to look after Lady Felicia's wayward niece Bunty, who soon finds herself suspected of murder.
3. The Eve of St John
6.0Aired 3 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown struggles to promote understanding when a group of pagans are suspected of killing one of their own.
4. The Chedworth Cyclone
6.5Aired 4 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown is drawn into the shady world of boxing when a local fighter is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
5. The Hand of Lucia
7.0Aired 5 January 2017 • 45 min
When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel Lulu and Lucia for inspiration.
6. The Eagle and the Daw
6.8Aired 6 January 2017 • 45 min
When an old foe tells him that she has arranged the death of her former lover, Father Brown soon finds himself blamed for the murder.
7. The Smallest of Things
7.0Aired 9 January 2017 • 45 min
Past and present collide when Father Brown investigates the macabre world of dollhouse crime scenes.
8. The Crimson Feather
4.5Aired 10 January 2017 • 45 min
When Mrs McCarthy's god-daughter goes missing, Father Brown follows her trail to a risque gentlemen's club.
9. The Lepidopterist's Companion
4.4Aired 11 January 2017 • 45 min
When Mrs McCarthy takes over the running of the mobile library, Father Brown discovers a shocking secret lurking among the bookshelves.
10. The Alchemist's Secret
6.8Aired 12 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown must investigate a 300 year old secret hidden in a University in order to save an old friend.
11. The Sins of Others
7.5Aired 13 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown struggles to save Sid from himself when he vows vengeance on his former defence barrister.
12. The Theatre of the Invisible
6.8Aired 16 January 2017 • 45 min
When radio quiz Up To You comes to Kembleford, Father Brown suspects that one of the cast are responsible for their landlady’s murder.
13. The Tanganyika Green
6.8Aired 17 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown investigates the murder of a Colonial Postal Service officer when the fair comes to Kembleford.
14. The Fire in the Sky
6.5Aired 18 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown’s divine inspiration is called upon when Kembleford comes under threat of an alien invasion.
15. The Penitent Man
7.0Aired 19 January 2017 • 45 min
Father Brown suspects an ulterior motive is at play when his old adversary Flambeau is incarcerated for murder.