Father Brown

1974 - 1974

The Hammer of God

26th September 1974

Episode 1

A retired colonel, who has been having an adulterous affair, is found dead, his head caved in, with the blacksmith's hammer left nearby. The police have several suspects, but can Father Brown, a visiting priest with a fondness for puzzles, solve the mystery?

The Oracle of the Dog

3rd October 1974

Episode 2

Father Brown is staying as the guest of a retired colonel when his host is found dead, stabbed with a narrow blade, but no murder weapon. The police inspector gathers all the suspects together, but Father Brown has the answer.

The Curse of the Golden Cross

10th October 1974

Episode 3

An American archaeologist confides in Father Brown that he fears for his life after a mysterious voice in a cave accused him of stealing a golden cross.

The Eye of Apollo

17th October 1974

Episode 4

A self-styled "priest of Apollo" persuades a follower to alter her will, then she falls down a lift shaft and dies. Father Brown suspects murder.

The Three Tools of Death

24th October 1974

Episode 5

Father Brown takes part in a radio discussion with a Scottish philanthropist, who is found shot dead the following morning.

The Mirror of the Magistrate

31st October 1974

Episode 6

A controversial magistrate is shot and killed. A suspect is brought to trial, but Father Brown believes a broken mirror establishes the truly guilty party.

The Dagger with Wings

7th November 1974

Episode 7

A man who has dabbled in black magic calls Father Brown to confess his sins, but too late. Father Brown investigates when the man's sons start to die in suspicious circumstances.

The Actor and the Alibi

14th November 1974

Episode 8

A theatrical manager is found stabbed to death in a locked room. Everyone in the company has an alibi, but Father Brown is determined to find the guilty party.

The Quick One

21st November 1974

Episode 9

Father Brown is staying at a country hotel and finds an eccentric stabbed through the heart in the hotel bar. Suspicion falls on a goup of travelling salesmen.

The Man with Two Beards

28th November 1974

Episode 10

Father Brown is staying with an old friend, who is killed, apparently while burgling a house. Brown tries to establish his friend's innocence.

The Head of Caesar

5th December 1974

Episode 11

Father Brown comes to the aid of a young woman who is being blackmailed by a mysterious man with a false nose.

The Arrow of Heaven

12th December 1974

Episode 12

Father Brown comes to the aid of a man receiving threatening letters, but he is unable to prevent him from being killed with an arrow.

The Secret Garden

19th December 1974

Episode 13

Father Brown is called to investigate the beheading of a man, commited in a closed garden. Soon there seems to be some problems: How could the murderer get the body out of the garden? And how did the murderer get away? Soon after the first murder a head is discovered into the Seine. The solution to the murder is simple and brilliant.

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Kenneth More•Dennis Burgess

Crime Mystery Drama

Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.

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