The Hammer of God
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2013 (50 min)
When an ungodly man is murdered at the unveiling of a new church clock, Father Brown must find the killer before an innocent woman is sent to the gallows.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2013 (50 min)
When an ungodly man is murdered at the unveiling of a new church clock, Father Brown must find the killer before an innocent woman is sent to the gallows.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2013 (50 min)
After Colonel Reginald Adams and his actress wife Anne-Marie have forbidden their young daughter Ruby to marry American communist John Van Ert Anne-Marie is found drowned. Inspector Valentine believed she fell in the lake whilst drunk but Father Brown proves it was murder. Learning that the couple argued, Valentine arrests Reginald just as Anne-Marie's long-lost brother James Trewlove arrives from Nairobi. Anne-Marie's will leaves James nothing, with the chief beneficiary being the church whilst Ruby is bequeathed the Flying Stars,a valuable necklace. During a performance of a play at the Adams' house the necklace is stolen. Father Brown manages to unmask both thief and Anner-Marie's killer.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2013 (50 min)
Poet Leonard Quinton invites Father Brown to the house where he lives with his long suffering wife Martha and young mistress Violet as his spiritual adviser Umesh has told him he will soon die and he wants the priest to look after Martha. Shortly after Violet has threatened him for not leaving Martha for her Leonard is found hanged and Umesh, as his sole heir, is arrested. Martha tells Father Brown that she and Leonard had once had a baby, born disfigured, who died and whom they buried in the garden, the event which she believes drove them apart. Martha's admirer Harris then admits to killing Leonard Quinton - though Father Brown knows better.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2013 (50 min)
When Lady Felicia finds a stripped and injured man stuck up a tree, Sid is implicated as the perpetrator. Can Father Brown prove his innocence, or has Sid gone too far this time?
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2013 (50 min)
When the Church of Apollo comes to Kembleford, Susie is drawn to their charismatic leader Kalon. After Kalon's wife is murdered, Father Brown must break his spell over Susie or risk losing her forever.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2013 (50 min)
When two nuns die in mysterious circumstances at St Agnes convent, Father Brown investigates with the aid of Sister Boniface, an eager young fan of detective novels.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2013 (50 min)
Father Brown joins the search when a girl who is believed to be radioactive goes missing overnight. But just who is responsible for her disappearance?
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2013 (50 min)
After a murder at the Kembleford charity treasure hunt, general suspicion falls upon a bereaved man who wants revenge. However, Father Brown is determined to prove the man's innocence.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2013 (50 min)
When the mayor drops dead during his speech at the Kembleford village fete, Father Brown deduces that he was deliberately electrocuted. Meanwhile, Mrs McCarthy's past comes back to haunt her.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2013 (50 min)
When his priceless Blue Cross is targeted by the infamous criminal Flambeau, Father Brown takes the initiative to try and save his soul. But is he walking into a trap?
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2014 (50 min)
Father Brown is sceptical when a parishioner believes she's being haunted by her sister who went missing years ago. However, when she herself vanishes, he must investigate both disappearances.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2014 (50 min)
When an ex-serviceman drops dead in the street, Father Brown investigates the facility where he was a patient. Could something sinister lie beneath the surface at Danvers Retreat?
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2014 (50 min)
The grand opening of Pryde Castle ends in disaster when a guide is struck by an arrow. Contrary to Inspector Sullivan, Father Brown becomes convinced that the motive lies buried in the family's past.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2014 (50 min)
When convicted killer Violet is given a temporary reprieve from the gallows, she begs Father Brown to prove her innocence. With only three days in hand, can he find the real culprit before it's too late?
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2014 (50 min)
The mysterious disappearance of an old friend sends Father Brown and Sid on a quest to find the mythical Lannington Rosary. However can an old adversary, back from the dead, be trusted to help?
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2014 (50 min)
Father Brown finds himself immobilised with a broken leg when a member of Kembleford's WI dies in mysterious circumstances. Can he crack the case armed only with a telescope and the gang to help?
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2014 (50 min)
When a troubled young woman's father is killed just weeks after her mother's death, Father Brown must help her deal with her grief, while solving the father's inexplicable murder by one of three weapons.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2014 (50 min)
Father Brown is unconvinced when a recently returned prisoner of war is suspected of the killing of his tyrannical uncle. And it seems that someone will stop at nothing to keep the priest from the truth...
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2014 (50 min)
Through a series of poison pen letters, a gruesome death on a local farm is blamed on the Kembleford physician. Father Brown must figure out who sent them in order to save his friend from the gallows.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2014 (50 min)
A day out at a local hill climb track ends with one of the drivers killed in a car crash. When Father Brown will not stop investigating, an infuriated Sullivan resolves to put an end to his meddling for good.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2015 (50 min)
Father Brown finds himself embroiled with MI5, which puts Lady Felicia in a compromising position. To protect secrets in her own past, will she betray her friend?
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2015 (50 min)
After Sir Raleigh's new bride insists on seeing his Egyptian mummy, her dead body is found in a locked room. Father Brown investigates - has Amenhotep risen from the dead?
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2015 (50 min)
The circus brings death to Kembleford when a clown is murdered. Father Brown must determine who the killer is and why a parishioner has agreed to marry the sinister wizard Welkin.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2015 (50 min)
A murder at the local army barracks using a legendary broken sword leads Father Brown to investigate another death at Dunkirk some 13 years ago.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2015 (50 min)
When Kembleford's new cricket captain is framed for murder, Father Brown must prove his innocence to give his team any chance of beating neighbouring village Hambleston.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2015 (50 min)
Father Brown witnesses the apparent suicide of a troubled student at Upcott Seminary. Convinced a murderer is at work, he persuades Sid to go undercover to flush out the killer.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2015 (50 min)
When the father of a young writer is found dead, tension mounts against the Travellers in Kembleford. Father Brown must uncover the truth before one of them is sent to the gallows.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2015 (50 min)
Father Brown and his friends find themselves stranded with a group of hedonists. They soon become desperate to escape - for at Hotel Cuba, the dish of the day is death.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2015 (50 min)
When a body is discovered in a vineyard, Father Brown must search for the murderer amongst a group of suspects all seeking to reinvent themselves.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2015 (50 min)
Father Brown becomes embroiled in an audacious art heist masterminded by his adversary Flambeau, who intends to use the priest and his friends to help him settle an old score.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2015 (50 min)
Father Brown visits Jacob, who is determined to prove that a member of his family killed his father a year ago by using his new invention - a time machine.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2015 (50 min)
A death at the stone circle of a polio-stricken village leads Father Brown to conclude that dark forces are at work and that another sacrifice may be imminent.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2015 (50 min)
When a dead man is found inside a locked bank vault, Father Brown must solve the mystery to save an innocent man from paying the ultimate price.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2015 (50 min)
Father Brown finds himself in an impossible situation when he is told, under the seal of confession, that Bishop Talbot will be assassinated tomorrow.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2015 (50 min)
A fugitive takes sanctuary in St Mary's and asks for help. Father Brown is stunned to realise that the man in the confessional is Inspector Sullivan... and he's wanted for murder.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2016 (45 min)
Father Brown investigates the murder of a B-movie director when the production of Demon Brides comes to Kembleford.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2016 (45 min)
Sid falls for the heiress to a local brewery, only for her to be arrested for the murder of her father.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2016 (45 min)
Father Brown investigates the poisoning of a former hangman, while romance is in the air for Mrs McCarthy.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2016 (45 min)
Father Brown is trapped in a derelict building when a former music hall comedian swears revenge.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2016 (45 min)
Flambeau enlists Father Brown's help to steal the Pope's coronation gift to the Queen of England.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2016 (45 min)
Lady Felicia's reckless driving lands her in the next hospital bed to Mrs McCarthy - with a killer on the loose.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2016 (45 min)
Father Brown deduces that the apparent suicide of a recently returned RAF pilot was actually murder.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2016 (45 min)
Father Brown is determined to find out why the body of a young man was taken from his graveyard.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2016 (45 min)
Father Brown investigates when the son of a local aeronautics magnate is murdered, while Lady Felicia loses her singing voice.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2016 (45 min)
Father Brown encounters a voodoo priest who is intent on winning back the woman he loves - no matter the cost.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2016 (55 min)
Father Brown investigates when the son of a duke is abducted from Lady Felicia's Yuletide ball. Can he find the child in time for Christmas?
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2017 (50 min)
Father Brown is asked to look after Lady Felicia's wayward niece Bunty, who soon finds herself suspected of murder.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown struggles to promote understanding when a group of pagans are suspected of killing one of their own.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown is drawn into the shady world of boxing when a local fighter is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2017 (45 min)
When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel Lulu and Lucia for inspiration.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Jan 6, 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.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2017 (45 min)
Past and present collide when Father Brown investigates the macabre world of dollhouse crime scenes.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2017 (45 min)
When Mrs McCarthy's god-daughter goes missing, Father Brown follows her trail to a risque gentlemen's club.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2017 (45 min)
When Mrs McCarthy takes over the running of the mobile library, Father Brown discovers a shocking secret lurking among the bookshelves.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown must investigate a 300 year old secret hidden in a University in order to save an old friend.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown struggles to save Sid from himself when he vows vengeance on his former defence barrister.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2017 (45 min)
When radio quiz Up to You comes to Kembleford, Father Brown suspects that one of the cast is responsible for their landlady's murder.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown investigates the murder of a Colonial Postal Service officer when the fair comes to Kembleford.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown's divine inspiration is called upon when Kembleford comes under threat of an alien invasion.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown suspects an ulterior motive when his old adversary Flambeau is incarcerated for murder.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2017 (45 min)
Father Brown attempts to overturn a miscarriage of justice while rehearsing for the Kembleford Christmas pantomime.
It's December, and Father Brown, Mrs McCarthy and Bunty are visited by an old friend as they make mince pies and decorate the presbytery. Sid has returned for Christmas, bearing gifts from Lady Felicia. Meanwhile as locals walk through the woods, a dog uncovers a partially skeletonised hand in the cold ground. The body is identified as Scarlett Dreyfuss, a woman reported missing after the dress rehearsal of Red Riding Hood in 1946, throwing open a seven year-old case.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2018 (45 min)
Father Brown struggles to protect those closest to him when an old foe is unexpectedly released from prison.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2018 (45 min)
Father Brown must stop a much-loved institution from going off the rails when the local stationmaster is murdered..
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2018 (45 min)
Father Brown senses something sinister afoot when Mrs McCarthy's friend is the latest villager to die in her sleep.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2018 (45 min)
Father Brown spies trouble when Lady Felicia returns to Kembleford.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2018 (45 min)
Mallory is forced to turn to Father Brown for help when a VIP policeman is murdered at a bowls match.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2018 (45 min)
Father Brown uncovers a dark secret when a contestant is murdered at a ballroom dancing competition.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2018 (45 min)
Father Brown investigates when a girl is found left for dead at a boys' school fete.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2018 (45 min)
Local feathers are ruffled when an ostentatious American opens up a golf club near Kembleford and a body is discovered in the reeds...
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2018 (45 min)
Following reports of Flambeau's death, Father Brown races to protect a crown that contains a nail from the crucifixion of Christ.
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2019 (45 min)
Lady Felicia and Mrs McCarthy are taken hostage when a midnight train robbery goes awry.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2019 (45 min)
A new musical director for the bell-ringers of St Marys leads to discord, disharmony and the blood-curdling sound of murder.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2019 (45 min)
Father Brown must intervene when it appears that a dark spirit has murderous intent.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2019 (45 min)
Father Brown uncovers secrets, hypocrisy and murder at a finishing school for young ladies.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2019 (45 min)
When Father Brown and Mallory go missing, it's up to the gang to save them from a man hell-bent on revenge.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2019 (45 min)
When Mallory's pursuit of a fugitive ends in disaster, a familiar face returns to hunt the culprit.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2019 (45 min)
Suspicions are aroused when the holiest house in Kembleford is linked to the death of a wanton woman.
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2019 (45 min)
Tensions rise to deadly levels when a performance troupe of anarchists arrive in Kembleford.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2019 (45 min)
The Kembleford Ramblers annual outing takes a tragic turn when the local Lord is found strangled.
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2019 (45 min)
When Lady Felicia's home comes under threat, Father Brown is forced to seek help from an unlikely ally.
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2020 (45 min)
A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford from winning the Three Counties Choir competition.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2020 (45 min)
Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2020 (45 min)
Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2020 (45 min)
Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2020 (45 min)
Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2020 (45 min)
Mrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2020 (45 min)
Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2020 (45 min)
Father Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it's too late.
Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2020 (45 min)
A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house.
Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2020 (45 min)
Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to uncover a dark secret at Helmsley House.
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2022 (45 min)
Goodfellow turns to Father Brown when he witnesses Mallory frame an innocent man.
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2022 (45 min)
Mrs McCarthy gets an unwelcome birthday surprise when her life is threatened by a mysterious avenging angel.
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2022 (45 min)
Father Brown must delve into the past and open up old wounds when a child killer is found murdered.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2022 (45 min)
When a troubled soul from the past returns, Father Brown must investigate the new chapter of the Church of Apollo.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2022 (45 min)
Father Brown joins forces with Flambeau to search for a lost treasure in a 15th-century castle.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2022 (45 min)
Father Brown finds his position under threat when he clashes with an influential new parishioner.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2022 (45 min)
When Father Brown visits Chummy's holiday camp, it doesn't take long for someone to die-de-die.
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2022 (45 min)
Bunty reunites with Father Brown to uncover a dark secret at the local girls' borstal.
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2022 (45 min)
Father Brown investigates staff at the local health spa when an ex-employee is found murdered.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2022 (45 min)
Lady Felicia's lavish New Year ball is ruined when a VIP is murdered.
Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
It's all change for Kembleford. Not only is there the opening of a new model village, the labour of love for Peter Mossop and his best friend Joe Telford, but a property developer is proposing to build a new housing estate in the village. The planned vote on the development has torn apart siblings Brendan and Scarlett Streatham, whose late father owned the land. Father Brown is kept busy interviewing a new secretary following Mrs McCarthy's departure – he's torn between the orderly Mrs Burns and the enthusiastic Mrs Devine. He becomes distracted from this task to investigate the murder of Joe, who is found stabbed to death whilst walking his dog. When Peter's wife, Jennifer Mossop is also found dead, Father Brown realises the model village is being used by the murderer to plan their attacks.
Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
Lady Felicia's impromptu visit coincides with Father Brown helping out a friend at an exclusive gentlemen's club.
Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
A celebrity florist brings glamour and murder to Kembleford.
Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
Father Brown's past collides with the present when he investigates a missing person, a murder and a mythical wild cat.
Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
Chief Inspector Sullivan pays Father Brown a visit to warn him that Hercule Flambeau is on the run and wanted for a series of brutal murders.
Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
The visit of Princess Margaret to Kembleford is jeopardised when a school janitor is found murdered. Can Father Brown save the royal visit from being cancelled?
Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
Father Brown discovers there's more drama offstage than on in the latest production by the Kembleford Players.
Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
Brenda finds love at the home of a clock collector but has she fallen for a killer?
Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
Rock 'n' roll reaches Kembleford when a group of bikers cause outrage and excitement in equal measure.
Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2023 (44 min)
Sullivan's dream of leaving Kembleford is scuppered when he is arrested for receiving stolen goods.
Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Father Brown investigates when rivalries escalate to murderous heights at the Kembleston Olimpicks.
Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Father Brown investigates when his old friend Sister Boniface is implicated in the murder of a renowned artist.
Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Brenda faces ghosts from her past and becomes embroiled in a local dispute that ends in murder.
Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Father Brown has a lot on his plate when a food fayre comes to Kembleford, bringing murder with it.
Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Flambeau is stunned to find his estranged father at St Mary's, who has a dangerous mission in mind.
Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Father Brown must discover the culprit when a novelist is attacked at a crime-writing festival.
Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Lady Felicia asks Father Brown to help prove a convicted serial killer didn't murder her beloved goddaughter.
Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Father Brown investigates when the competitive atmosphere at a local dance school leads to a dance with death.
Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Father Brown is determined to unmask a mortal being when a supposed vampire strikes in the village.
Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2024 (44 min)
Sullivan asks for Father Brown's help when Mrs Devine's son Eddie is framed for murder.