Father Brown | |
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Genre | Detective |
Based on | G. K. Chesterton (novel) |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Jack Parnell |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Ian Fordyce |
Running time | 49–51 minutes |
Production company | ATV production |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 26 September 19 December 1974 | –
Father Brown is a British television series, which originally aired on ITV in 1974. It featured Kenneth More as Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest who solved crime mysteries.[1] The episodes were closely based on the stories by G. K. Chesterton.[2][3]
Main cast
[edit]Production
[edit]Portions of the series were shot in St. Clements Caves in Hastings, Sussex, England.
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Hammer of God" | Robert Tronson | Hugh Leonard | 26 September 1974 | |
2 | "The Oracle of the Dog" | Peter Jefferies | Peter Wildeblood | 3 October 1974 | |
3 | "The Curse of the Golden Cross" | Robert Tronson | Hugh Leonard | 10 October 1974 | |
4 | "The Eye of Apollo" | Peter Jefferies | Hugh Leonard | 17 October 1974 | |
5 | "The Three Tools of Death" | Robert Tronson | Hugh Leonard | 24 October 1974 | |
Stars James Hayter, John Flanagan, Nina Thomas and Keith James. | |||||
6 | "The Mirror of the Magistrate" | Peter Jefferies | Michael Voysey | 31 October 1974 | |
Stars Dennis Burgess, Philip Stone and Dennis Edwards | |||||
7 | "The Dagger With Wings" | Peter Jefferies | Peter Wildeblood | 7 November 1974 | |
8 | "The Actor and the Alibi" | Robert Tronson | Hugh Leonard | 14 November 1974 | |
9 | "The Quick One" | Ian Fordyce | Hugh Leonard | 21 November 1974 | |
Stars Dennis Burgess, Christopher Benjamin, William Dysart, Bernard Lee, Brian Hawksley, Tariq Yunus and Frederick Treves | |||||
10 | "The Man with Two Beards" | Peter Jefferies | Michael Voysey | 28 November 1974 | |
11 | "The Head of Caesar" | Robert Tronson | Peter Wildeblood | 5 December 1974 | |
Stars Betty Alberge, Rosalind Ayres, Brian Anthony, Graham Leaman, John Normington and Christian Rodska | |||||
12 | "The Arrow of Heaven" | Robert Tronson | John Portman | 12 December 1974 | |
13 | "The Secret Garden" | Peter Jefferies | Hugh Leonard | 19 December 1974 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Vagg, Stephen (16 April 2023). "Surviving Cold Streaks: Kenneth More". Filmink.
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "Father Brown: The empathetic detective". The Guardian. 18 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- Father Brown at IMDb