Season 1

Episodes • 1974

Kenneth More
Dennis Burgess
The Hammer of God

1. The Hammer of God

50 min

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?

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The Oracle of the Dog

2. The Oracle of the Dog

50 min

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.

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The Curse of the Golden Cross

3. The Curse of the Golden Cross

50 min

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.

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The Eye of Apollo

4. The Eye of Apollo

50 min

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.

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The Three Tools of Death

5. The Three Tools of Death

50 min

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

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The Mirror of the Magistrate

6. The Mirror of the Magistrate

50 min

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.

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The Dagger with Wings

7. The Dagger with Wings

50 min

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.

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The Actor and the Alibi

8. The Actor and the Alibi

50 min

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.

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The Quick One

9. The Quick One

50 min

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.

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The Man with Two Beards

10. The Man with Two Beards

50 min

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

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The Head of Caesar

11. The Head of Caesar

50 min

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

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The Arrow of Heaven

12. The Arrow of Heaven

50 min

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.

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The Secret Garden

13. The Secret Garden

50 min

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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