Father Brown (2013 TV series)
| Father Brown | |
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| Genre | Detective |
| Based on | Father Brown short stories by GK Chesterton |
| Developed by | Rachel Flowerday Tahsin Guner |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Opening theme | 'Father Brown Theme' |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 60 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Will Trotter John Yorke |
| Producer(s) | Ceri Meyrick Caroline Slater |
| Cinematography | Stuart Biddlecombe |
| Running time | 45-50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 14 January 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Father Brown is a British television period drama which began airing on BBC One on 14 January 2013. It features Mark Williams as the eponymous crime-solving Roman Catholic priest. The series is based on the character of Father Brown and some episodes are loosely inspired by original stories by G. K. Chesterton, primarily using new stories written for the series.
The series is set during the early 1950s, in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, where Father Brown is the parish priest at St Mary's Catholic Church solving crimes to the exasperation of a baffled police inspector who often arrests the wrong suspect. Father Brown uses his closest friends' abilities to solve a case even when they are suspected of the crime; and his vocation as a priest often gives him an insight to the truth, so that justice (but occasionally, not the letter of the law) may be served. The time period is during Britain's emergence from the hardships of the Second World War, and the death penalty is still in effect for capital crimes such as murder.
Father Brown - Mark Williams (2013–present): a slightly crumpled, shambolic and mild-mannered Roman Catholic priest who is, on the surface, easily forgotten. His apparent innocence belies a playful wit and a razor-sharp intellect. His greatest strength, both as a priest and as a detective of crime, is his love and understanding of other people. He’s not there to judge, but to save souls.
Mrs Bridgette McCarthy - Sorcha Cusack (2013–present): the parish secretary at St Mary’s. She checks the facts for Father Brown, defends him from the ire of the congregation, and makes sure he eats. Mrs McCarthy is a frequent gossip and often at odds with Lady Felicia though her and Lady Felicia eventually admit to being close friends. She is married, but leaves her husband when he returns after living with another woman following the war.
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