What are the best episodes of Father Brown?

The best rated episodes of Father Brown are: The Arrow of Heaven - S1E12 rated 8.3, The Dagger with Wings - S1E7 rated 8.1, The Secret Garden - S1E13 rated 8.0, The Curse of the Golden Cross - S1E3 rated 8.0

What are the worst episodes of Father Brown?

The lowest rated episodes of Father Brown are: The Three Tools of Death - S1E5 rated 7.3, The Oracle of the Dog - S1E2 rated 7.5, The Mirror of the Magistrate - S1E6 rated 7.5, The Actor and the Alibi - S1E8 rated 7.5

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Sep 1974 - Dec 1974

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Father Brown Episode Rating Chart

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Best Episodes of Father Brown

The Arrow of Heaven
S1 Ep12
8.3
12th Dec 1974
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 Dagger with Wings
S1 Ep7
8.1
7th Nov 1974
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 Secret Garden
S1 Ep13
8.0
19th Dec 1974
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.
The Curse of the Golden Cross
S1 Ep3
8.0
10th Oct 1974
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.

Worst Episodes of Father Brown

The Three Tools of Death
S1 Ep5
7.3
24th Oct 1974
Father Brown takes part in a radio discussion with a Scottish philanthropist, who is found shot dead the following morning.
The Oracle of the Dog
S1 Ep2
7.5
3rd Oct 1974
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 Mirror of the Magistrate
S1 Ep6
7.5
31st Oct 1974
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 Actor and the Alibi
S1 Ep8
7.5
14th Nov 1974
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.

Father Brown Episode Guide

The Hammer of God
S1 Ep1
7.6
26th Sep 1974
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
S1 Ep2
7.5
3rd Oct 1974
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
S1 Ep3
8.0
10th Oct 1974
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
S1 Ep4
7.8
17th Oct 1974
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
S1 Ep5
7.3
24th Oct 1974
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
S1 Ep6
7.5
31st Oct 1974
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
S1 Ep7
8.1
7th Nov 1974
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
S1 Ep8
7.5
14th Nov 1974
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
S1 Ep9
7.5
21st Nov 1974
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
S1 Ep10
7.6
28th Nov 1974
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
S1 Ep11
7.5
5th Dec 1974
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
S1 Ep12
8.3
12th Dec 1974
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
S1 Ep13
8.0
19th Dec 1974
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.