Father Brown (1974 TV series)

Father Brown
Genre	Detective
Based on	G. K. Chesterton (novel)
Starring	Kenneth More Dennis Burgess Graham Crowden
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 (1974-09-26) – 19 December 1974 (1974-12-19)

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. The episodes were loosely based on the stories by G. K. Chesterton.

Main cast

• Kenneth More ... Father Brown
• Dennis Burgess ... Hercule Flambeau

Production

Portions of the series were shot in St. Clements Caves in Hastings, Sussex, England.

Episodes

Episode #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
1	"The Hammer of God"	Robert Tronson	Hugh Leonard	26 September 1974 (1974-09-26)
Stars William Russell, Graham Crowden, Alun Armstrong, Geraldine Moffatt, Robert James, Peter Hawkins, Anna Wing and Frederick Hall
2	"The Oracle of the Dog"	Peter Jefferies	Peter Wildeblood	3 October 1974 (1974-10-03)
Stars Rupert Davies, Mel Martin and Edward Evans
3	"The Curse of the Golden Cross"	Robert Tronson	Hugh Leonard	10 October 1974 (1974-10-10)
Stars Geoffrey Chater, Peter Copley, James Maxwell and Bella Emberg
4	"The Eye of Apollo"	Peter Jefferies	Hugh Leonard	17 October 1974 (1974-10-17)
Stars Dennis Burgess, Ronald Pickup, Dudley Jones, Christopher Good and Rosamund Greenwood
5	"The Three Tools of Death"	Robert Tronson	Hugh Leonard	24 October 1974 (1974-10-24)
Stars James Hayter, John Flanagan, Nina Thomas and Keith James.
6	"The Mirror of the Magistrate"	Peter Jefferies	Michael Voysey	31 October 1974 (1974-10-31)
Stars Dennis Burgess, Philip Stone and Dennis Edwards
7	"The Dagger With Wings"	Peter Jefferies	Peter Wildeblood	7 November 1974 (1974-11-07)
Stars David Buck, T. P. McKenna, Vernon Dobtcheff, Michael Sheard and Desmond Cullum-Jones
8	"The Actor and the Alibi"	Robert Tronson	Hugh Leonard	14 November 1974 (1974-11-14)
Stars Dennis Burgess, Sheila Keith, John Stratton, David Savile, Oliver Maguire and Roberta Tovey
9	"The Quick One"	Ian Fordyce	Hugh Leonard	21 November 1974 (1974-11-21)
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 (1974-11-28)
Stars Brian Croucher, Bill Maynard, Freda Dowie and Alan Gerrard
11	"The Head of Caesar"	Robert Tronson	Peter Wildeblood	5 December 1974 (1974-12-05)
Stars Betty Alberge, Brian Anthony, Graham Leaman, John Normington and Christian Rodska
12	"The Arrow of Heaven"	Robert Tronson	John Portman	12 December 1974 (1974-12-12)
Stars Eric Dodson, Angela Douglas, Richard Hurndall, Mike Pratt, George Roubicek and David Healy
13	"The Secret Garden"	Peter Jefferies	Hugh Leonard	19 December 1974 (1974-12-19)
Stars Joan Benham, Cyril Luckham, Peter Dyneley and Charles Dance

External links

Father Brown at IMDb