Father Brown (1974 TV series)

Father Brown
Series titles alongside Kenneth More's depiction
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(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Producer(s) Ian Fordyce
Running time 49-51 minutes
Production company(s) ATV production
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 4:3
Original release 26 September 1974 (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.[1]

Main cast

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 TronsonHugh Leonard26 September 1974
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 JefferiesPeter Wildeblood3 October 1974
Stars Rupert Davies, Mel Martin and Edward Evans
3"The Curse of the Golden Cross"Robert TronsonHugh Leonard10 October 1974
Stars Geoffrey Chater, Peter Copley, James Maxwell and Bella Emberg
4"The Eye of Apollo"Peter JefferiesHugh Leonard17 October 1974
Stars Dennis Burgess, Ronald Pickup, Dudley Jones, Christopher Good and Rosamund Greenwood
5"The Three Tools of Death"Robert TronsonHugh Leonard24 October 1974
Stars James Hayter, John Flanagan, Nina Thomas and Keith James.
6"The Mirror of the Magistrate"Peter JefferiesMichael Voysey31 October 1974
Stars Dennis Burgess, Philip Stone and Dennis Edwards
7"The Dagger With Wings"Peter JefferiesPeter Wildeblood7 November 1974
Stars David Buck, T. P. McKenna, Vernon Dobtcheff, Michael Sheard and Desmond Cullum-Jones
8"The Actor and the Alibi"Robert TronsonHugh Leonard14 November 1974
Stars Dennis Burgess, Sheila Keith, John Stratton, David Savile, Oliver Maguire and Roberta Tovey
9"The Quick One"Ian FordyceHugh Leonard21 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 JefferiesMichael Voysey28 November 1974
Stars Brian Croucher, Bill Maynard, Freda Dowie and Alan Gerrard
11"The Head of Caesar"Robert TronsonPeter Wildeblood5 December 1974
Stars Betty Alberge, Brian Anthony, Graham Leaman, John Normington and Christian Rodska
12"The Arrow of Heaven"Robert TronsonJohn Portman12 December 1974
Stars Eric Dodson, Angela Douglas, Richard Hurndall, Mike Pratt, George Roubicek and David Healy
13"The Secret Garden"Peter JefferiesHugh Leonard19 December 1974
Stars Joan Benham, Cyril Luckham, Peter Dyneley and Charles Dance

References

External links

Father Brown at the Internet Movie Database

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