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The Best Episodes of Father Brown

Every episode of Father Brown ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Father Brown!

Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.
Genres:CrimeMysteryDrama
Network:ITV1

Best Episodes Summary

"The Curse of the Golden Cross" is the best rated episode of "Father Brown". It scored 7.7/10 based on 80 votes. Directed by Robert Tronson and written by N/A, it aired on 10/10/1974. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Oracle of the Dog".

  • The Curse of the Golden Cross
    7.7/1080 votes
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    #1 - The Curse of the Golden Cross

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1974

    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.

    Director: Robert Tronson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Oracle of the Dog
    7.6/1096 votes
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    #2 - The Oracle of the Dog

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1974

    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.

    Director: Peter Jefferies

    Writer: N/A

  • The Head of Caesar
    7.5/1057 votes
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    #3 - The Head of Caesar

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1974

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

    Director: Robert Tronson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Eye of Apollo
    7.4/1080 votes
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    #4 - The Eye of Apollo

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1974

    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.

    Director: Peter Jefferies

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dagger with Wings
    7.4/1067 votes
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    #5 - The Dagger with Wings

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1974

    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.

    Director: Peter Jefferies

    Writer: N/A

  • The Quick One
    7.4/1060 votes
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    #6 - The Quick One

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1974

    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.

    Director: Ian Fordyce

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man with Two Beards
    7.4/1058 votes
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    #7 - The Man with Two Beards

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1974

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

    Director: Peter Jefferies

    Writer: N/A

  • The Three Tools of Death
    7.3/1070 votes
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    #8 - The Three Tools of Death

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1974

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

    Director: Robert Tronson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Actor and the Alibi
    7.3/1061 votes
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    #9 - The Actor and the Alibi

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1974

    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.

    Director: Robert Tronson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret Garden
    7.2/1055 votes
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    #10 - The Secret Garden

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1974

    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.

    Director: Peter Jefferies

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hammer of God
    7.1/10126 votes
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    #11 - The Hammer of God

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1974

    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?

    Director: Robert Tronson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mirror of the Magistrate
    7.0/1068 votes
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    #12 - The Mirror of the Magistrate

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1974

    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.

    Director: Peter Jefferies

    Writer: N/A

  • The Arrow of Heaven
    6.7/1058 votes
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    #13 - The Arrow of Heaven

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1974

    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.

    Director: Robert Tronson

    Writer: N/A