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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 Hammer of God

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 Oracle of the Dog

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 Curse of the Golden Cross

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 Eye of Apollo

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

The Three Tools of Death

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 Mirror of the Magistrate

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 Dagger with Wings

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 Actor and the Alibi

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 Quick One

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 Man with Two Beards

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

The Head of Caesar

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 Arrow of Heaven

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 Secret Garden

Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.

The Best Seasons of Father Brown

The Best Seasons of Father Brown

Season 1