The Worst Episodes of Father Brown

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Worst Episode
   Click to reveal

   REVEAL THE WORST
   

   6.7/10(76 votes)

   #1 - The Arrow of Heaven

   S1:E1212/12/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Robert Tronson

   Writer:Unknown
2. 

   7.1/10(88 votes)

   #2 - The Mirror of the Magistrate

   S1:E610/31/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Peter Jefferies

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   7.2/10(164 votes)

   #3 - The Hammer of God

   S1:E19/26/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Robert Tronson

   Writer:Unknown
4. 

   7.3/10(90 votes)

   #4 - The Three Tools of Death

   S1:E510/24/1974

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

   Director:Robert Tronson

   Writer:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Robert Tronson

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   7.3/10(78 votes)

   #5 - The Quick One

   S1:E911/21/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Ian Fordyce

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   7.4/10(84 votes)

   #6 - The Dagger with Wings

   S1:E711/7/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Peter Jefferies

   Writer:Unknown
TRENDING NOW
The 20 BEST Episodes of Father Brown
READ
7. 

   7.4/10(81 votes)

   #7 - The Actor and the Alibi

   S1:E811/14/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Robert Tronson

   Writer:Unknown
8. 

   7.4/10(75 votes)

   #8 - The Man with Two Beards

   S1:E1011/28/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Peter Jefferies

   Writer:Unknown
9. 

   7.5/10(126 votes)

   #9 - The Oracle of the Dog

   S1:E210/3/1974

   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:Unknown

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Peter Jefferies

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    7.5/10(75 votes)

    #10 - The Head of Caesar

    S1:E1112/5/1974

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Robert Tronson

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    7.5/10(74 votes)

    #11 - The Secret Garden

    S1:E1312/19/1974

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Peter Jefferies

    Writer:Unknown
12. 

    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #12 - The Eye of Apollo

    S1:E410/17/1974

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Peter Jefferies

    Writer:Unknown
13. 

    7.7/10(107 votes)

    #13 - The Curse of the Golden Cross

    S1:E310/10/1974

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Robert Tronson

    Writer:Unknown