The Best Episodes of Father Brown Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(532 votes)

   #1 - The Ghost in the Machine

   S2:E11/6/2014

   Father Brown is sceptical when a parishioner believes she's being haunted by her sister who went missing years ago. However, when she herself vanishes, he must investigate both disappearances.

   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:Rachel Flowerday

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   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:Rachel Flowerday
2. 

   7.6/10(486 votes)

   #2 - Maddest of All

   S2:E21/7/2014

   When an ex-serviceman drops dead in the street, Father Brown investigates the facility where he was a patient. Could something sinister lie beneath the surface at Danvers Retreat?

   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:Tahsin Guner

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   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:Tahsin Guner
3. 

   7.6/10(520 votes)

   #3 - The Pride of the Prydes

   S2:E31/8/2014

   The grand opening of Pryde Castle ends in disaster when a guide is struck by an arrow. Contrary to Inspector Sullivan, Father Brown becomes convinced that the motive lies buried in the family's past.

   Director:Paul Gibson

   Writer:Jude Tindall

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   Director:Paul Gibson

   Writer:Jude Tindall
4. 

   7.6/10(489 votes)

   #4 - The Shadow of the Scaffold

   S2:E41/9/2014

   When convicted killer Violet is given a temporary reprieve from the gallows, she begs Father Brown to prove her innocence. With only three days in hand, can he find the real culprit before it's too late?

   Director:Paul Gibson

   Writer:Rachel Flowerday

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   Director:Paul Gibson

   Writer:Rachel Flowerday
5. 

   7.6/10(506 votes)

   #5 - The Mysteries of the Rosary

   S2:E51/10/2014

   The mysterious disappearance of an old friend sends Father Brown and Sid on a quest to find the mythical Lannington Rosary. However can an old adversary, back from the dead, be trusted to help?

   Director:Ian Barber

   Writer:Paul Matthew Thompson

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   Director:Ian Barber

   Writer:Paul Matthew Thompson
6. 

   7.9/10(505 votes)

   #6 - The Daughters of Jerusalem

   S2:E61/13/2014

   Father Brown finds himself immobilised with a broken leg when a member of Kembleford's WI dies in mysterious circumstances. Can he crack the case armed only with a telescope and the gang to help?

   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:Jude Tindall

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   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:Jude Tindall
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   7.3/10(466 votes)

   #7 - The Three Tools of Death

   S2:E71/14/2014

   When a troubled young woman's father is killed just weeks after her mother's death, Father Brown must help her deal with her grief, while solving the father's inexplicable murder by one of three weapons.

   Director:Paul Gibson

   Writer:Lol Fletcher

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   Director:Paul Gibson

   Writer:Lol Fletcher
8. 

   7.6/10(473 votes)

   #8 - The Prize of Colonel Gerard

   S2:E81/15/2014

   Father Brown is unconvinced when a recently returned prisoner of war is suspected of the killing of his tyrannical uncle. And it seems that someone will stop at nothing to keep the priest from the truth...

   Director:Ian Barber

   Writer:Dominique Moloney

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   Director:Ian Barber

   Writer:Dominique Moloney
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   7.6/10(463 votes)

   #9 - The Grim Reaper

   S2:E91/16/2014

   Through a series of poison pen letters, a gruesome death on a local farm is blamed on the Kembleford physician. Father Brown must figure out who sent them in order to save his friend from the gallows.

   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:David Semple

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   Director:Matt Carter

   Writer:David Semple
10. 

    7.8/10(467 votes)

    #10 - The Laws of Motion

    S2:E101/17/2014

    A day out at a local hill climb track ends with one of the drivers killed in a car crash. When Father Brown will not stop investigating, an infuriated Sullivan resolves to put an end to his meddling for good.

    Director:Paul Gibson

    Writer:Tahsin Guner

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    Director:Paul Gibson

    Writer:Tahsin Guner