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The Best Episodes of Father Brown Season 2

Every episode of Father Brown Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Father Brown Season 2!

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and...
Genres:DramaCrimeMystery
Network:BBC One

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Ghost in the Machine" is the best rated episode of "Father Brown" season 2. It scored 7.7/10 based on 469 votes. Directed by Matt Carter and written by Rachel Flowerday, it aired on 1/6/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Maddest of All".

  • The Ghost in the Machine
    7.7/10469 votes

    #1 - The Ghost in the Machine

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2014

    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

  • Maddest of All
    7.6/10430 votes

    #2 - Maddest of All

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2014

    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

  • The Pride of the Prydes
    7.6/10458 votes

    #3 - The Pride of the Prydes

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/2014

    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

  • The Shadow of the Scaffold
    7.6/10422 votes

    #4 - The Shadow of the Scaffold

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/9/2014

    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

  • The Mysteries of the Rosary
    7.6/10441 votes

    #5 - The Mysteries of the Rosary

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/10/2014

    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

  • The Daughters of Jerusalem
    7.9/10441 votes

    #6 - The Daughters of Jerusalem

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2014

    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

  • The Three Tools of Death
    7.3/10410 votes

    #7 - The Three Tools of Death

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2014

    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

  • The Prize of Colonel Gerard
    7.6/10417 votes

    #8 - The Prize of Colonel Gerard

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2014

    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

  • The Grim Reaper
    7.6/10407 votes

    #9 - The Grim Reaper

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2014

    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

  • The Laws of Motion
    7.8/10410 votes

    #10 - The Laws of Motion

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/2014

    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