7.7/10471 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
7.6/10432 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
7.6/10460 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
7.6/10425 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
7.6/10444 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
7.9/10443 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
7.3/10412 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
7.6/10418 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
7.6/10408 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
7.8/10411 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
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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 471 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".