8.3/10531 votes#1 - The Star of Jacob
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 12/23/2016
A mysterious stranger, a missing donkey, an outbreak of laryngitis in the church choir and a kidnapped baby threaten to spoil Kembleford's Christmas festivities.
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8.2/10521 votes#2 - The Labyrinth of the Minotaur
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/2017
Father Brown is asked to look after Lady Felicia's wayward niece Bunty, who soon finds herself suspected of murder.
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7.3/10427 votes#3 - The Eve of St John
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/3/2017
Father Brown struggles to promote understanding when a group of pagans are suspected of killing one of their own.
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7.2/10377 votes#4 - The Chedworth Cyclone
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/2017
Father Brown is drawn into the shady world of boxing when a local fighter is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
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6.7/10457 votes#5 - The Hand of Lucia
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2017
When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel Lulu and Lucia for inspiration.
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7.9/10386 votes#6 - The Eagle and the Daw
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/6/2017
When an old foe tells him that she has arranged the death of her former lover, Father Brown soon finds himself blamed for the murder.
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8.0/10420 votes#7 - The Smallest of Things
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2017
Past and present collide when Father Brown investigates the macabre world of dollhouse crime scenes.
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7.6/10374 votes#8 - The Crimson Feather
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/2017
When Mrs McCarthy's god-daughter goes missing, Father Brown follows her trail to a risque gentlemen's club.
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7.7/10363 votes#9 - The Lepidopterist's Companion
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/11/2017
When Mrs McCarthy takes over the running of the mobile library, Father Brown discovers a shocking secret lurking among the bookshelves.
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7.9/10371 votes#10 - The Alchemist's Secret
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2017
Father Brown must investigate a 300 year old secret hidden in a University in order to save an old friend.
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8.4/10432 votes#11 - The Sins of Others
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2017
Father Brown struggles to save Sid from himself when he vows vengeance on his former defence barrister.
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7.7/10382 votes#12 - The Theatre of the Invisible
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2017
When radio quiz Up To You comes to Kembleford, Father Brown suspects that one of the cast are responsible for their landlady’s murder.
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7.3/10343 votes#13 - The Tanganyika Green
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/2017
Father Brown investigates the murder of a Colonial Postal Service officer when the fair comes to Kembleford.
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7.4/10327 votes#14 - The Fire in the Sky
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2017
Father Brown’s divine inspiration is called upon when Kembleford comes under threat of an alien invasion.
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8.2/10391 votes#15 - The Penitent Man
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/2017
Father Brown suspects an ulterior motive is at play when his old adversary Flambeau is incarcerated for murder.
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The Best Episodes of Father Brown Season 5
Every episode of Father Brown Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Father Brown Season 5!
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...
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Network:BBC One
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Star of Jacob" is the best rated episode of "Father Brown" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 531 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/23/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Labyrinth of the Minotaur".