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The Best Episodes of Father Brown Season 8

Every episode of Father Brown Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Father Brown Season 8!

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 solve mysteries.

Genres:DramaCrimeMystery
Network:BBC One

Season 8 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Father Brown" season 8 is "The Celestial Choir", rated 7.8/10 from 395 user votes. It was directed by Paul Gibson and written by Rachel Flowerday. "The Celestial Choir" aired on 1/6/2020 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Queen Bee".

  • The Celestial Choir
    7.8/10 395 votes

    #1 - The Celestial Choir

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2020

    A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.

    Director: Paul Gibson

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The Queen Bee
    7.4/10 348 votes

    #2 - The Queen Bee

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2020

    Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.

    Director: Dominic Keavey

    Writer: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

  • The Scales of Justice
    7.7/10 340 votes

    #3 - The Scales of Justice

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/8/2020

    Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.

    Director: Darcia Martin

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The Wisdom of the Fool
    6.8/10 371 votes

    #4 - The Wisdom of the Fool

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/9/2020

    Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.

    Director: Paul Gibson

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The Folly of Jephthah
    7.9/10 344 votes

    #5 - The Folly of Jephthah

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/10/2020

    Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.

    Director: Darcia Martin

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The Numbers of the Beast
    7.5/10 324 votes

    #6 - The Numbers of the Beast

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2020

    Mrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.

    Director: Paul Gibson

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The River Corrupted
    7.7/10 304 votes

    #7 - The River Corrupted

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2020

    Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.

    Director: Jennie Paddon

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The Curse of the Aesthetic
    7.6/10 315 votes

    #8 - The Curse of the Aesthetic

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2020

    Father Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it's too late.

    Director: Paul Gibson

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The Fall of the House of St Gardner
    7.4/10 291 votes

    #9 - The Fall of the House of St Gardner

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2020

    A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house.

    Director: Jennie Paddon

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday

  • The Tower of Lost Souls
    8.6/10 422 votes

    #10 - The Tower of Lost Souls

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/2020

    Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to uncover a dark secret at Helmsley House.

    Director: Dominic Keavey

    Writer: Rachel Flowerday