The Best Episodes Written By Paul Matthew Thompson

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - 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?

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - The Moth Catcher

   S6:E32/14/2016

   DCI Stanhope and her team, including new recruit DC Hicham Cherradi, travel to a remote country house when the woman looking after it is killed.

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #3 - The Escape Turn

   S10:E42/2/2020

   Wealthy betting shop tycoon Alun Wilmott is shot and killed during a home invasion, leaving his wife and daughter traumatized - with large amounts of cash missing from his personal safe, it is assumed he is the unlucky victim of a burglary.

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   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - The Blue Cross

   S1:E101/25/2013

   When his priceless Blue Cross is targeted by the infamous criminal Flambeau, Father Brown takes the initiative to try and save his soul. But is he walking into a trap?

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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Tyger Tyger

   S11:E31/9/2022

   When security foreman Gary Mallon is fatally wounded during a robbery at a Blyth container port the evidence points to an audacious heist that went awry. Vera begins to suspect an inside job. But the investigation takes an unexpected turn when Gary’s ex-wife contacts police with the news that their 13-year-old son is missing. Gary Mallon was acting under duress - the victim of a tiger kidnapping. His son was being held as collateral - but where is he now? In order to rescue the missing boy, Vera first needs to work out who was behind the robbery. Further complications ensue when she finds herself forced to collaborate with an NCA Officer who is working on a covert surveillance operation with links to organised crime. As Vera closes in on the kidnappers a misstep in the investigation leads to tragic repercussions, and she finds herself taken off the case.

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   6.8/10(4 votes)

   #6 - O Brave New World

   S1:E12/26/2018

   Frank Hathaway finds an unlikely partner in Lu Shakespeare when the pair are thrown together to catch a killer and clear Lu's name.

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   6.6/10(5 votes)

   #7 - The Peaceful Garden

   S1:E18/28/2022

   When a local farmer is found dead, Ridley is called on to assist on an unsolved missing person's case, which leads to a shocking secret.

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - No More Cakes and Ale

   S2:E53/2/2019

   In a race against the clock, Frank and Lu must track down a vital witness in a crown court trial.

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   6.4/10(5 votes)

   #9 - The Numbered Days

   S1:E49/18/2022

   Ridley and Carol are called out to investigate the death of a man after a fall from his balcony.

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    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Hospitality

    S1:E29/4/2022

    When the body of a young woman is found buried in a shallow grave on a bleak Pennine moorland, Carol calls in Ridley to assist with the case, but the victim was not all she seemed as Ridley discovers that she was leading a secret double life.

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