Father Brown
CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Mark WilliamsJohn BurtonSorcha CusackTom ChambersJack DeamNancy Carroll
Written by
Rachel FlowerdayTahsin Guner
Starring
Mark WilliamsJohn BurtonSorcha CusackTom ChambersJack DeamNancy Carroll
Written by
Rachel FlowerdayTahsin Guner
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Father Brown Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | ||||||
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | ||||||
| S3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.5 | |
| S4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||||||
| S5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 | |
| S6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | ||||||
| S7 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 | ||||||
| S8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.7 | ||||||
| S9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.0 | ||||||
| S10 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | ||||||
| S11 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.9 | ||||||
| S12 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | ||||||
| S13 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
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About
"Cozy village murders solved with quiet compassion"
A mild-mannered Catholic priest in a sleepy English village has an uncanny knack for solving murders that baffle the local police. Adapted loosely from G.K. Chesterton's stories, each episode is a self-contained whodunit wrapped in postwar English countryside charm. The tone stays gentle and warm even when bodies pile up, with the priest's quiet compassion and moral curiosity doing more work than any twist. It's comfort-food mystery: low stakes, familiar rhythms, pleasant scenery, and a hero who solves crimes through empathy rather than menace or gore.
Watch it for
the gentle, case-of-the-week comfort and a detective who solves crimes through empathy.
Maybe skip if
you want serialized tension, dark stakes, or surprising twists.
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All Seasons
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Series 12013
7.56K107h 46m
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Series 22014
7.65K107h 21m
This season, Father Brown finds himself pitted against new Inspector Sullivan, as the priest attempts to solve cases more sinister than ever - an exorcism, an abduction, a poisoning and a murder put Father Brown's instincts to the test and his own livelihood at risk.
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Series 32015
7.67K1511h 7m
In this series the priest finds himself embroiled with the Secret Service, which puts Lady Felicia in a compromising position. Sid is sent undercover into a theological college to flush out a killer and Mrs McCarthy takes on a group of travellers when a local man is found dead. Finally a fugitive takes sanctuary in St Mary's. Father Brown is stunned to realise that the man in the confessional is in fact Inspector Sullivan - and he's wanted for murder.
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Series 42016
7.65K107h 22m
This season, a man missing for years returns just as his wife is about to remarry, but when he’s found dead, suspicion falls on those closest to him. The village gets a dose of Hollywood glamour when a film crew arrives. And Sid’s romance with a brewer’s daughter gets complicated when he finds out she’s not only married and he is also her alibi for the night her father is murdered.
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Series 52016
7.77K1511h 17m
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Series 62017
7.85K107h 24m
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Series 72019
7.65K107h 17m
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Series 82020
7.74K107h 24m
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Series 92022
7.54K107h 29m
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Series 102023
7.44K107h 43m
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Series 112024
7.63K105h 8m
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Series 122025
7.43K107h 25m
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Series 132026
7.52K10
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Mark Williams Father Brown
John Burton Sergeant Goodfellow
Sorcha Cusack Mrs McCarthy, Mrs. McCarthy
Tom Chambers Inspector Sullivan, Chief Inspector Sullivan
Jack Deam Inspector Mallory
Nancy Carroll Lady Felicia, Lady Felicia Montague
Richard Price Villager, Holiday Camp Orange Coat, Manor House Guest
Alex Price Sid Carter
Emer Kenny Bunty
Claudie Blakley Mrs. Devine, Mrs. Isabel Sullivan
Crew
Rachel Flowerday
Tahsin Guner
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