Tag: Father Brown

Father Brown, Series 3

Father Brown, Series 3

(BBC, 2015)

DVD cover: “Father Brown, Series 3” (BBC, 2015)

A 15-episode series exploring all manner of murderous avenues and festering social issues in 1950s rural England. The mysteries are nicely scripted and prove easily digestible, though Inspector Sullivan does rather grate in his wilfully officious, one-note resistance to Father Brown’s meddling.

The Innocence of Father Brown

The Innocence of Father Brown

by G. K. Chesterton (Cassell, 1911); audiobook read by Frederick Davidson (Blackstone, 2012)

Book cover: “The Innocence of Father Brown” by G. K. Chesterton

Engaging short stories, particularly as read by Frederick Davidson. Father Brown’s deductions are more believable (and in their way no less impressive or trenchant) than those of, for example, Sherlock Holmes. The scenarios themselves, however, are often rather improbable in their construction.