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My favourite line so far:
Police Inspector: Oh! Leave it to the professionals Father. Father Brown: Professionals built the Titanic, an amateur built the Ark. |
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No no true. There was an Anglican Vicar in the first ever episode (which was repeated today).
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No no true. There was an Anglican Vicar in the first ever episode (which was repeated today).
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The series has been renewed for a third series of 15 episodes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...-series-3.html Makes a total of 35 episodes. It has probably sold to more countries than Ripper Street |
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The series has been renewed for a third series of 15 episodes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...-series-3.html Makes a total of 35 episodes. It has probably sold to more countries than Ripper Street |
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The series has been renewed for a third series of 15 episodes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...-series-3.html Makes a total of 35 episodes. It has probably sold to more countries than Ripper Street Thank you for posting the update for us lazy lot.....
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Father Brown reminds me of the Midsomer Murders probably because its amazing how many criminals live in such a small village. I love spotting all the old cars and the clothes are so fabulous. I wish I lived in that era things were so much simpler than today.
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Just thought I'd post as I was catching up on iplayer these past couple of days. But did anyone find that the last few episodes seemed abit titillating for... well, for Father Brown, a daytime show. I know nothing was actually shown but the man fondling the lady's breasts, the girl making love when her father had just died etc. just seemed out of place with the first series and the first half of the second series. My elderly mother loves this show and she was quite takenaback. Just seemed to come out of the blue for me.
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Lady Felicia character has always been the flirt with the roving eye but it is written and filmed subtlely so it would go over the heads of children watching.
I have been catching up on WPC56 from the same BBC Birmingham that stars Jennie Jacques in the title role. That series was quite violent with the sadistic Sergeant Fenton and had a few risqué moments but nothing explicit. Only five episodes made for the Monday Friday slot. It is being repeated in February with five new episodes. Jennie Jacques was the mistress in the menage et trois story The Wrong Shape which was updated GK Chesterton story by featuring Thalidomide. A really powerful and tragic story. |
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Jennie Jacques was the mistress in the menage et trois story The Wrong Shape which was updated GK Chesterton story by featuring Thalidomide. A really powerful and tragic story. |
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Was there a reason why the episode didn't mention that drug by name??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide |
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Series 2 was even better than series 1 but I hope Susie returns for a few. This programme is a gem, series 2 was more daring and looks gorgeous.
BBC1 are missing a trick by not having this on Sundays. And doesn't Lady Felicia have a fantastic scream?
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I've watched some episodes of the latest series and found it to be very varied which is a good thing. Mark Williams is great as Father Brown, lots of japes and diplomacy.
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Hugo Spear who was sporting a beard in the first episode must have dropped out to go to Prague to film The Musketeers hence his replacement Tom Chambers
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Re-watching series one (again).
Love how Lady Felicia keeps stumbling across the bodies ![]() Now, speaking of the delightful Countess.... where is her husband? She talks about being reminded of her own wedding day and seconds later is sidling up to a comely gentleman. She's lending a chappie her husbands shoes and then snogging the face off him in the home of one of her best friends. Father Brown and Mrs M accept this behaviour. Why? I neeeeeeed to know! |
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I have been off sick this week and around 2pm is the time I have rallied round, so this has been perfect and I have enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
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Love how Lady Felicia keeps stumbling across the bodies ![]() |
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I wonder if Joyce Barnaby was one of her descendants
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I have always liked to believe that Mrs B was a cousin of Rosemary Boxer and when the invites go out for family does, no-one RSVPs till they know if Mrs B, Rosemary and her friend Laura Thyme will be attending or not
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Was there a reason why the episode didn't mention that drug by name??
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Thalidomide's effects were early 60s, so Father Brown was set too early .
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Thalidomide was available in the UK from 1958 to 1961. What year is Father Brown set or is it just a hazy 'late 1950s'?
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Think it's around 1953.
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Thalidomide was given a 20 year patent in 1954 and became an over the counter drug in Germany in October 1957 and 5000-7000 infants suffered malformations in Germany.
The story said the husband brought it back from Germany and as he was a doctor so it could have fitted in with this Father Brown's timeline which seems to be after rationing ended ie 1954 The GK Chesterton story was published in 1911 and did not feature drugs or babies but did have the Indian Fakir and a locked room murder. |
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The story said the husband brought it back from Germany and as he was a doctor so it could have fitted in with this Father Brown's timeline which seems to be after rationing ended ie 1954
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