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Old 20-01-2014, 20:49
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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.
Yep, I loved that quote too. Love the programme as a whole, I think it's all well acted and easy to watch.
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Old 20-01-2014, 23:14
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No no true. There was an Anglican Vicar in the first ever episode (which was repeated today).
Who turns out to be the baddy, so make of that what you will as an internicine attack by one Christian sect upon another. Was Chesterton known as a Catholic zealot?
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Old 20-01-2014, 23:27
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No no true. There was an Anglican Vicar in the first ever episode (which was repeated today).
There was also a murderous policeman in one episode of series 2 who was a Methodist
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Old 22-01-2014, 21:43
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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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Old 22-01-2014, 23:22
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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
That's great news. 15 episodes, I hope they mean that, an extra 5 than usual.
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Old 22-01-2014, 23:31
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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
This is brilliant REV.

Thank you for posting the update for us lazy lot.....
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Old 23-01-2014, 07:07
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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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Old 24-01-2014, 00:17
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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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Old 24-01-2014, 10:05
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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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Old 24-01-2014, 18:01
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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.
Was there a reason why the episode didn't mention that drug by name??
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Old 24-01-2014, 19:16
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Was there a reason why the episode didn't mention that drug by name??
Possibly because the drug is still in use today. The story only said a new German drug was prescribed by her doctor husband to treat his wife's morning sickness after she had difficulty conceiving and he blamed himself for the baby of the wrong shape.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide
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Old 24-01-2014, 20:13
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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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Old 24-01-2014, 20:24
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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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Old 24-01-2014, 20:43
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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
Hugo was filming The Musketeers and came back to do one more episode and handover to Tom Chambers. I think Speer is a better actor than Chambers and I miss him in this. I think Susie is missed too.
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Old 24-01-2014, 20:51
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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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Old 24-01-2014, 20:52
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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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Old 25-01-2014, 19:42
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Love how Lady Felicia keeps stumbling across the bodies
I wonder if Joyce Barnaby was one of her descendants
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Old 25-01-2014, 20:38
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I wonder if Joyce Barnaby was one of her descendants
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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Old 28-01-2014, 18:04
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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
Or their distant American cousin Jessica Fletcher
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Old 29-01-2014, 01:07
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Was there a reason why the episode didn't mention that drug by name??
Thalidomide's effects were early 60s, so Father Brown was set too early .
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Old 29-01-2014, 09:14
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Thalidomide's effects were early 60s, so Father Brown was set too early .
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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Old 29-01-2014, 10:41
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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'?
Think it's around 1953.
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Old 29-01-2014, 11:42
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Think it's around 1953.
I'd love to wear clothes like that now. They're so elegant.
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Old 29-01-2014, 20:12
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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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Old 30-01-2014, 09:28
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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
In one of the episodes in series 2 it showed a ration book being stamped. I think it was when Father Brown bought some meat from the butcher.
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