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Old 07-01-2014, 12:54
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(as in the Sherlock thread, where people spotted something in episode 2 that will be important in episode 3).
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Old 07-01-2014, 13:12
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Old 07-01-2014, 16:01
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A nice gentle show to doze off to in the afternoon, it doesn't exercise the brain power too much.
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Old 07-01-2014, 16:04
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Yes! Spoilers don't really bother me - I often flick to the end of a book to see what happens
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Old 07-01-2014, 16:26
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Yes! Spoilers don't really bother me - I often flick to the end of a book to see what happens
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Not much of a spoiler, really.

(I always read the last page of a book first, too. )
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Old 07-01-2014, 18:21
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OK

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Not much of a spoiler, really.

(I always read the last page of a book first, too. )
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Old 07-01-2014, 18:56
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But we're off topic. Read the Sherlock thread!
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Old 07-01-2014, 20:47
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A nice gentle show to doze off to in the afternoon, it doesn't exercise the brain power too much.
No it doesn't, but it's good to see new day time drama (that isn't a soap) being produced. I wouldn't make an effort to watch it but if it happens to be on I'm usually hooked until the end. It's well written and Mark Williams is a surprisingly good Father Brown.

It's better than a lot of cosy Sunday evening drama that is currently shown.
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Old 07-01-2014, 21:09
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Glad to see Father Brown back. I am watching the first one. Really well made. Very gentle murder mysteries. Quite fun.

Mark Williams is terrific in the main role.
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Old 09-01-2014, 00:39
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I watched this earlier (very enjoyable, as always), and then I watched Midsomer Murders tonight, and I wondered - does Father Brown live anywhere near Midsomer? Because the murder rate is very high for a small town, and I wondered if this unfortunate trend had started in Father Brown's day, and continued until modern times.

If so, I wonder if the evil force which was introduced during the last series of Whitechapel, apparently causing the place to attract murderers in their dozens, has a holiday home there.

Just wondering. (Oxford has been known to suffer in a similar way).
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Old 09-01-2014, 01:46
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I watched this earlier (very enjoyable, as always), and then I watched Midsomer Murders tonight, and I wondered - does Father Brown live anywhere near Midsomer? Because the murder rate is very high for a small town, and I wondered if this unfortunate trend had started in Father Brown's day, and continued until modern times.

If so, I wonder if the evil force which was introduced during the last series of Whitechapel, apparently causing the place to attract murderers in their dozens, has a holiday home there.

Just wondering. (Oxford has been known to suffer in a similar way).
I heard they have the same problem in the Caribbean island of Saint-Marie. The rumor is that there's a new wave of murder starting january 14th
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Old 09-01-2014, 08:22
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I am really enjoying this series, so glad they commissioned the second one. Does any else get a similar vibe to Dr Blake - another really enjoyable day time drama?
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Old 09-01-2014, 11:17
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I heard they have the same problem in the Caribbean island of Saint-Marie. The rumor is that there's a new wave of murder starting january 14th
Ah, yes - I forgot they have the same problem! The supernatural evil entity must go there for it's holidays!

Busman's holidays, naturally.

Solved it for them all - bring back Whitechapel, let the team destroy the Evil One and there will be no more murders!
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Old 09-01-2014, 12:05
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I heard they have the same problem in the Caribbean island of Saint-Marie. The rumor is that there's a new wave of murder starting january 14th
To be fair, the murders in Midsomer and Saint-Marie, although higher than average for their respective areas are at least investigated by the police who get called in after the event.

Father Brown is more of a Jessica Fletcher style figure who generally just happens to be around when someone get's murdered. Basically, if you're planning on having a party, don't invite either of 'em!

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Old 09-01-2014, 14:24
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What time period is this set in? is it the 1940s just after the war, only the Prison Officers cap badge looked liked E.R. which would make it after 1953.
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Old 09-01-2014, 15:52
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But before 1955 as we saw meat was still on ration. Although according to Coporal Jones Fr Brown would not have been able to use his ration book at a butchers he was not registered with so that was a story blooper.
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Old 09-01-2014, 15:55
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What time period is this set in? is it the 1940s just after the war, only the Prison Officers cap badge looked liked E.R. which would make it after 1953.
If i'm not mistaken, in one of the last episode, there was a talk about someone dying 10 years before and then we saw that person's tombstone and it said 1944. So it would set the current series in 1954.

Wasn't sure about Valentine's replacement but starting to like him. Thought Father Brown was twisting him around his little finger during episode 2 but it looks like there will still be friction between the two.
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Old 09-01-2014, 22:56
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Loved the first series. The characters are still good, although missing the Polish girl and much prefer the previous Inspector, but my oh my, what dreadful, over the top, far fetched plots. Today's episode - the woman in the wheelchair can really walk. Already been done, for laughs, in Doctor Who in "The Unicorn and the Wasp" so just couldn't take it seriously.
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Old 10-01-2014, 13:33
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Father Brown is a Catholic and so, it seems, is everyone in the village, highly unlikely. Also the old Parish Church would be C.of E.the Catholics lost all the old churches and Cathedrals after the Reformation. Most Catholic churches are modernish buildings.
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Old 10-01-2014, 15:01
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Father Brown is a Catholic and so, it seems, is everyone in the village, highly unlikely. Also the old Parish Church would be C.of E.the Catholics lost all the old churches and Cathedrals after the Reformation. Most Catholic churches are modernish buildings.
Details, details.
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Old 10-01-2014, 16:47
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Father Brown is a Catholic and so, it seems, is everyone in the village, highly unlikely. Also the old Parish Church would be C.of E.the Catholics lost all the old churches and Cathedrals after the Reformation. Most Catholic churches are modernish buildings.
Fr Brown is actually a fantasy series that is a set on a far away planet which has some slight superficial resemblances to 1950s England, but too many differences to convince anyone that it is the real thing.
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Old 10-01-2014, 16:58
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I watched this earlier (very enjoyable, as always), and then I watched Midsomer Murders tonight, and I wondered - does Father Brown live anywhere near Midsomer? Because the murder rate is very high for a small town, and I wondered if this unfortunate trend had started in Father Brown's day, and continued until modern times.

If so, I wonder if the evil force which was introduced during the last series of Whitechapel, apparently causing the place to attract murderers in their dozens, has a holiday home there.

Just wondering. (Oxford has been known to suffer in a similar way).
That same force moved to America for a few years and ended up in the small Maine town of Cabot Cove
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Old 10-01-2014, 18:48
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Father Brown is a Catholic and so, it seems, is everyone in the village, highly unlikely. Also the old Parish Church would be C.of E.the Catholics lost all the old churches and Cathedrals after the Reformation. Most Catholic churches are modernish buildings.
There's probably some degree of demarcation as far as murders go in that village

Father Brown deals with any murders involving Catholic whereas the local CoE vicar, let's call him Reverend Green deals with any murders comitted by or against members of the Anglican community
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Old 10-01-2014, 19:01
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If i'm not mistaken, in one of the last episode, there was a talk about someone dying 10 years before and then we saw that person's tombstone and it said 1944. So it would set the current series in 1954.
The rabbit test for pregnancy should have been superseded by the one using frogs/toads by then I think. Mind you since that gave a result in 24 hours there would have been less time for the investigation ...
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Old 10-01-2014, 19:13
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There's probably some degree of demarcation as far as murders go in that village

Father Brown deals with any murders involving Catholic whereas the local CoE vicar, let's call him Reverend Green deals with any murders comitted by or against members of the Anglican community
Iirc the Anglican vicar got arrested for murder in the first episode of the first series, so presumably after that the Anglican congregation left the CoE en masse and joined the RCs.

I've often wondered how the Catholics got that lovely old church, though. Perhaps that village managed to ignore the Reformation.
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