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What a top notch cast. I can't believe this is on daytime. It deserves to be on primetime.
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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.
I don't watch Doctor Who so I didn't see any resemblance to that, though the fake invalid plot has been done loads of times. Not enough of Sid, either, so far in this series. |
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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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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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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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I'm really enjoying this. I was lucky enough to see the first series too.
They almost out Midsomered MIdsomer Murders with the stately home history re-enactment one! Laughed out loud at today's episode's closing scene when
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What a top notch cast. I can't believe this is on daytime. It deserves to be on primetime.
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As I recall from discussion on here, it is currently a daytime slot as the actors are paid less than they would be if it was prime time. I think it's brilliant although I too missing Anna, I loved her banter with mrs mac
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I really hoped that after it did so well in daytime for its first series the second could be used in primetime. I think it would be ideal for a Saturday slot, a gentle detective/comedy show would slot nicely into the 5.30 post news.
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I think it's brilliant although I too missing Anna, I loved her banter with mrs mac
And yeah. I figured I'd only miss Susie from an eye-candy perspective but her absence has felt like there's something else missing this year. It's hard to put my finger on, but she seemed to be the one regular character last year that Father Brown was able to really be himself with, as opposed to the more 'affectionate bantering' relationships he has with Mrs Mack, Lady Felicia and Sid. |
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There's been a few comments about how it's not at all like the reality of England in the 50s.
I wasn't there but i agree. The way i put it is it's a very romantic version of a small village. If you can call ten murders a year romantic. |
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Apart from one post with a bit of spoil, this thread is very different from the one about Sherlock where most people talked openly of facts and theories about each episode.
Of course Father Brown is not as intricate and doesn't have has much heritage (what mystery crime-solving show has!). So i'll respect that. I have a comment about episode one and i'll put it in spoiler mode (thanks to Granny McSmith for the tip).
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Apart from one post with a bit of spoil, this thread is very different from the one about Sherlock where most people talked openly of facts and theories about each episode.
Of course Father Brown is not as intricate and doesn't have has much heritage (what mystery crime-solving show has!). So i'll respect that. I have a comment about episode one and i'll put it in spoiler mode (thanks to Granny McSmith for the tip). I read some of the stories a long time ago, and enjoyed them, but my memory is hazy about the content, so I don't know how much the current TV series is based on them. I think the characters in this series are all additions, except for Flambeau, who was very much present in the books! I do agree about the Priest's Hole - complete tosh, but still enjoyable. ![]() And you are very welcome to the tip. ![]() (I've been reading the Sherlock thread with great enjoyment, but have stopped now until after the last episode, in case someone does post a spoiler. )
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This is an excellent series. The last series was repeated in the early evening on BBC2.
I think the church in the series is CoE dressed with a confessional and a Madonna. Most Catholic Churches are only about 120 years old ie Westminster Cathedral opened in 1903. Of course all old CoE churches were Catholic at one time. The Church of England is the reformed catholic church dating back to Saint Augustine and 597 although Christians had been in Britain since about 100-150. The recent midnight mass from Westminster Abbey was so high CoE that the pope would have been proud. GK Cheston was CoE. lapsed came back to CoE then converted to Catholicism. |
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Father Brown is not as old as Sherlock Holmes (in a fictional sense) but he does have a literary heritage. His first stories were printed in 1911 and there have been many depictions of him on film and TV.
I read some of the stories a long time ago, and enjoyed them, but my memory is hazy about the content, so I don't know how much the current TV series is based on them. I think the characters in this series are all additions, except for Flambeau, who was very much present in the books! I do agree about the Priest's Hole - complete tosh, but still enjoyable. ![]() And you are very welcome to the tip. ![]() (I've been reading the Sherlock thread with great enjoyment, but have stopped now until after the last episode, in case someone does post a spoiler. )I too have been almost avoiding the Sherlock thread. I went to read it a few hours ago, skiping through very fast and reading only from posters (is that how you call a person who posts? still new at this) i trusted. Read mostly about who people thought would go, doing countdown to the final and wishing enjoyment in watching it. Going back to Father Brown, i thought i would like the new local chef of police. Liked him in ep2, almost absent in ep3, hated him in ep4 and middle ground in ep5. He's turning out to be one the rare love/hate relation with a fictional character i have. Sometimes it's the actor but this time it's the way the character is written. And in most detective stories where there are assistants/sidekicks/friends, they get along. Three in Father Brown; Miss.McCarthy, Sid and, Lady Felicia. These three are constantly teasing each other, i like it.
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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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I think it's ideal for Winter afternoons and wouldn't work as well in an evening slot. It's very gentle and a little bit hammed up and reminds me a bit of Rosemary and Thyme, although the fifties setting makes it more interesting.
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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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Who is equally as good and good looking to booth.
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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
Hope he goes back if he can, though. |
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No comments about today's plot for now.
Just to say episode 6 is the one that made me laugh the most so far
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I worry about the argument for prime time, knowing my luck the bbc will move it, put it up against a juggernaught and kill it like they did my favourite ripper street. Maybe if this plods along where it is we may get more series out of it. I think of this as my hidden gem.
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Mrs Mac's quote of the day.
'The cheek of the woman, inviting herself to stay.'
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