Episode guide
Father Brown: Series 5
15 episodes · premiered Dec 23, 2016
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- Episode 1: The Star of Jacob Dec 23, 2016 · 55m A mysterious stranger, a missing donkey, an outbreak of laryngitis in the church choir and a kidnapped baby threaten to spoil Kembleford's Christmas festivities.
- Episode 2: The Labyrinth of the Minotaur Jan 2, 2017 · 45m Father Brown is asked to look after Lady Felicia's wayward niece Bunty, who soon finds herself suspected of murder.
- Episode 3: The Eve of St John Jan 3, 2017 · 45m Father Brown struggles to promote understanding when a group of pagans are suspected of killing one of their own.
- Episode 4: The Chedworth Cyclone Jan 4, 2017 · 45m Father Brown is drawn into the shady world of boxing when a local fighter is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
- Episode 5: The Hand of Lucia Jan 5, 2017 · 45m When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel Lulu and Lucia for inspiration.
- Episode 6: The Eagle and the Daw Jan 6, 2017 · 45m When an old foe tells him that she has arranged the death of her former lover, Father Brown soon finds himself blamed for the murder.
- Episode 7: The Smallest of Things Jan 9, 2017 · 45m Past and present collide when Father Brown investigates the macabre world of dollhouse crime scenes.
- Episode 8: The Crimson Feather Jan 10, 2017 · 45m When Mrs McCarthy's god-daughter goes missing, Father Brown follows her trail to a risque gentlemen's club.
- Episode 9: The Lepidopterist's Companion Jan 11, 2017 · 45m When Mrs McCarthy takes over the running of the mobile library, Father Brown discovers a shocking secret lurking among the bookshelves.
- Episode 10: The Alchemist's Secret Jan 12, 2017 · 45m Father Brown must investigate a 300 year old secret hidden in a University in order to save an old friend.
- Episode 11: The Sins of Others Jan 13, 2017 · 45m Father Brown struggles to save Sid from himself when he vows vengeance on his former defence barrister.
- Episode 12: The Theatre of the Invisible Jan 16, 2017 · 45m When radio quiz Up To You comes to Kembleford, Father Brown suspects that one of the cast are responsible for their landlady’s murder.
- Episode 13: The Tanganyika Green Jan 17, 2017 · 45m Father Brown investigates the murder of a Colonial Postal Service officer when the fair comes to Kembleford.
- Episode 14: The Fire in the Sky Jan 18, 2017 · 45m Father Brown’s divine inspiration is called upon when Kembleford comes under threat of an alien invasion.
- Episode 15: The Penitent Man Jan 19, 2017 · 45m Father Brown suspects an ulterior motive is at play when his old adversary Flambeau is incarcerated for murder.