Father Brown – continues tonight on ABC with Father Brown pulled into a murder case involving an old friend.
The new mystery gives the episode a personal connection for Father Brown, with loyalty and suspicion sitting side by side from the start.
Father Brown continues to work from the contrast between formal policing and the priest’s instinct for hidden motives. When an old friend is accused, the mystery becomes more than a puzzle, because Father Brown has to test loyalty against the evidence in front of him.
The setup gives Father Brown a difficult emotional position. Blind ‘Arry is not just another suspect, so the investigation has to move through friendship, doubt and the uncomfortable possibility that an old ally is hiding something.
What to expect in Father Brown
Blind ‘Arry is arrested for murder at Thorp’s Almshouses after Cormac Thorp is found dead.
As Father Brown looks closer, blackmail, secrets and competing motives begin to complicate the official version of events.
The episode keeps the familiar Father Brown rhythm in place: a contained village mystery, a web of hidden sins and a priest who sees more than others expect.
The almshouse setting gives the mystery a contained group of suspects and secrets, which is classic Father Brown territory.
When to watch Father Brown
Father Brown airs tonight, Saturday 12 September, at 8.20pm on ABC and ABC iview.
For more free-to-air coverage, visit TV Central’s ABC news and highlights. You can also catch up through ABC iview.
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