Father Brown - 2013 series- season 1

 Well, not really in love with this, but it’s ok.

1. The hammer of God. 

Apparently everything could be forgiven, but not sleeping with a man, so Norman is killed by a hammer thrown from the top of the clock tower by his brother right after he saw him with a man. When father Brown confronts him, Wilfred uses big words, like God guided his hand, it was God’s will, you know, the usual stuff used by pathetic individuals who won’t take responsibility for what they are and what they’ve done. Rev. Wilfred’s brother Norman is a vicious man. He blackmails the blacksmith’s wife to sleep with him to repay his debts, and when he gets killed with a hammer belonging to the blacksmith he’s the first, obvious suspect. He’s about to be arrested when his wife confesses the murder. Father Brown knows she’s only trying to protect her husband, and works to find the real murderer and also to bring the couple back together. 

Father Brown convinces Wilfred to confess to save the poor woman.

My favs of this episode were Mrs McCarthy and the poor couple, that imdb tells me were played by Bryony Afferson (Elizabeth) and Barry Sloane (the blacksmith).

2. The flying stars.

A snob family with no money but lots of debts: the woman is an alcoholic and she’s the one who dies. Her husband colonel Adams, is the first suspect. Her daughter is in love with a penniless man who truly loves her. Her brother James just came back from Nairobi and found out she died. 

Somehow father Brown finds out the truth. I don’t know how because he didn’t know about the shoes, did he? Anyway, James is not James, he’s the old maid’s son. Father Brown met him for the first time at his real mother’s grave. He confronted the woman and killed her, more or less accidentally. When father Brown tries to convince him to turn himself in, he escapes but dies hit by a train. The young lovers get married and all’s well that ends well. 

My favs in this episode were: inspector Valentine (Hugo Speer), mostly because I liked the actor. The cop is the usual dumb one, but the actor is good and has a good voice. Lady Felicia (Nancy Carroll), she was fun. Not laughing-out-loud fun, but still enjoyable fun. 

3. The wrong shape. 

Poet Leonard Quinton is found dead. Apparently he hanged himself, leaving a note to say sorry to his wife (I think). Father Brown investigates, of course. As it often happens, everyone seems to have a motive to want him dead. His wife Martha hated him, his mistress Violet was mad at him because she just realized he had no intention of leaving Martha to marry her (what a surprise… :/ they never do)

Mr Harris was in love with Martha, and the indian guy is the only heir. 

I didn’t like this one much, Violet was annoying, although lady Felicia had sympathy for her, and the indian guy was boring. It turns out the man really did commit suicide. He had a daughter with Martha a long time ago, born disfigured, and poor little Olivia died, and she never recovered. Her recovery actually starts now, thanks to father Brown’s help. 

My favs here: Martha. This Ruth Gemmel was very good here. Also Mrs McCarthy and lady Felicia.

4. The man in the tree.

Father Brown… Mark Williams

Mrs McCarthy… Sorcha Cusack