Father Brown Mysteries Radio
Father brown first came to american radio in 1942 with two episodes of the mystery anthology series murder clinic that were based on oracle of the dog and the secret garden.
Father brown mysteries radio. From 1984 to 1986 andrew sachs starred as father brown in a bbc radio series based on the g k. All scripts were written by british radio dramatist m. Turner played father brown. Father brown solves mysteries and crimes using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature.
Andrew sachs stars as gk chesterton s famous clerical sleuth. Father brown first came to american radio in 1942 with two episodes of the mystery anthology series murder clinic that were based on oracle of the dog and the secret garden father brown got his own show. A series of 16 chesterton stories was produced by the colonial radio theatre in boston massachusetts actor and voice over artist j t. A radio dramatization audio cd audiobook january 15 2011 by g.
Father brown episodes episode guide. Available now 10 next on 0 series 8 view episodes. There are currently no available. Father brown mysteries the the blue cross the secret garden the queer feet and the arrow of heaven.
Directed by bob tomson. John o connor 1870 1952 a parish priest in bradford who was involved in chesterton s conversion to catholicism in 1922. Turner reader 3 6 out of 5 stars 52 ratings see all formats and editions. Father brown got his own show.
Chesterton apart from soap operas it is the third longest running daytime drama series on bbc tv after doctors and moving on. Father brown is a short stumpy catholic priest formerly of cobhole in essex and now working in london with shapeless clothes and a large umbrella and uncanny insight into human evil. It features mark williams as the eponymous crime solving roman catholic priest the series is loosely based on short stories by g. Bbc radio 4 produced a series of father brown stories from 1984 to 1986 starring andrew sachs as father brown.
Air dates have to be considered a bit of a matter of conjecture. Chesterton loosely based him on the rt rev. Father brown stories. Bbc radio 4 extra.
When radio quiz up to you comes to kembleford father brown suspects that one of the cast are responsible for their landlady s murder. Drama based on the stories by gk chesterton about a crime solving roman catholic priest.