Father Brown Season 5

Season 5

Air date: 2016-12-23

Episodes: 15

Episodes

E1: The Star of Jacob

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.

Air date: 2016-12-23 • ★ 8.2

E2: The Labyrinth of the Minotaur

Father Brown is asked to look after Lady Felicia's wayward niece Bunty, who soon finds herself suspected of murder.

Air date: 2017-01-02 • ★ 7.7

E3: The Eve of St John

Father Brown struggles to promote understanding when a group of pagans are suspected of killing one of their own.

Air date: 2017-01-03 • ★ 6.7

E4: The Chedworth Cyclone

Father Brown is drawn into the shady world of boxing when a local fighter is found dead in suspicious circumstances.

Air date: 2017-01-04 • ★ 6.7

E5: The Hand of Lucia

When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel Lulu and Lucia for inspiration.

Air date: 2017-01-05 • ★ 7

E6: The Eagle and the Daw

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.

Air date: 2017-01-06 • ★ 7

E7: The Smallest of Things

Past and present collide when Father Brown investigates the macabre world of dollhouse crime scenes.

Air date: 2017-01-09 • ★ 7

E8: The Crimson Feather

When Mrs McCarthy's god-daughter goes missing, Father Brown follows her trail to a risque gentlemen's club.

Air date: 2017-01-10 • ★ 4.6

E9: The Lepidopterist's Companion

When Mrs McCarthy takes over the running of the mobile library, Father Brown discovers a shocking secret lurking among the bookshelves.

Air date: 2017-01-11 • ★ 4.25

E10: The Alchemist's Secret

Father Brown must investigate a 300 year old secret hidden in a University in order to save an old friend.

Air date: 2017-01-12 • ★ 7

E11: The Sins of Others

Father Brown struggles to save Sid from himself when he vows vengeance on his former defence barrister.

Air date: 2017-01-13 • ★ 8

E12: The Theatre of the Invisible

When radio quiz Up To You comes to Kembleford, Father Brown suspects that one of the cast are responsible for their landlady’s murder.

Air date: 2017-01-16 • ★ 7

E13: The Tanganyika Green

Father Brown investigates the murder of a Colonial Postal Service officer when the fair comes to Kembleford.

Air date: 2017-01-17 • ★ 6.7

E14: The Fire in the Sky

Father Brown’s divine inspiration is called upon when Kembleford comes under threat of an alien invasion.

Air date: 2017-01-18 • ★ 6.7

E15: The Penitent Man

Father Brown suspects an ulterior motive is at play when his old adversary Flambeau is incarcerated for murder.

Air date: 2017-01-19 • ★ 8.3