Author:G.K. Chesterton,Andrew Sachs,Full Cast

Andrew Sachs stars as G.K. Chesterton's crime-solving cleric, whose unlikely methods make him one of the great heroes of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unworldly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations.
In this collection of 13 full-cast dramatisations, the High Priest of detection becomes involved in seven intriguing cases that will tax even his mental powers to the limit. The episodes are:
The Blue Cross
The Queer Feet
The Eye of Apollo
The Invisible Man
The Honour of Israel Gow
The Hammer of God
The Sins of Prince Saradine
The Perishing of the Pendragons
The Arrow of Heaven
The Mistake of the Machine
The Curse of the Golden Cross
Actor and Alibi
The Absence of Mr Glass
Also included in this collection is a bonus documentary programme, The Mystery of Father Brown, in which Ann Widdecombe explores the enduring impact of the shambolic priest, and looks into the life of his creator G.K. Chesterton.
Dramatised by John Scotney and produced by Alec Reid.
Praise for Clive Cussler
—— -The Adventure King
—— Sunday ExpressCussler is hard to beat
—— Daily MailNobody does it better . . . nobody!
—— Stephen CoontsJust about the best storyteller in the business
—— New York PostDelivers what it promises
—— Financial TimesThe IPCRESS File has lost none of its nerve-tingling fascination ... [and] the pleasure of engaging with a master of his craft.
—— Barry Turner , Daily MailA wonderful mixture of the exciting and the amusingly humdrum ... James Bond may be thinner, but so is his dialogue.
—— Jake Kerridge , Daily TelegraphDeighton is a fearless observer of the deceptive human world.
—— John Gray , New StatesmanA dazzling performance. The verve and energy, the rattle of wit in the dialogue, the side-of-the-mouth comments, the evident pleasure taken in cocking a snook at the British spy story's upper-middle-class tradition - all these made it clear that a writer of remarkable talent in this field had appeared.
—— Julian Symons , New York Times Book ReviewJørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today
Horst, a former Norwegian police detective, is often compared to Sweden's Henning Mankell for his moody, sweeping crime dramas
—— New York TimesJørn Lier Horst raises the suspense level to horror proportions
—— Lotta Olsson , Dagens Nyheter, 'Best Crime Novels of 2020'Expect dark themes and plot twists a plenty
—— RedDramatic, mysterious and compelling
—— VogueKept me guessing to the end
—— SunWith secrets and intrigue, this is a compulsive read
—— Sun on SundayMoriarty rocks the drama genre
—— Courier-MailNicola Moriarty belongs to a family tree laded with writers. She more than holds her own
—— The AustralianNicola's got great pace and snappy dialogue, and I especially like her male characters
—— Liane Moriarty , Sydney Morning HeraldBrilliant! Could not put it down. It's utterly gripping and beautifully written.
—— KATIE FFORDESmart and compassionate, full of poetry and rage and shy hopes and shredded dreams and missing girls and family secrets.
—— TAMMY COHEN, author of Stop At NothingThis is a striking first novel, a chilling insight into an oppressive world, where bad thoughts and bad deeds ripple just below the surface, out of sight.
—— Alison Flood, OBSERVERChilling and compulsive... a dazzling debut.
—— KATE HAMER, author of The Girl in the Red CoatSimmering resentments and long-held prejudices boil over in this beautifully realised evocation of small-town America. I I loved it.
—— Kate Riordan, author of The HeatwaveAn elegant, mesmerizing debut-Anna Bailey explores festering secrets with a with a sharp, yet tender gaze. This book reads like a whisper in the dark.
—— DANYA KUKAFKA, author of Girl in SnowCleverly written , Anna Bailey's debut shines a light on the darker and more oppressive side of small-town society.
—— Independent






