Father Brown – BBC1

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
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Father Brown
(Image credit: BBC Studios/Gary Moyes)

Mark Williams returns with a new series of the crime drama, Father Brown, with Lady Felicia and Mrs McCarthy taken hostage when a train robbery goes awry

A kidnapping and murder await the sleuthing priest, Father Brown

Mark Williams is back as the padre with a talent for solving crime for a new daytime 10-part series.

This first mystery sees Mrs McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack) and Lady Felicia (Nancy Carroll) taken hostage by a pair of armed robbers.

Mrs McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack) is taken hostage in Father Brown

Mrs McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack) is taken hostage

The pair were on a train with a famous opera singer, whose jewels the robbers were after. In all the confusion the opera singer is shot dead, and Mrs M and Lady Felicia are bundled into the back of a van.

But these are no ordinary hostages!

They quickly escape, tidy up, make a lovely lunch and discover the real reason the robbers held up the train.

A great mystery with strong characters and performances, it’s followed by a new case tomorrow.

Father Brown: The Great Train Robbery

Artist, Lady Felicia (Nancy Carroll) is also taken hostage

TV Times rating: ****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.