The BEST episodes of Father Brown (2013) season 3

Every episode of Father Brown (2013) season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Father Brown (2013) season 3!

A charismatic, crime-busting priest gets on his bike to solve crimes in an idyllic Cotswolds village.

Last Updated: 1/30/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
The Owl of Minerva
star
7.95
187 votes

#1 - The Owl of Minerva

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/2015

A fugitive takes sanctuary in St Mary's and asks for help. Father Brown is stunned to realise that the man in the confessional is Inspector Sullivan... and he's wanted for murder.

Directors: Matt Carter
Writer: Jude Tindall
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The Truth in the Wine
star
7.75
203 votes

#2 - The Truth in the Wine

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/2015

When a body is discovered in a vineyard, Father Brown must search for the murderer amongst a group of suspects all seeking to reinvent themselves.

Directors: Ian Barber
Writer: Kit Lambert
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The Paradise of Thieves
star
7.75
224 votes

#3 - The Paradise of Thieves

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/2015

When a dead man is found inside a locked bank vault, Father Brown must solve the mystery to save an innocent man from paying the ultimate price.

Directors: Diana Patrick
Writer: Rob Kinsman
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The Last Man
star
7.74
203 votes

#4 - The Last Man

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/9/2015

When Kembleford's new cricket captain is framed for murder, Father Brown must prove his innocence to give his team any chance of beating neighbouring village Hambleston.

Directors: John Greening
Writer: Jude Tindall
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The Time Machine
star
7.74
221 votes

#5 - The Time Machine

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/2015

Father Brown visits Jacob, who is determined to prove that a member of his family killed his father a year ago by using his new invention - a time machine.

Directors: Ian Barber
Writer: Tahsin Guner
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The Upcott Fraternity
star
7.73
196 votes

#6 - The Upcott Fraternity

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2015

Father Brown witnesses the apparent suicide of a troubled student at Upcott Seminary. Convinced a murderer is at work, he persuades Sid to go undercover to flush out the killer.

Directors: Paul Gibson
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The Deadly Seal
star
7.69
194 votes

#7 - The Deadly Seal

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2015

Father Brown finds himself in an impossible situation when he is told, under the seal of confession, that Bishop Talbot will be assassinated tomorrow.

Directors: Diana Patrick
Writer: Dan Muirden
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The Judgement of Man
star
7.64
191 votes

#8 - The Judgement of Man

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/16/2015

Father Brown becomes embroiled in an audacious art heist masterminded by his adversary Flambeau, who intends to use the priest and his friends to help him settle an old score.

Directors: Ian Barber
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The Lair of the Libertines
star
7.62
196 votes

#9 - The Lair of the Libertines

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2015

Father Brown and his friends find themselves stranded with a group of hedonists. They soon become desperate to escape - for at Hotel Cuba, the dish of the day is death.

Directors: Matt Carter
Writer: Lol Fletcher
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The Standing Stones
star
7.53
219 votes

#10 - The Standing Stones

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2015

A death at the stone circle of a polio-stricken village leads Father Brown to conclude that dark forces are at work and that another sacrifice may be imminent.

Directors: Matt Carter
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The Sign of the Broken Sword
star
7.52
206 votes

#11 - The Sign of the Broken Sword

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2015

A murder at the local army barracks using a legendary broken sword leads Father Brown to investigate another death at Dunkirk some 13 years ago.

Directors: Ian Barber
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The Kembleford Boggart
star
7.51
199 votes

#12 - The Kembleford Boggart

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2015

When the father of a young writer is found dead, tension mounts against the Travellers in Kembleford. Father Brown must uncover the truth before one of them is sent to the gallows.

Directors: John Greening
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The Man in the Shadows
star
7.44
226 votes

#13 - The Man in the Shadows

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2015

Father Brown finds himself embroiled with MI5, which puts Lady Felicia in a compromising position. To protect secrets in her own past, will she betray her friend?

Directors: Paul Gibson
Writer: Rob Kinsman
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The Curse of Amenhotep
star
7.38
201 votes

#14 - The Curse of Amenhotep

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2015

After Sir Raleigh's new bride insists on seeing his Egyptian mummy, her dead body is found in a locked room. Father Brown investigates - has Amenhotep risen from the dead?

Directors: Matt Carter
Writer: Jude Tindall
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The Invisible Man
star
7.32
191 votes

#15 - The Invisible Man

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/7/2015

The circus brings death to Kembleford when a clown is murdered. Father Brown must determine who the killer is and why a parishioner has agreed to marry the sinister wizard Welkin.

Directors: Matt Carter
Writer: Tahsin Guner
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