The WORST episodes of Father Brown (2013)
Every episode of Father Brown (2013) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Father Brown (2013)!
A charismatic, crime-busting priest gets on his bike to solve crimes in an idyllic Cotswolds village.
#1 - The Power of Suggestion
Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2026
Father Brown investigates when a Hollywood starlet is murdered while filming an advert for washing powder.
#2 - The Whistle in the Dark
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/9/2019
Father Brown must intervene when it appears that a dark spirit has murderous intent.
#3 - The Blood of the Anarchists
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/16/2019
Tensions rise to deadly levels when a performance troupe of anarchists arrive in Kembleford.
#4 - The Good Refuge
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2026
Mrs McCarthy makes a surprise return to Kembleford and joins Father Brown to investigate one more murder.
#5 - 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.
#6 - The Crackpot and the Dummy
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2026
Father Brown investigates when an old friend, eccentric ventriloquist Uncle Mirth, is arrested for murder.
#7 - The Hand of Lucia
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2017
When a local writer is murdered, Father Brown must delve into her infamous novel Lulu and Lucia for inspiration.
#8 - The Chedworth Cyclone
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/2017
Father Brown is drawn into the shady world of boxing when a local fighter is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
#9 - The Crimson Feather
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/2017
When Mrs McCarthy's goddaughter goes missing, Father Brown follows her trail to a risque gentlemen's club.
#10 - The Fall of the House of St Gardner
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2020
A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house.
#11 - 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?
#12 - The Wrong Shape
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2013
Soon after his poetry recital, Leonard Quinton is found hanging in the conservatory. When Father Brown realises that he could not have committed suicide, the search begins for a murderer.
#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?
#14 - The Last Tango in Kembleford
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2024
Father Brown investigates when the competitive atmosphere at a local dance school leads to a dance with death.
#15 - The Hidden Man
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2023
Chief Inspector Sullivan pays Father Brown a visit to warn him that Hercule Flambeau is on the run and wanted for a series of brutal murders.
#16 - The Darkest Noon
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/11/2019
When Father Brown and Mallory go missing, it is up to the gang to save them from a man hellbent on revenge.
#17 - The Demise of the Debutante
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/10/2019
Father Brown uncovers secrets, hypocrisy and murder at a finishing school for young ladies.
#18 - The Oath of Silence
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/2026
Father Brown is in a race against time to prove the innocence of a man standing trial for murder.
#19 - The Kembleston Olimpicks
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2024
Father Brown investigates when rivalries escalate to murderous heights at the Kembleston Olimpicks.
#20 - The Wisdom of the Fool
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/9/2020
Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.
#21 - The Numbers of the Beast
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2020
Mrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.
#22 - The Devil's Dust
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/22/2013
Father Brown joins the search when a girl who is believed to be radioactive goes missing overnight. But just who is responsible for her disappearance?
#23 - The River Corrupted
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2020
Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.
#24 - The Dead of Night
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/2024
Father Brown is determined to unmask a mortal being when a supposed vampire strikes in the village.
#25 - Maddest of All
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2014
When an ex-serviceman drops dead in the street, Father Brown investigates the facility where he was a patient. Could something sinister lie beneath the surface at Danvers Retreat?