S1 E1 • The Hammer of God

A retired colonel, who has been having an adulterous affair, is found dead, his head caved in, with the blacksmith's hammer left nearby. The police have several suspects, but can Father Brown, a visiting priest with a fondness for puzzles, solve the mystery?

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 1974

S1 E2 • The Oracle of the Dog

Father Brown is staying as the guest of a retired colonel when his host is found dead, stabbed with a narrow blade, but no murder weapon. The police inspector gathers all the suspects together, but Father Brown has the answer.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 1974

S1 E3 • The Curse of the Golden Cross

An American archaeologist confides in Father Brown that he fears for his life after a mysterious voice in a cave accused him of stealing a golden cross.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 1974

S1 E4 • The Eye of Apollo

A self-styled "priest of Apollo" persuades a follower to alter her will, then she falls down a lift shaft and dies. Father Brown suspects murder.

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 1974

S1 E5 • The Three Tools of Death

Father Brown takes part in a radio discussion with a Scottish philanthropist, who is found shot dead the following morning.

Première diffusion : 24 octobre 1974

S1 E6 • The Mirror of the Magistrate

A controversial magistrate is shot and killed. A suspect is brought to trial, but Father Brown believes a broken mirror establishes the truly guilty party.

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 1974

S1 E7 • The Dagger with Wings

A man who has dabbled in black magic calls Father Brown to confess his sins, but too late. Father Brown investigates when the man's sons start to die in suspicious circumstances.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 1974

S1 E8 • The Actor and the Alibi

A theatrical manager is found stabbed to death in a locked room. Everyone in the company has an alibi, but Father Brown is determined to find the guilty party.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 1974

S1 E9 • The Quick One

Father Brown is staying at a country hotel and finds an eccentric stabbed through the heart in the hotel bar. Suspicion falls on a goup of travelling salesmen.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 1974

S1 E10 • The Man with Two Beards

Father Brown is staying with an old friend, who is killed, apparently while burgling a house. Brown tries to establish his friend's innocence.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 1974

S1 E11 • The Head of Caesar

Father Brown comes to the aid of a young woman who is being blackmailed by a mysterious man with a false nose.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 1974

S1 E12 • The Arrow of Heaven

Father Brown comes to the aid of a man receiving threatening letters, but he is unable to prevent him from being killed with an arrow.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1974

S1 E13 • The Secret Garden

Father Brown is called to investigate the beheading of a man, commited in a closed garden. Soon there seems to be some problems: How could the murderer get the body out of the garden? And how did the murderer get away? Soon after the first murder a head is discovered into the Seine. The solution to the murder is simple and brilliant.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 1974