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Season 8 - Best Episodes Of Father Brown

Overall Rating: ★ 7.8

Season 8 - Best Episodes Of Father Brown

(Overall Rating: ★ 7.8)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 8 episodes of Father Brown. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

12 Seasons
130 Episodes
Returning Series
Drama Crime Mystery
Best Episodes
S8E10 - The Tower of Lost Souls ★ 8.6
S8E5 - The Folly of Jephthah ★ 7.9
S8E1 - The Celestial Choir ★ 7.8
Worst Episodes
S8E4 - The Wisdom of the Fool ★ 6.8
S8E2 - The Queen Bee ★ 7.4
S8E9 - The Fall of the House of St Gardner ★ 7.4
★ 8.6/10 (462 votes)
#1

The Tower of Lost Souls

S8:E10

Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to uncover a dark secret at Helmsley House.

★ 7.9/10 (371 votes)
#2

The Folly of Jephthah

S8:E5

Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.

★ 7.8/10 (424 votes)
#3

The Celestial Choir

S8:E1

A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.

★ 7.7/10 (366 votes)
#4

The Scales of Justice

S8:E3

Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.

★ 7.6/10 (329 votes)
#5

The River Corrupted

S8:E7

Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.

★ 7.6/10 (342 votes)
#6

The Curse of the Aesthetic

S8:E8

Father Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it's too late.

★ 7.5/10 (350 votes)
#7

The Numbers of the Beast

S8:E6

Mrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.

glasgow1975 Jan 13, 2020

Genius casting! Sorcha Cusack's real sister Niamh Cusack playing Mrs M's sister...

★ 7.4/10 (375 votes)
#8

The Queen Bee

S8:E2

Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.

★ 7.4/10 (320 votes)
#9

The Fall of the House of St Gardner

S8:E9

A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house.

★ 6.8/10 (398 votes)
#10

The Wisdom of the Fool

S8:E4

Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.

★ 6.8/10 (398 votes)
#1

The Wisdom of the Fool

S8:E4

Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.

★ 7.4/10 (375 votes)
#2

The Queen Bee

S8:E2

Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.

★ 7.4/10 (320 votes)
#3

The Fall of the House of St Gardner

S8:E9

A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house.

★ 7.5/10 (350 votes)
#4

The Numbers of the Beast

S8:E6

Mrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.

glasgow1975 Jan 13, 2020

Genius casting! Sorcha Cusack's real sister Niamh Cusack playing Mrs M's sister...

★ 7.6/10 (329 votes)
#5

The River Corrupted

S8:E7

Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.

★ 7.6/10 (342 votes)
#6

The Curse of the Aesthetic

S8:E8

Father Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it's too late.

★ 7.7/10 (366 votes)
#7

The Scales of Justice

S8:E3

Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.

★ 7.8/10 (424 votes)
#8

The Celestial Choir

S8:E1

A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.

★ 7.9/10 (371 votes)
#9

The Folly of Jephthah

S8:E5

Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.

★ 8.6/10 (462 votes)
#10

The Tower of Lost Souls

S8:E10

Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to uncover a dark secret at Helmsley House.

★ 7.8/10 (424 votes)

The Celestial Choir

S8:E1

A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.

★ 7.4/10 (375 votes)

The Queen Bee

S8:E2

Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.

★ 7.7/10 (366 votes)

The Scales of Justice

S8:E3

Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.

★ 6.8/10 (398 votes)

The Wisdom of the Fool

S8:E4

Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.

★ 7.9/10 (371 votes)

The Folly of Jephthah

S8:E5

Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.

★ 7.5/10 (350 votes)

The Numbers of the Beast

S8:E6

Mrs McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.

glasgow1975 Jan 13, 2020

Genius casting! Sorcha Cusack's real sister Niamh Cusack playing Mrs M's sister...

★ 7.6/10 (329 votes)

The River Corrupted

S8:E7

Sid returns to Kembleford to ask his old family to help save his new one.

★ 7.6/10 (342 votes)

The Curse of the Aesthetic

S8:E8

Father Brown must discover who is out to kill a tortured artist before it's too late.

★ 7.4/10 (320 votes)

The Fall of the House of St Gardner

S8:E9

A gossip columnist is murdered after threatening to expose the secrets of a fashion house.

★ 8.6/10 (462 votes)

The Tower of Lost Souls

S8:E10

Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to uncover a dark secret at Helmsley House.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
6 ★ 7.7 10
★ 8.2 The Tree of Truth
★ 7.2 The Dance of Death
5 ★ 7.7 15
★ 8.3 The Star of Jacob
★ 6.7 The Hand of Lucia
8 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.6 The Tower of Lost Souls
★ 6.8 The Wisdom of the Fool
2 ★ 7.6 10
★ 7.8 The Daughters of Jerusalem
★ 7.3 The Three Tools of Death
3 ★ 7.6 15
★ 8.4 The Owl of Minerva
★ 6.9 The Lair of the Libertines
4 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.0 The Daughter of Autolycus
★ 7.1 The Missing Man
7 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.3 The Honourable Thief
★ 6.8 The Blood of the Anarchists
9 ★ 7.5 10
★ 8.2 The Final Devotion
★ 6.5 The Island of Dreams
1 ★ 7.5 10
★ 7.8 The Bride of Christ
★ 7.1 The Eye of Apollo
10 ★ 7.4 10
★ 7.7 The Winds of Change
★ 7.0 The Sands of Time
Mark Williams
Tom Chambers
John Burton
Claudie Blakley
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