Father Brown (1974 TV series)

Father Brown
Series titles alongside Kenneth More's depiction
GenreDetective
Based onG. K. Chesterton (novel)
Starring
Theme music composerJack Parnell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerIan Fordyce
Running time49–51 minutes
Production companyATV production
Original release
NetworkITV
Release26 September (1974-09-26) –
19 December 1974 (1974-12-19)
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Father Brown is a British television series, which originally aired on ITV in 1974. It featured Kenneth More as Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest who solved crime mysteries.[1] The episodes were closely based on the stories by G. K. Chesterton.[2][3]

  1. ^ Vagg, Stephen (16 April 2023). "Surviving Cold Streaks: Kenneth More". Filmink.
  2. ^ BFI.org
  3. ^ "Father Brown: The empathetic detective". The Guardian. 18 January 2013.