Father Brown (2013 TV series)

Father Brown
Series title and a silhouette of Father Brown on a bicycle
Genre
Based onFather Brown by G. K. Chesterton
Developed by
  • Rachel Flowerday
  • Tahsin Guner
Starring
Theme music composerDebbie Wiseman
Opening themeFather Brown theme
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series11
No. of episodes120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Will Trotter
  • John Yorke
Producers
  • Ceri Meyrick
  • Caroline Slater
  • Peter Bullock
CinematographyStuart Biddlecombe
Running time45–50 minutes
Production companyBBC Studios Drama Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release14 January 2013 (2013-01-14) –
present
Related
Sister Boniface Mysteries
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Father Brown is a British period detective television series loosely based on the Father Brown short stories by G. K. Chesterton, starring Mark Williams as the crime-solving Roman Catholic priest. Broadcast began on BBC One on 14 January 2013. In April 2023 the BBC confirmed that filming had begun on an 11th series, for broadcast in January 2024, and also confirmed the return of Lorna Watson as Sister Boniface.[1] The commissioning of series 12 and 13 was confirmed in April 2024.[2]

  1. ^ "Father Brown reunites with Sister Boniface and Sylvester McCoy joins the guest cast for Series 11". 3 April 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Father Brown is back! Filming has begun on series 12 of the internationally successful drama".