Father Brown (TV series)
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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. The episodes were loosely based on the stories by G.K. Chesterton.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in 1974. It featured Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Kenneth Gilbert More CBE was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman.-Early life:Kenneth More was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the...
as Father Brown
Father Brown
Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 52 short stories, later compiled in five books. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor , a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922...
, a Roman Catholic Priest who solved crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
mysteries. The episodes were loosely based on the stories by G.K. Chesterton.
Main cast
- Kenneth MoreKenneth MoreKenneth Gilbert More CBE was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman.-Early life:Kenneth More was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the...
... Father Brown - Dennis BurgessDennis BurgessDennis Burgess is a British television actor. He played the recurring role of Flambeau in Father Brown.-Filmography:* Bluebeard * Massacre in Rome * The Elephant Man -Television roles:* Father Brown* Triangle...
... Flambeau - Graham CrowdenGraham CrowdenClement Graham Crowden was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his many appearances in television comedy dramas and films, often playing eccentric 'offbeat' scientist, teacher and doctor characters.-Early life:...
... Colonel James Bohun - Geraldine MoffatGeraldine MoffatGeraldine Moffat is a British film and television actress and is the mother of Sam Houser & Dan Houser.-Selected filmography:* The Man Who Had Power Over Women * Get Carter * Quest for Love * The Last Chapter...
... Elizabeth Barnes - William RussellWilliam Russell (actor)William Russell is an English actor, mainly known for his television work. He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.-Doctor Who:...
... Reverend Wilfred Bohun - John ForgehamJohn ForgehamJohn Forgeham is a British actor who is probably best known for playing businessman Frank Laslett in the ITV series Footballers' Wives....
... Simeon Barnes - Alun ArmstrongAlun Armstrong (actor)Alun Armstrong is a prolific British character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of...
... Joe - Robert JamesRobert James (actor)Robert James was a Scottish actor, who was best known for his television work.Born in Paisley, Scotland, Robert James trained to be a lawyer, before being spotted by a professional director while doing amateur dramatics....
... Doctor Wynn - Roger Hume ... Inspector Palmer
- Anna Steele ... Mrs. James Bohun