Together with Mrs. Mccarthy, Bunty and Sid, Father Brown uses his deductive skills to solve murders while remaining compassionate and forgiving toward the victims and perpetrators alike.

I like this DVD series. Father Brown (FB) is a crime solving Roman Catholic priest in rural England. The crime solving part being much to the chagrin of the local detective inspector. FB has a soft subtle supportive approach which breaks down barriers the police would have. FB is the personification of living life with good morals. The sex is very subtle. It is not overly violent. It is okay for all ages. Often, the person murdered is a nasty person with many people who dislike them for a valid reason. Sleuthing FB must get past all these obstacles to find out who committed the murder. FB is perspicacious. The detective is hapless. The original script was based on the Victorian Age around 1912. They decided to produce this series based on the 1950's. Mrs. M is the secretary for the church. Sid is the driver of the rich civilian. Sid and Mrs. M both help FB with his investigation. They are all friends. M is a busy body who knows if someone has an alibi or motivations. Sid is a second set of eyes who can ask the servants about hidden truths. FB catches the clues left that the police detectives miss. FB has a keen understanding of the human condition. FB is very good at finding the motive for the actions of others. FB finds and reveals the hidden truths. FB is a kindly, cassocked effective crime-solver. About the author, Gilbert Keith Chesterton (GKC): GKC converted to Christianity as an adult. In 1922 GKC confirmed his Catholic beliefs. GKC was born May 29, 1874 in Kensington, London, England. GKC died June 14, 1936 from natural causes. GKC wrote 80 novels, some plays and poetry, 200 short stories, 4,000 essays. He was well known while he was alive. The 48 FB series was part of the 200 short stories.

This is a good series and worth watching. It can be slow at times, but interesting enough.

The first installment in this series based on Chesterson's novels is engaging in some parts. The acting can pass halfway. Of course, as expected, it provocatively deviates from the original works and in sense ridicules the character of father brown. This is a splendid example of a progressive hijacking. The hypocrisy of father brown was thereby created and displayed: if a 'sin' is progressive, then father brown will not "judge" but if its still accepted as non-progressive then he was ready to point out the wrong. *A great example of those decrying judgement to be the most judgemental* To be sure, the protagonist must be loved and extolled by modern audiences so it was better to create an acceptable father than the one created by the author . If you personally want something that pays better homage and respect to the works of the author I'd recommend that you look at the 1979 drama. Otherwise, I concede that there is a smidgen of enjoyable curiosity in this, all objections aside.

I love this show! I never read the book so I'm not disappointed that the show is different. I love the characters, the themes and love Father Brown. I highly recommend it!!!!

5 stars from me!

Yes, it is very disappointing. The series has very little to do with Chesterton's books. Acting is not good either. Father Brown doesn't know how to genuflect and he is a priest. Couldn't the actor do some research?!

Lovable, nosy, mystery solving catholic Father Brown. Lovely characters in this BBC production from his housekeeper who is always wearing a hat, to Inspector Valentine who is always just one step behind Father Brown in his crime solving. Interesting characters, well developed mysteries to solve and a good solid cast who appear in each series.

at least this set doesn't swear that no Jews got burned for their beliefs. Something I heard in the earlier set.

I was so looking forward to this show (I love GK Chesterton's books), and it's terrible. They've set the stories in a very different era - 1950's rather than WWI, and they seem to think that Father Brown is some sort of cozy country vicar. And there are a whole bunch of stereotypical village-sidekicks - the incompetent local policeman, the Polish maid, the aged verger with her prize-winning scones...it's a mockery of the subtlety and wisdom of the original stories. Even if one wasn't familiar with the original source material, these would be very bland and not very mysterious. So disappointing!