Father Brown Stories

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Whodunnits

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Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds.

A collection of murder mysteries from some of the world's greatest writers of crime fiction. Only on BBC Sounds.

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Whodunnits: Father Brown Stories: The Mistake of the Machine

The Mistake of the Machine

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Whodunnits, Father Brown Stories, The Mistake of the Machine

A suspect is locked away, but has the prison governor got the right man?

A suspect is locked away, but has the prison governor got the right man? Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's clerical sleuth.

A suspect is locked away, but has a prison governor got the right man? Can Father Brown discover the answer as he makes his way across America? 

Stars Andrew Sachs as Father Brown.

GK Chesterton's stories of an amateur clerical sleuth with an uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.

Dramatised by John Scotney

Father Brown ...... Andrew Sachs
O'Connor ...... TP McKenna
McGurk ...... Billy Boyle 
Usher ...... Don Fellows
Prisoner ...... Brian Haines  
Todd ...... Ed Bishop
Butler ...... Manning Wilson 
Convict ...... Stuart Organ 

Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.

Whodunnits: Father Brown Stories

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Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Mysteries featuring GK Chesterton's famous clerical sleuth.

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