Father Brown Stories

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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 Arrow of Heaven

The Arrow of Heaven

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Whodunnits, Father Brown Stories, The Arrow of Heaven

A trip to New York leads to a murky trail of blackmail and murder.

A trip to New York leads to a murky trail of blackmail and murder. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's clerical sleuth.

An American millionaire safe in his fortress, death threats, a murky past and a bolt from the blue. 

Father Brown, on his first visit to the United States, unravels the mystery and exposes thereby a mire of hypocrisy.

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
Barnard    ......    Ed Bishop
Harris    ......    Guy Gregory
Wendell    ......    Andrew Branch 
Norman Drage    ......    Sean Prendergast  
Brander Merton    ......    Richard Durden
Peter Wayne    ......    Johnny Myers 
Matt    ......    Harry Towb
Customs Officer    ......    Tim Reynolds

Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.

Whodunnits: Father Brown Stories

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

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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