A blurb from Acorn Media about Father Brown Set 1: With a distinct twinkle behind his spectacles, Kenneth More brings G.K. Chesterton’s beloved Father Brown to the screen in a classic British television series. When it comes to amateur detective work, don’t let this priest’s absent-minded air & penchant for an occasional tipple fool you.
The great late Kenneth More starred in a series called “Father Brown” about a priest who solves crimes. The show was produced in 1974 but not shown in the US till the early 1980’s. This set has the first 7 episodes of the series. The show was shown on PBS’ “Mystery” hosted by Vincent Price at the time. The show had an array of stars from the BBC. The only thing that the show had against it and all BBC programs of that era was any outdoor scenes were filmed on grainy 16 mm film and the indoor scenes were done on videotape. No fault of Acorn Media. Acorn even has an explanation on the back of each DVD cover about the quality, which is very good. The set also has a GK Chesterton Biography and Cast filmographies.
VIDEO
The video quality is great! Episodes run approx 52 minutes each.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. Is also in Mono but very clear!
Disc 1- 1. “The Hammer Of God” with William Russell and Peter Hawkins
2. “The Oracle Of The Dog”
3. “The Curse of the Golden Cross” with Bella Emberg
4. “The Eye of Apollo”
Disc 2- 5. “The Three Tools Of Death” with James Hyter
6. “The Mirror of the Magistrate”
7. “The Dagger with Wings” with T.P. McKenna and Michael Sheard
Extras
Disc 1: Cast filmographies
G.K. Chesterton Biography
Disc 2: None
Verdict
A well-acted drama, which “Murder She Wrote” no doubt got their inspiration from.
Rating: ****!
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