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Father Brown

Father Brown

Description: In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Year Released: 1974
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 13
First episode air date: September 26, 1974
Network: BBC One
Program Creators: Tahsin Guner, Rachel Flowerday
Genres: Detective novel, Comedy-drama

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