User Reviews

The Kemblesford Olympics begins, and sees villages completing with one another. Favourite for multiple events is Ursula Fanshaw, but her competition is cut short by a bowl of spinach. Mrs Devine welcomes her son Eddie back home.

It's that time of year, where we await Silent Witness, Death in Paradise, and afternoon favourite, Father Brown. It seems as though the budget for afternoon drama has all but gone, the new format sees the show transmitted weekly, rather than daily.

A solid opening, not a favourite, but it's great to see our favourite crime solving Priest back on the box. Quite a fun episode, a decent storyline, and a nice mix of characters. I found Eddie a little irritating.

The Olympicks are perhaps a little silly, and Mrs Devine and Inspector Sullivan have turned into The Howard and Marina of Kembleford, all the pair need are bicycles and bad disguises.

6/10.

Series 11 of Father Brown. The villagers are having a fun day at the Kembleston Olimpicks. Events such as rolling the barrel, toe wrestling. It is all deadly serious.

Too deadly in fact as one of the competitors Ursula Fanshaw dies in the eating spinach contest. Only it turns out she swallowed deadly nightshade.

Father Brown believes the intended victim was meant to be Dr Fleming. Ursula had switched the spinach bowls.

Just what has Dr Fleming done wrong that someone wants him dead? Maybe he had been negligent in the past.

Chief Inspector Sullivan arrests Brian Fleming as the main suspect. Father Brown believes that this is not an open and shut case.

This was a good solid opener. There was also the matter of Chief Inspector Sullivan and Mrs Devine kissing and canoodling at every opportunity.

The best bits were the tannoy announcements!

The loss of original Father Brown characters has proved disappointing and the series has become almost unwatchable since the season 10 changes. The replacements (new widowed housekeeper and young woman being mentored by Father Brown) introduced in season 10 are dull and lack any kind of spark or dramatic tension. Even Father Brown seems uninterested. The first episode of Season 11 was tedious - the murder was quite pedestrian, the relevant characters lacked dramatic interest and the sub plot about the housekeepers sons jealousy of his mother's romance with the Inspector was totally boring. Sadly, i think it is time for Father Brown to call it quits.