Case 10 · Series 1, episode 10

The Blue Cross

First broadcast 25 January 2013. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterPaul Matthew Thompson
DirectorIan Barber
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 10 of 140

Spoiler-light premise

International thief Hercule Flambeau warns Father Brown that he intends to steal the priceless Blue Cross relic.

What to watch for

John Light’s first appearance as Flambeau and the beginning of the series’ longest-running intellectual rivalry.

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Continuity tags

Conservative catalogue links for recurring stories—not a complete cast list.

Location evidence

This case carries explicit location links in the research catalogue.

  • National Waterways Museum
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