Case 2 · Series 1, episode 2

The Flying Stars

First broadcast 15 January 2013. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterRachel Flowerday
DirectorIan Barber
Research stateRecord-level BBC evidence
Broadcast positionCase 2 of 140

Spoiler-light premise

A death, an elaborate family necklace and a theft during an amateur performance draw Father Brown into the secrets of the Adams household.

What to watch for

A country-house mystery in which performance, inheritance and a small foreign coin matter more than first impressions.

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