Case 14 · Series 2, episode 4
The Shadow of the Scaffold
First broadcast 9 January 2014. Plot solution deliberately omitted.
WriterRachel Flowerday
DirectorPaul Gibson
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 14 of 140
Spoiler-light premise
A condemned woman receives a brief reprieve, leaving Father Brown only days to prove that someone else killed her husband.
What to watch for
The first appearance of Sergeant Goodfellow and a notably urgent investigation.
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