Case 21 · Series 3, episode 1

The Man in the Shadows

First broadcast 5 January 2015. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterRob Kinsman
DirectorPaul Gibson
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 21 of 140

Spoiler-light premise

Sid witnesses an apparent cover-up that draws Father Brown into an intelligence operation and a hunt for a Soviet agent.

What to watch for

Kembleford’s cosy surface gives way to Cold War secrecy and the first Daniel Whittaker story.

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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.

  • Ditchley Park
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