Case 40 · Series 4, episode 5

The Daughter of Autolycus

First broadcast 8 January 2016. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterJude Tindall
DirectorPaul Gibson
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 40 of 140

Spoiler-light premise

Flambeau asks Father Brown to help steal a papal cross so that he can save the daughter he has never met.

What to watch for

The Flambeau rivalry becomes a family story, with papal politics and two generations of thieves in play.

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Continuity tags

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