Case 51 · Series 5, episode 6

The Eagle and the Daw

First broadcast 6 January 2017. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterKit Lambert
DirectorGary Williams
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 51 of 140

Spoiler-light premise

Katherine Corven engineers a locked-cottage puzzle that leaves Father Brown holding the weapon and accused of murder.

What to watch for

Bunty, Mrs McCarthy and Goodfellow must become the rescuers in the first half of the Katherine Corven double bill.

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Continuity tags

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