Case 64 · Series 6, episode 4
The Angel of Mercy
First broadcast 4 January 2018. Plot solution deliberately omitted.
WriterDan Muirden
DirectorNiall Fraser
Research stateExpanded case file
Broadcast positionCase 64 of 140
Spoiler-light premise
A succession of deaths at a care home leads Father Brown to suspect that someone is helping terminally ill residents to die.
What to watch for
The case gives Bunty a painfully personal stake when her former nanny becomes vulnerable.
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