 When
people complain that they
"don't make em like that
anymore" they could well be
talking about this classic
release from Acorn - Father
Brown, (a padre with a nose for
murder), was first broadcast on
the ITV network in 1974 by ATV.
Kenneth More gave one of his
best performances as the
eponymous father , just the
right balance of eccentricity
and studied cleverness. Father
Brown is classic 1970's
television from it's beautifully
designed interiors shot on
videotape to it's location
scenes shot on film. This two
disc features the first five
episodes of this 11 part series
(volume two will feature the
final 6).
Created
by G.K. Chesterton and set in a
seemingly perpetual middle-upperclass
1920's the stories featured here
include The Hammer of God in
which a lascivious village
squire is murdered, the very fun
The Oracle of the Dog (which
sees a dog helping Father Brown
uncover a murderer), The Curse
of the Golden Cross (a curse and
an archaeologist lead to trouble
for Brown), The Eye of Apollo
(money and sun worship just
don't go together - there
is a great performance from
Ronald Pickup in this episode)
and last but by no means least
The Three Tools of Death which
focuses on the apparent murder
of a well known Philanthropist
played by James Hayter).
The
mid 1970's were certainly a
golden age in UKTV and Father
Brown has been maybe overlooked
somewhat when people talk about
this era but thanks to Acorn we
have the chance to view and own
again a definite TV classic.
EXTRAS
G.K. Chesterton
biography and bibliography,
extensive filmographies and
scene indexing. The release is
also available on VHS.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format:
PAL Region
2 Total
Running Time:
257 minutes Certificate:
PG
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