Case 14 · Series 2, episode 4

The Shadow of the Scaffold

First broadcast 9 January 2014. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterRachel Flowerday
DirectorPaul Gibson
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

A condemned woman receives a brief reprieve, leaving Father Brown only days to prove that someone else killed her husband.

What to watch for

The first appearance of Sergeant Goodfellow and a notably urgent investigation.

Family secrets

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