Case 42 · Series 4, episode 7

The Missing Man

First broadcast 12 January 2016. Plot solution deliberately omitted.

WriterRachel Flowerday
DirectorDavid Beauchamp
Research stateExpanded case file

Spoiler-light premise

A pilot missing for eight years returns just as Father Brown is preparing to marry his wife to the man’s brother.

What to watch for

A sensitive story about identity, wartime absence and why exposing the truth is not always the same as serving justice.

War & espionageFamily secretsLaw & justice

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