S13 E1
The Good Refuge
The return exposes the cruelty behind respectable religious language and gives Mrs McCarthy a difficult lesson in compassion.
Renewed Kembleford · 2026
Father Brown Series 13
Also known as Season 13 · first shown 2026. 10 episodes · 9 January–27 March 2026.
Series overview
What changes in Series 13?
The latest indexed series combines returns, new settings and the thirteenth Flambeau case.
Season 13 sits within the programme’s wider chronology. This page gives the broadcast order and makes the cases easy to follow without relying on plot outcomes.
- Opening case
- The Good Refuge
- Closing case
- The Bishop's Revenge
- Parish era
- Renewed Kembleford
- First shown
- 2026
Father Brown season 13 cast
The latest indexed series combines returns, new settings and the thirteenth Flambeau case. Regular and recurring characters can be followed through the Father Brown character guide and the full cast overview.
Season 13 episodes
S13 E2
The Hole in My Heart
The band's ambition, an old apprenticeship death and a bracelet marked JB give Kembleford a distinctly 1950s music case.
S13 E3
The Palace by the Sea
Separate bedrooms, plans to convert the hotel and an old group photograph turn the coastal excursion into a family-business mystery.
S13 E4
The Crackpot and the Dummy
The apparent breakdown of Uncle Mirth and the theatre family's secrets make performance itself part of the misdirection.
S13 E5
The Shadow of Lazarus
Biblical riddles become traps as Vincent Lazarus engineers an escape and turns a relic hunt into open danger.
S13 E6
The Obedient Wife
Police promotions, a hidden Thursday appointment and an experimental radio system bring the officers' wives into the investigative centre.
S13 E7
The Bodhi Tree
Lady Felicia's return and a burnt letter held by a paperclip help Brown separate spiritual performance from motive.
S13 E8
The Oath of Silence
Threats to the jury, a missing smuggler and disputed inheritance test the boundary between legal duty and private investigation.
S13 E9
The Power of Suggestion
Mrs Sullivan steps before the camera as green earrings and tensions between the star, copywriter and manufacturer point toward the truth.
S13 E10
The Bishop's Revenge
A dead heir, the seal of confession and Father Lindsay's request bring the thirteenth series to a consequential parish ending.
Where was Season 13 filmed?
- Weston-super-Mare seafront — linked episode details are listed on the location guide.
Season 13 release date
The catalogue records this series as 9 January–27 March 2026. See the episode list above for the individual first-broadcast dates.
Best episodes in this series
For hand-picked routes across the complete run, see 15 essential Father Brown episodes, or use the mood picker to find a case by theme.