S7 E1
The Great Train Robbery
The reconstruction of the stopped train exposes a family plot beneath the glamour of the Pullman setting.
Bunty and Mallory years · 2019
Father Brown Series 7
Also known as Season 7 · first shown 2019. 10 episodes · 7–18 January 2019.
Series overview
What changes in Series 7?
Village traditions, railways and recurring adversaries give this compact run a particularly classic mystery rhythm.
Season 7 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 Great Train Robbery
- Closing case
- The Honourable Thief
- Parish era
- Bunty and Mallory years
- First shown
- 2019
Father Brown season 7 cast
Village traditions, railways and recurring adversaries give this compact run a particularly classic mystery rhythm. Regular and recurring characters can be followed through the Father Brown character guide and the full cast overview.
Season 7 episodes
S7 E2
The Passing Bell
Gambling, blackmail and forbidden relationships make the ringing chamber a compact catalogue of motives.
S7 E3
The Whistle in the Dark
A country-house gathering, manufactured supernatural effects and a shrinking suspect list create an old-fashioned closed-circle case.
S7 E4
The Demise of the Debutante
Bunty's access to the school exposes secrets among staff and pupils while Mrs McCarthy is caught in the confrontation.
S7 E5
The Darkest Noon
Goodfellow, Mrs McCarthy, Bunty and Blind 'Arry take over the detecting in a case told through flashbacks.
S7 E6
The Sacrifice of Tantalus
With Goodfellow in danger at the hospital, the case turns the police chain of command into the principal threat.
S7 E7
The House of God
The victim's place within an unconventional household lets the story question both respectable appearances and possessive affection.
S7 E8
The Blood of the Anarchists
Performance, political posturing and tangled marriages animate this rural locked-room mystery.
S7 E9
The Skylark Scandal
A lost sponsorship, a nearby school and concealed blackmail connect the outdoor setting to Bunty's past.
S7 E10
The Honourable Thief
Flambeau's heist plan puts every member of the Kembleford circle to work—and tests whether Brown can ever safely trust him.
Where was Season 7 filmed?
- Winchcombe Railway Station — linked episode details are listed on the location guide.
- Toddington Station — linked episode details are listed on the location guide.
Season 7 release date
The catalogue records this series as 7–18 January 2019. 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.