S8 E1
The Celestial Choir
The road-to-Worcester structure turns apparent sabotage into a mystery rooted in an older choral rivalry.
Bunty and Mallory years · 2020
Father Brown Series 8
Also known as Season 8 · first shown 2020. 10 episodes · 6–17 January 2020.
Series overview
What changes in Series 8?
The established middle ensemble reaches several long-running threads and the hundredth case draws near.
Season 8 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 Celestial Choir
- Closing case
- The Tower of Lost Souls
- Parish era
- Bunty and Mallory years
- First shown
- 2020
Father Brown season 8 cast
The established middle ensemble reaches several long-running threads and the hundredth case draws near. Regular and recurring characters can be followed through the Father Brown character guide and the full cast overview.
Season 8 episodes
S8 E2
The Queen Bee
An anagram, a missing cake and an old soldier's photograph hide the inheritance trail in plain sight.
S8 E3
The Scales of Justice
The courtroom exposes Bunty's private life while Father Brown and Goodfellow search the victim's clothing and the cut grass for contrary evidence.
S8 E4
The Wisdom of the Fool
Comedy turns threatening when Father Brown, Bunty and Mrs McCarthy are themselves placed on trial by the troupe.
S8 E5
The Folly of Jephthah
Five stolen chess pieces, an Italian crime lord and Marianne's competing loyalties deepen the Flambeau family story.
S8 E6
The Numbers of the Beast
Loan sharks, church fundraising and a vulnerable suspect make this less supernatural than the title suggests.
S8 E7
The River Corrupted
A substituted necklace and the industrial waterside setting give Sid's return a practical, morally muddy mystery.
S8 E8
The Curse of the Aesthetic
Obsessive art, a locked cupboard and a Jacobean play supply the visual and literary clues.
S8 E9
The Fall of the House of St Gardner
Glamour gives way to debts, addiction, assault and a dangerous secret from London's back streets.
S8 E10
The Tower of Lost Souls
The return of two former inspectors and a hidden shrine turn Broadway Tower's screen role into a major ensemble finale.
Where was Season 8 filmed?
- Broadway Tower — linked episode details are listed on the location guide.
Season 8 release date
The catalogue records this series as 6–17 January 2020. 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.