All ten episodes from the first series of the tv drama starring mark williams as the eponymous character created by english writer g k chesterton set in the 1950s in the fictional village of kembleford the series follows roman catholic priest father brown who has a knack for solving crimes he is assisted by parish secretary bridgette mc carthy sorcha cusack and is often a source of frustration for the local police the episodes are the hammer of god the flying stars the wrong shap