Is Father Brown coming back?
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The answer: Between seasons — last episode January 9, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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About Father Brown
Father Brown is currently between seasons. The most recent episode aired on January 9, 2026, and no new episodes have been announced yet.
Father Brown is a British drama series that first premiered on January 14, 2013. It is based on the stories by G.K. Chesterton and follows a crime-solving Roman Catholic priest, Father Brown, as he investigates various mysteries in his community. The show combines elements of drama and crime, set against the backdrop of traditional English villages.
The series features a cast led by Mark Williams as Father Brown, with John Burton as Sergeant Goodfellow, and Sorcha Cusack as Mrs. Bridgette McCarthy. Other main characters include Tom Chambers as Chief Inspector Sullivan, Jack Deam as Inspector Mallory, Nancy Carroll as Lady Felicia Montague, Alex Price as Sid Carter, and Emer Kenny as Penelope "Bunty" Windermere. The show holds a rating of 7.6 on TVMaze and has a runtime of approximately 46 minutes per episode.
Father Brown episode schedule
140 aired
Aired · 140
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E10 | The Bishop's Revenge |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E9 | The Power of Suggestion |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E8 | The Oath of Silence |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E7 | The Bodhi Tree |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E6 | The Obedient Wife |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E5 | The Shadow of Lazarus |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E4 | The Crackpot and the Dummy |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E3 | The Palace by the Sea |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E2 | The Hole in My Heart |
| January 9, 2026 | S13·E1 | The Good Refuge |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E10 | The Blessing of the Father |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E9 | The Puzzle of Banburismus |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E8 | The Sisters of Aeschylus |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E7 | The Deserving Poor |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E6 | The Lord of the Dance |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E5 | The Cup of Calabria |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E4 | The Invisible Friends |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E3 | The Horns of Cernunnos |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E2 | The Kembleston Players |
| January 10, 2025 | S12·E1 | The Battle of Kembleford |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E10 | The Scars of War |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E9 | The Dead of Night |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E8 | The Last Tango in Kembleford |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E7 | The Word of the Condemned |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E6 | The Quill of Osric |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E5 | The Father, The Son |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E4 | The Last Supper |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E3 | The Hermit of Hazelnut Cottage |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E2 | The Forensic Nun |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E1 | The Kembleston Olimpicks |
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| January 6, 2023 | S10·E10 | The Serpent Within |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E9 | The Wheels of Wrath |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E8 | The Sands of Time |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E7 | The Show Must Go On |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E6 | The Royal Visit |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E5 | The Hidden Man |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E4 | The Beast of Wedlock |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E3 | The Gardeners of Eden |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E2 | The Company of Men |
| January 6, 2023 | S10·E1 | The Winds of Change |
| January 14, 2022 | S9·E10 | The Red Death |
| January 13, 2022 | S9·E9 | The Enigma of Antigonish |
| January 12, 2022 | S9·E8 | The Wayward Girls |
| January 11, 2022 | S9·E7 | The Island of Dreams |
| January 10, 2022 | S9·E6 | The New Order |
| January 7, 2022 | S9·E5 | The Final Devotion |
| January 6, 2022 | S9·E4 | The Children of Kalon |
| January 5, 2022 | S9·E3 | The Requiem for the Dead |
| January 4, 2022 | S9·E2 | The Viper's Tongue |
| January 3, 2022 | S9·E1 | The Menace of Mephistopheles |
| January 17, 2020 | S8·E10 | The Tower of Lost Souls |
| January 16, 2020 | S8·E9 | The Fall of the House of St Gardner |
| January 15, 2020 | S8·E8 | The Curse of the Aesthetic |
| January 14, 2020 | S8·E7 | The River Corrupted |
| January 13, 2020 | S8·E6 | The Numbers of the Beast |
| January 10, 2020 | S8·E5 | The Folly of Jephthah |
| January 9, 2020 | S8·E4 | The Wisdom of the Fool |
| January 8, 2020 | S8·E3 | The Scales of Justice |
| January 7, 2020 | S8·E2 | The Queen Bee |
| January 6, 2020 | S8·E1 | The Celestial Choir |
| January 18, 2019 | S7·E10 | The Honourable Thief |
| January 17, 2019 | S7·E9 | The Skylark Scandal |
| January 16, 2019 | S7·E8 | The Blood of the Anarchists |
| January 15, 2019 | S7·E7 | The House of God |
| January 14, 2019 | S7·E6 | The Sacrifice of Tantalus |
| January 11, 2019 | S7·E5 | The Darkest Noon |
| January 10, 2019 | S7·E4 | The Demise of the Debutante |
| January 9, 2019 | S7·E3 | The Whistle in the Dark |
| January 8, 2019 | S7·E2 | The Passing Bell |
| January 7, 2019 | S7·E1 | The Great Train Robbery |
| January 12, 2018 | S6·E10 | The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau |
| January 11, 2018 | S6·E9 | The Flower of the Fairway |
| January 10, 2018 | S6·E8 | The Cat of Mastigatus |
| January 9, 2018 | S6·E7 | The Dance of Death |
| January 8, 2018 | S6·E6 | The Devil You Know |
| January 5, 2018 | S6·E5 | The Face of the Enemy |
| January 4, 2018 | S6·E4 | The Angel of Mercy |
| January 3, 2018 | S6·E3 | The Kembleford Dragon |
| January 2, 2018 | S6·E2 | The Jackdaw's Revenge |
| December 18, 2017 | S6·E1 | The Tree of Truth |
| January 19, 2017 | S5·E15 | The Penitent Man |
| January 18, 2017 | S5·E14 | The Fire in the Sky |
| January 17, 2017 | S5·E13 | The Tanganyika Green |
| January 16, 2017 | S5·E12 | The Theatre of the Invisible |
| January 13, 2017 | S5·E11 | The Sins of Others |
| January 12, 2017 | S5·E10 | The Alchemist's Secret |
| January 11, 2017 | S5·E9 | The Lepidopterist's Companion |
| January 10, 2017 | S5·E8 | The Crimson Feather |
| January 9, 2017 | S5·E7 | The Smallest of Things |
| January 6, 2017 | S5·E6 | The Eagle and the Daw |
| January 5, 2017 | S5·E5 | The Hand of Lucia |
| January 4, 2017 | S5·E4 | The Chedworth Cyclone |
| January 3, 2017 | S5·E3 | The Eve of St John |
| January 2, 2017 | S5·E2 | The Labyrinth of the Minotaur |
| December 23, 2016 | S5·E1 | The Star of Jacob |
| January 15, 2016 | S4·E10 | The Wrath of Baron Samdi |
| January 14, 2016 | S4·E9 | The Sins of the Father |
| January 13, 2016 | S4·E8 | The Resurrectionists |
| January 12, 2016 | S4·E7 | The Missing Man |
| January 11, 2016 | S4·E6 | The Rod of Asclepius |
| January 8, 2016 | S4·E5 | The Daughter of Autolycus |
| January 7, 2016 | S4·E4 | The Crackpot of the Empire |
| January 6, 2016 | S4·E3 | The Hangman's Demise |
| January 5, 2016 | S4·E2 | The Brewer's Daughter |
| January 4, 2016 | S4·E1 | The Mask of the Demon |
| January 23, 2015 | S3·E15 | The Owl of Minerva |
| January 22, 2015 | S3·E14 | The Deadly Seal |
| January 21, 2015 | S3·E13 | The Paradise of Thieves |
| January 20, 2015 | S3·E12 | The Standing Stones |
| January 19, 2015 | S3·E11 | The Time Machine |
| January 16, 2015 | S3·E10 | The Judgement of Man |
| January 15, 2015 | S3·E9 | The Truth in the Wine |
| January 14, 2015 | S3·E8 | The Lair of the Libertines |
| January 13, 2015 | S3·E7 | The Kembleford Boggart |
| January 12, 2015 | S3·E6 | The Upcott Fraternity |
| January 9, 2015 | S3·E5 | The Last Man |
| January 8, 2015 | S3·E4 | The Sign of the Broken Sword |
| January 7, 2015 | S3·E3 | The Invisible Man |
| January 6, 2015 | S3·E2 | The Curse of Amenhotep |
| January 5, 2015 | S3·E1 | The Man in the Shadows |
| January 17, 2014 | S2·E10 | The Laws of Motion |
| January 16, 2014 | S2·E9 | The Grim Reaper |
| January 15, 2014 | S2·E8 | The Prize of Colonel Gerard |
| January 14, 2014 | S2·E7 | The Three Tools of Death |
| January 13, 2014 | S2·E6 | The Daughters of Jerusalem |
| January 10, 2014 | S2·E5 | The Mysteries of the Rosary |
| January 9, 2014 | S2·E4 | The Shadow of the Scaffold |
| January 8, 2014 | S2·E3 | The Pride of the Prydes |
| January 7, 2014 | S2·E2 | The Maddest of All |
| January 6, 2014 | S2·E1 | The Ghost in the Machine |
| January 25, 2013 | S1·E10 | The Blue Cross |
| January 24, 2013 | S1·E9 | The Mayor and the Magician |
| January 23, 2013 | S1·E8 | The Face of Death |
| January 22, 2013 | S1·E7 | The Devil's Dust |
| January 21, 2013 | S1·E6 | The Bride of Christ |
| January 18, 2013 | S1·E5 | The Eye of Apollo |
| January 17, 2013 | S1·E4 | The Man in the Tree |
| January 16, 2013 | S1·E3 | The Wrong Shape |
| January 15, 2013 | S1·E2 | The Flying Stars |
| January 14, 2013 | S1·E1 | The Hammer of God |
Father Brown cast
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Mark Williamsas Father Brown -
John Burtonas Sergeant Goodfellow -
Sorcha Cusackas Mrs Bridgette McCarthy -
Tom Chambersas Chief Inspector Sullivan -
Jack Deamas Inspector Mallory -
Nancy Carrollas Lady Felicia Montague -
Alex Priceas Sid Carter -
Emer Kennyas Penelope "Bunty" Windermere -
Ruby-May Martinwoodas Brenda Palmer -
Claudie Blakleyas Mrs Devine -
Hugo Speeras Inspector Valentine