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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Dec 13, 2019 15:06:46 GMT
The eighth series of Father Brown will premiere on BBC One on Monday January 6th at 2:15pm.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 9, 2020 15:11:01 GMT
Snorted with laughter at the Inspector in his funky trousers!
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Post by sootycat on Jan 9, 2020 15:44:38 GMT
I think they write him as a comedy character more than a serious one.
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Post by marion on Jan 13, 2020 16:27:18 GMT
In today's story, Mrs McCarthy's sister was played by her real life sister, Niamh Cusack.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 13, 2020 17:47:01 GMT
Bugger. Forgot it was on, again.
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Post by marion on Jan 14, 2020 19:06:35 GMT
Sid was back! Not the best of episodes but at least we got to see him again.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 14, 2020 19:10:47 GMT
I was a little sad that he sailed off (or putt putt putted) into the sunset.
I hope he comes back as a regular.
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Post by sootycat on Jan 14, 2020 19:39:18 GMT
I like the way characters sometimes come back.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 15, 2020 9:06:13 GMT
Father Brown is getting a spin-off.
Britbox has ordered The Sister Boniface Mysteries, a ten episode drama revolving around the character of Sister Boniface who originally appeared in the first series of Father Brown. Lorna Watson is on-board to reprise her role as the sleuthing nun.
It worth noting this has only been commissioned for the U.S. arm of BritBox and at present there is no UK broadcaster attached to the project.
The Sister Boniface Mysteries is set in 1960s rural Warwickshire and follows the investigations of Sister Boniface, Bride of Christ, vintner, and Crime Scene Investigator. Police forensics is rudimentary by today’s standards. DNA is yet to be discovered. Blood testing can take days. The notion of trace evidence is in its infancy and the preservation of crime scenes is shockingly hit and miss. Fortunately the Great Slaughter Constabulary has a secret weapon in its fight against crime.
Hidden deep in the countryside is St Vincent’s Convent, a small community of wine making nuns where ensconced in a laboratory is Sister Boniface. An IQ of 156 and a PHD in forensic science, plus an addiction to popular detective fiction and a fully equipped crime laboratory make Boniface an invaluable aid to Police investigations. Mud, blood, stains, hairs and fibres. If there is evidence to be found Boniface will find it. Poisons, trace evidence, blood stains, etymology. She’s more up to speed on the latest forensic techniques than the Police.
In her role as official Police Scientific Advisor, Boniface works alongside the dashing Detective Inspector Sam Gillespie and Felix Livingstone, a high-flying Bermudian Detective Sergeant. Felix was supposed to be on secondment to the Metropolitan Police but an administrative error lands him in Great Slaughter. A cast of eccentric local characters combined with his boss’s reliance on a nun leave him reeling. Although as Sam points out, that “Nun” ensures they have the highest clean-up rate in the county.
At present Lorna Watson is the only confirmed cast member. “I can’t wait to get back in the habit and fight crime in The Sister Boniface Mysteries! She is such a fun character to play”, she said in a statement. “Quirky, funny, endearing and a total brain when it comes to forensics. In many ways she’s ahead of her time and I love her for that. It’s not every day you get to play a crime solving, Vespa driving nun.”
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 17, 2020 14:35:04 GMT
Oh, this is fabulous. All of 'em!!
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Post by marion on Jan 17, 2020 15:46:31 GMT
That was a treat!
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Post by sootycat on Jan 17, 2020 16:29:48 GMT
Was it ever.
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Post by linseed on Jan 17, 2020 17:49:58 GMT
Sounds great! Hope it comes to free-to-Air tv at some point.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 17, 2020 18:22:27 GMT
The BBC would be mad not to get the rights to the spin-off.
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Post by linseed on Jan 18, 2020 23:43:32 GMT
Oh, this is fabulous. All of 'em!! Just caught up on the final episode of this series, and now understand the comment above! So good to have the (far superior imo) previous Inspectors involved! Was this the final series does anyone know?
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