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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 19, 2020 9:11:18 GMT
Series 9 was commissioned when this series was, so we will see it next year, presumably.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 20, 2020 11:14:19 GMT
Repeats start today.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Sept 9, 2021 17:16:09 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.” UKTV’s Drama channel have acquired the UK rights to Father Brown spin-off The Sister Boniface Mysteries. The show’s ten episode first series is expected to premiere on Drama in 2022.
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Post by Miranda on Sept 9, 2021 17:20:33 GMT
I liked Sister Boniface. I hope it's the same actress
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Sept 9, 2021 17:29:24 GMT
According to the post I quoted, yes, she is.
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Post by bethb63 on Sept 10, 2021 9:38:41 GMT
Set in “Great Slaughter” so they can have both the ironic name and the pretty Cotswold scenery?
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Dec 27, 2021 19:54:40 GMT
The ninth series of Father Brown will premiere on BBC One on Monday January 3rd at 1:25pm.
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Post by linseed on Dec 28, 2021 9:02:53 GMT
Ooh good, one to set the recorder for
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 3, 2022 11:32:38 GMT
Don't forget, folks.
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Post by marion on Jan 4, 2022 8:59:22 GMT
Delightful as ever, but just arrange a transfer for the ghastly police inspector please. Sid was in it, but no Felicia or Bunty in the opening credits I noticed. (Nancy Carroll has recently been appearing at the National in a universally slated play - along with Endeavour - for which I read several one star reviews. She was about the only actor with a favourable mention.)
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Post by superdreen on Jan 4, 2022 11:28:13 GMT
I agree about the inspector. I thought this was going to be the opportunity for him to retire or be replaced but seems not . Maybe he’ll have a personality transplant instead!
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Post by beverley61 on Jan 4, 2022 12:58:11 GMT
Yes, I thought the same. We all know that the story hinges on the fact that the Police Inspector isn't the brightest, but he's dangerously bad. I was hoping the same as everyone else. The part is overplayed and overblown. Even in those days a Police Inspector who arrested the wrong people so many times would be under scrutiny, especially as a lot of them are very connected people.
Letter would be sent to the Commissioner, I'm sure!!
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 4, 2022 14:01:41 GMT
Nope. He hasn't changed.
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Post by sootycat on Jan 5, 2022 16:43:33 GMT
He hasn’t has he. A deeply unpleasant individual. Loved it with Hugo Speer and Tom Chambers.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jan 12, 2022 14:28:31 GMT
Nice to have a day off from the Inspector.
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