Father Brown is loosely based on the books by English author G. K. Chesterton, who penned a total of 53 short stories.

However, there are significant differences between the show and the original stories. For instance, Chesterton's Father Brown was based in the fictitious small parish of Cobhole in Essex ...

Father Brown's John Burton has spoken out about the substantial cast upheaval the popular BBC One series has encountered in its recent seasons. The long-running show has returned to television ...

As part of the original line-up ... Actor Hugo Speer, who originally joined the cast in 2013, has enjoyed a thriving career post-Father Brown, becoming a regular on The Musketeers as Minister ...

Inspector Valentine formed part of the original cast and he went on to have a number of successors. The inspector was head of the local police force who secretly admired Father Brown (Mark Williams).

Much like his onscreen alter-ego, the original Father Brown cracked crimes using his intuition and understand of human nature. But there is a big difference between the show and the source material ...