I normally rate British mystery series highly, as they are creative enough to not have to pander to modern immorality. However, with regard to this "Father Brown" series, I am sure that G. K. Chesterton, and the priest he sought to portray in his books were not milquetoast approvers of poor theology and sensational immorality (promiscuity and homosexuality). On one hand "Father" lectures other men for their poor performances as fathers and husbands, while winking and nodding at the promiscuity of his inner circle "helpers." "Father" soothes the rightly troubled consciences of murders who killed their homosexual lovers, bu saying, "Ah . . . You were in love. (i.e., "Nothing wrong with you morality.")
Why some writers and producers think they have to descend into the darkest recesses of immorality and promote the darkness as an alternate reality is beyond me. Why not just take what was written by Chesterton and be true to the material? The same is true of modern adaptations of "Sherlock Holmes." Sure there was "period appropriate" "dark" material enough in Doyles writing to pique the interest of the reader. There is no need to go beyond in order to sensationalize the story. It takes no creativity to add filth to a story, any high school drop out can do that in their sleep. I wish these writers would try to display their "genius" and "creativity" by adding some period-correct flourishes rather than "politically correct" trash.
So this series gets a "7." I could have gained a "9" from me if the writers avoided the nonsense.
Why some writers and producers think they have to descend into the darkest recesses of immorality and promote the darkness as an alternate reality is beyond me. Why not just take what was written by Chesterton and be true to the material? The same is true of modern adaptations of "Sherlock Holmes." Sure there was "period appropriate" "dark" material enough in Doyles writing to pique the interest of the reader. There is no need to go beyond in order to sensationalize the story. It takes no creativity to add filth to a story, any high school drop out can do that in their sleep. I wish these writers would try to display their "genius" and "creativity" by adding some period-correct flourishes rather than "politically correct" trash.
So this series gets a "7." I could have gained a "9" from me if the writers avoided the nonsense.