Reviews

I'm forcing my self to watch the whole series, I'd hoped it would improve as we got further in but hell no! This is just dire, it's not funny the cast are weak and have no personality and there is no chemistry.

I really wish they had left t alone or at least called it something different as I used to laugh out loud at the original series which is being tarnished by this rubbish.

Vicky Pepperdine should sack her agent for allowing her to get involved with this rubbish. I have to wonder how this got made and released as every episode so far (thankfully only 1 more to suffer through) has been worse than the last.

Interesting adaptation of Chestertons popular creation. the series looks its age now but is more faithful to the original books than the current BBC version. I have had this series in my archive for a number of years now and was moved to re-watch it agin after the finale of the 7th series of the current Mark Williams led series last week. Kenneth More was a fine actor and played Father Brown much closer to the book version than either Alec Guinness or Mark Williams. Less humourous than the other adaptations but still very entertining especially for fans of period dramas.

Recommended

Whilst I agree with the previous revie that this is indeed a fine series opener, I cannot agree that it is better than the Mark Williams version. the current father Brown is on Series 7 for a reason. They are well written and acted short dramas. This Series with the superb Kenneth More is indeed excellent but very dated and sometimes overly wordy. Perhaps more faithful to GK Chestertons original story and historically accurate but no more watchable than the current series. Recommended for fans of Chesterton but a very different beast than the Mark williams led series.