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Master of disguise Flambeau is on the run from the police. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's insightful clerical sleuth.

The cream of London's police force in association with France's finest detective fail to apprehend arch villain Flambeau - the master of disguise.

Their suspicions fall on a tall Roman Catholic priest and they set off in vain pursuit.

However it鈥檚 the little English priest who seems to be behaving oddly...

Starring Andrew Sachs and Olivier Pierre.

Series of GK Chesterton's stories about the insightful clerical sleuth.

Dramatised by John Scotney.

Father Brown ........ Andrew Sachs
Flambeau ........ Olivier Pierre
Bagshaw ........ Bill Wallis
Sergeant ........ Alan Thompson
Shopkeeper ........ Ellen McIntosh
Restauranteur ........ Trader Faulkner
Valentine ........ John Abineri
Constable ........ Trevor Nichols
Porter ........ Graham Blockey
Waiter ........ Robin Summers

Directed at 大象传媒 Bristol by Alec Reid.

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in November 1984.

Available now

30 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Mon 31 Jan 2011 13:00
  • Mon 31 Jan 2011 20:00
  • Tue 1 Feb 2011 01:00
  • Mon 27 Feb 2012 06:30
  • Mon 27 Feb 2012 13:30
  • Mon 27 Feb 2012 20:30
  • Tue 28 Feb 2012 01:30
  • Thu 9 May 2013 06:00
  • Thu 9 May 2013 13:00
  • Thu 9 May 2013 20:00
  • Fri 10 May 2013 01:00
  • Mon 18 Feb 2019 06:00
  • Mon 18 Feb 2019 13:00
  • Mon 18 Feb 2019 20:00
  • Tue 19 Feb 2019 01:00
  • Thu 17 Jun 2021 06:00
  • Thu 17 Jun 2021 13:00
  • Thu 17 Jun 2021 20:00
  • Fri 18 Jun 2021 01:00
  • Tue 24 Jan 2023 06:00
  • Tue 24 Jan 2023 11:00
  • Tue 24 Jan 2023 16:00
  • Wed 25 Jan 2023 01:00