Jack Deam
1) DCI Banks
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Stephen Tompkinson returns as the tenacious and stubborn Detective Alan Banks in three more chilling crime stories. As this series opens, Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks must learn to work with dramatic changes to his team. Detective Annie Cabbot is off on maternity leave soon to be replaced by the impossible-to-read Helen Morton.
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A young woman is unconscious, bleeding from a head wound. Hiding in the cellar is her husband, ready to wield a knife at anyone who tries to enter, desperate to protect his secret. What happens next leaves one of the officers dead, the other fighting for her career and Inspector Banks with a chilling murder investigation that will test him to the limit. The beauty and tranquility of England's Yorkshire Dales provides a striking and contrasting backdrop...
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Playing With Fire (Episodes 1 and 2): The discovery of two bodies in a suspected arson lead Banks and Cabbot to uncover an art forgery scheme. When another victim is found, Banks is determined to find the man behind the forgery ring before he can strike closer to home. Friend of the Devil (Episodes 3 and 4): This one has a lot of murder. A corpse in a storage room is investigated by Banks as Cabbot takes on a mutilated body on the Moors. When the...
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Return to the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford where the lovably quirky Father Brown is facing another round of seemingly unsolvable murders. Assisted by parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy, the glamorous Lady Felicia Montague and her chauffeur Sid Carter, Father Brown will face some of his most challenging cases yet. Unexpected death on a film set, a poisoned executioner, a kidnapping, voodoo and murder abound as Father Brown tries to maintain some...
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Father Brown cycles back for another season of more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. This season, a Duke and Duchess visit the village at Christmas time, but the community is thrown into chaos when the couple's baby boy goes missing. When a female author is murdered, Father Brown turns to her novels for guidance. And when a boxer is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Father Brown uncovers a well-planned betting sting.
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Step back in time to the sleepy 1950s English Cotswolds, where Father Brown continues to tend his flock and catch criminals with compassion, intuition, psychology, and wit. You'll wonder: Who would kill an opera diva, a church bell ringer, or the owner of a medieval whistle? Why poison a gardener of blackmail a lord? When someone steals Lady Felicia's jewels, should Father Brown ask a brillian thief to help recover them? And how on earth will...
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Father Brown "investigates the murder of an eccentric beekeeper, uncovers the hidden motivations behind a deadly art exhibition and steps in when Mrs. McCarthy's family reunion is threatened by a fortune-teller's predictions. And when Bunty is tried for the murder of a young aristocrat, it's a race against time for Father Brown to prove her innocence and save her from the hangman's noose." -- container
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It's 1953, and the charming Father Brown returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford....[T]he sleuthing priest finds himself in a race against time to unmask a mystery attacker before pernicious newcomer Lord Hawthorne has him hounded out of the parish for good. Elsewhere Sergeant Goodfellow needs father Brown's ingenuity to solve a fiendish kidnapping. And in the thrilling 100th episode, Lady Felicia's illustrious...
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Father Brown volume 3
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Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman's noose when she is tried for murder.
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Guilty volume 3
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Under pressure to charge her prime suspect, Maggie's still not convinced they've found the killer. Meanwhile, Theresa's return pushes Claire and Daniel's marriage to breaking point. Then an unexpected death effectively closes the case and Maggie faces a stark choice - will she protect her career or expose the truth?
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Father Brown volume 10
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Father Brown joins forces with Chief Inspector Valentine to uncover a dark secret at Helmsley House.
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Father Brown volume 7
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Oliver interrupts Alexander and Lucy's dance practise, telling Alexander that if he wins the ballroom dance competition, he'll tell him who took his sight. Lady Rose Dalton the owner of the house hosting the competition shows Father Brown , Mrs. McCarthy and Bunty around.
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Father Brown volume 6
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In an attempt to show involvement in the community, Inspector Mallory joins the Kembleford Bowls Club. Christina Worcester, the Club Secretary, introduces Mallory to the local players, Roger, Shirley and Christina's husband Eric. Alec Frobisher strolls onto the green, where Shirley, much to Roger's disappointment, takes an immediate shine to his charming brother.
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Father Brown volume 8
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Sefton Scott welcomes parents, students and teachers to Kemble Martyrs Boys School fete. Bunty eyes an egg and spoon race and Mrs. McCarthy agrees to compete with her. Heading towards the cake table, Father Brown meets a pupil from the Girls' School next door, May Lewis who swipes the last three macaroons.
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Father Brown volume 1
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A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the Three Counties choir competition.
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Father Brown volume 6
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Mrs. McCarthy strikes it lucky at the church bingo with the help of a Romani fortune teller.
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Guilty volume 2
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As Maggie digs deeper into Callum Reid's disappearance, a trip to Germany places a key witness statement in a disturbing light. Claire makes a discovery with distressing implications and, with Daniel under growing suspicion, an unnerving confrontation leads Maggie to a shocking confession.
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Father Brown volume 4
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Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.
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Father Brown volume 5
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Flambeau seeks Father Brown's help to get rid of an unwanted rival.