Father Brown (1966 TV series)
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Father Brown (German: Pater Brown) is a West German mystery television series which aired between 1966 and 1972 on ARD.[1] It is based on the Father Brown stories of British writer G.K. Chesterton, about a crime-solving Catholic priest. The title role was played by the Austrian actor Josef Meinrad. Ernst Fritz Fürbringer had a recurring role as Inspector Gilbert Burns in 19 episodes, while Guido Wieland played another police officer Inspector Evans in 10 episodes.
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Father Brown | |
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Genre | Crime |
Written by | G.K. Chesterton (stories) Franz Geiger |
Directed by | Hans Quest Imo Moszkowicz Rainer Wolffhardt |
Starring | Josef Meinrad Ernst Fritz Fürbringer |
Composers | Hans Hammerschmid Bert Breit |
Country of origin | West Germany |
Original language | German |
No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Production | |
Producer | Ulrich Berns |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production companies | Fernsehfilmproduktion Dr. Heinz Schneiderbauer (seasons 1-2) TV-60 Filmproduktion (seasons 3-5) Westdeutsches Werbefernsehen |
Original release | |
Network | ARD |
Release | 11 January 1966 (1966-01-11) – 4 December 1972 (1972-12-04) |
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The first two series were shot in monochrome, before production then switched to colour.