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‘Father Brown’: S01.E03. “The Wrong Shape”

A poet apparently hangs himself in his locked conservatory.

Screen Capture: Ramon Tikaram as Umesh Varma in “Father Brown”

The third episode opens with a scene of Umesh Varma (Ramon Tikaram) running frantically running towards a house. When it comes to Father Brown episodes, something fans can testify to most sincerely, this can never be a good sign. Umesh is convinced his employer, former Doctor Leonard Quinton (Robert Cavanah), will meet with his death. This is where, as most episodes do, cuts to the opening credits.

Screen Capture: Ramon Tikaram as Umesh Varma in “Father Brown” A sleep in his desk, playing Leonard Quinton, is Robert Cavanah

The teasers for Father Brown episodes, frequently brief, give us a modicum of information. Despite the crumbs we are given, something indicative of great teasers, it successfully makes us want to watch the instalment beyond the opening credits.

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When we return to the episode, post-opening credits, it very much sounds like someone in Father Brown’s (Mark Williams) church is trying to strangle a cat. There is a woman seated at…