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Father Brown acquires a surprising assistant in this episode. Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) is an avid fan of Agatha Christie so when several nuns at the Convent of St Agnes are poisoned, she can’t help being secretly excited, although Father Brown does point out that real-life murder is quite unlike Mrs Christie’s novels.
A young nun about to receive her final vows is the first to die, swiftly followed by the formidable Sister Paul (Roberta Taylor) who has antagonised everyone in the convent with her strict and over-zealous ways. Suspicion falls on the gruff gardener Tom (Paddy Wallace) for the simple reason he’s a man.
About this programme
6/10. The clergyman is called in to investigate when two nuns die in unusual circumstances at St Agnes' Convent. However, the mystery attracts the attention of Sister Boniface, a would-be sleuth with a passion for detective novels. Crime drama remake, guest starring comedienne Lorna Watson.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Fr Brown
- Mark Williams
- The Rev Mother Augustine
- Penny Downie
- Sister Paul
- Roberta Taylor
- Sister Gregory
- Selina Cadell
- Insp Valentine
- Hugo Speer
- Sgt Allbright
- Keith Osborn
- Tom Evans
- Paddy Wallace
- Sister Boniface
- Lorna Watson
- Joyce Evans
- Joanna Horton
- Mrs McCarthy
- Sorcha Cusack
- Sister Thomas
- Jenny Galloway
Crew
- Director
- Ian Barber
- Executive Producer
- Will Trotter
- Executive Producer
- John Yorke
- Producer
- Ceri Meyrick
- Writer
- Jude Tindall
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