Father Brown (German: Pater Brown) is a West German mystery television series which aired between 1966 and 1972 on ARD. 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. The first two series were shot in monochrome, before production then switched to colour. Guest cast Actors who appeared in individual episodes of the series include Viktor Staal, Albert Lieven, Astrid Frank, Dieter Borsche, Eckart Dux, Karin Hübner, Wolfgang Lukschy, Christiane Nielsen, Christian Wolff, Alexander Hegarth, Karl John, Diana Körner, Klaus Löwitsch, Ilona Grübel, Joachim Hansen, Michael Hinz, Carl Lange, Werner Pochath, Hans Quest, Claus Biederstaedt, Alexander Kerst, Ruth-Maria Kubitschek, Gerd Baltus, Rudolf Schündler, Hans Korte, Peter Capell, Ellen Umlauf, Helma Seitz, Hilde Weissner and Werner Peters. References

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Notable quotes

““But every clever crime is founded ultimately on some one quite simple fact—some fact that is not itself mysterious. The mystification comes in covering it up, in leading men's thoughts away from it.””
— Father Brown, The Queer Feet
“"I never said it was always wrong to enter fairyland. I only said it was always dangerous."”
— Father Brown, The Sins of Prince Saradine
“"There's a disadvantage in a stick pointing straight," answered the other. "What is it? Why, the other end of the stick always points the opposite way. It depends whether you get hold of the stick by the right end."”
— Father Brown, The Mistake of the Machine
“"The more alone he is, the more certain he is to be seen."”
— Father Brown, The God of the Gongs
“Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold, that is, in large quantities.”
— The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Queer Feet
“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”
— The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Paradise of Thieves

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Overview

Father Brown (German: Pater Brown) is a West German mystery television series which aired between 1966 and 1972 on ARD. 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. The first two series were shot in monochrome, before production then switched to colour. Guest cast Actors who appeared in individual episodes of the series include Viktor Staal, Albert Lieven, Astrid Frank, Dieter Borsche, Eckart Dux, Karin Hübner, Wolfgang Lukschy, Christiane Nielsen, Christian Wolff, Alexander Hegarth, Karl John, Diana Körner, Klaus Löwitsch, Ilona Grübel, Joachim Hansen, Michael Hinz, Carl Lange, Werner Pochath, Hans Quest, Claus Biederstaedt, Alexander Kerst, Ruth-Maria Kubitschek, Gerd Baltus, Rudolf Schündler, Hans Korte, Peter Capell, Ellen Umlauf, Helma Seitz, Hilde Weissner and Werner Peters. References

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Father Brown (German: Pater Brown) is a West German mystery television series which aired between 1966 and 1972 on ARD. 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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Notable quotes

““But every clever crime is founded ultimately on some one quite simple fact—some fact that is not itself mysterious. The mystification comes in covering it up, in leading men's thoughts away from it.””
— Father Brown, The Queer Feet
“"I never said it was always wrong to enter fairyland. I only said it was always dangerous."”
— Father Brown, The Sins of Prince Saradine
“"There's a disadvantage in a stick pointing straight," answered the other. "What is it? Why, the other end of the stick always points the opposite way. It depends whether you get hold of the stick by the right end."”
— Father Brown, The Mistake of the Machine
“"The more alone he is, the more certain he is to be seen."”
— Father Brown, The God of the Gongs
“Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold, that is, in large quantities.”
— The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Queer Feet
“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”
— The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Paradise of Thieves

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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