Father Brown finds himself blamed for the murder after an old foe tells him that she has arranged the death of her former lover.Father Brown finds himself blamed for the murder after an old foe tells him that she has arranged the death of her former lover.Father Brown finds himself blamed for the murder after an old foe tells him that she has arranged the death of her former lover.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe jackdaw is mentioned as the type of egg found by Father Brown and in the story he tells about "The Eagle and the Daw" whence this episode derives its title. The surname of the antagonist in this episode is Corven. The Latin name for the jackdaw is "Corvus monedula". This may be an inside joke perpetrated by the writers.
- GoofsInspector Mallory opens up the chamber of the revolver to show that a bullet has been fired and there's an empty chamber proving his case. As revolvers do no eject casings after a shot is fired, all chambers should show a complete casing.
- Quotes
Father Brown: Have you ever heard the story of the eagle and the daw?
Bunty: I can't say I have.
Father Brown: A jackdaw sees an eagle swoop down on a spring lamb, carrying it away to eat and the jackdaw believes himself to be as powerful. So, he flies over and lands on the back of another lamb, grips it with his claws and flaps away with all his might. But he can't lift the lamb, and the shepherd sees him, catches him, clips his wings and gives him to his children as a pet in a cage. Vanity is very dangerous.
There is real quality in this episode, it has all the quality and feel of the early episodes, it's more serious in tone then many recent offerings, and is all the better for it. Even the awful Inspector Mallory didn't detract from my enjoyment, Jack Deam has definitely been guilty of overacting. Catherine Corven makes a fantastic adversary, again better then many recent characters, she was downright nasty.
A very original episode, the format was fresh and unique, dare I say the writing is vastly improved. Father Brown finally incarcerated, many have tried, Mallory succeed. A very stylish episode, very good indeed.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Mar 4, 2018
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD