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Filming has wrapped on season 13 of the BBC Studios drama Father Brown<\/em>, with the season\u2019s special guests revealed.<\/p>\n

Guests include Maureen Lipman, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Debra Stephenson, Davood Ghadami, Kevin Harvey, George Rainsford and Timothy Watson. Sorcha Cusack will also be making a special return as Mrs. McCarthy for the first episode. Mark Williams is back as Father Brown, the crime-busting clergyman based on the classic character created by GK Chesterton.<\/p>\n

Father Brown<\/em> series 13 will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer early next year.<\/p>\n

The 13th series also sees the return of fan favorite cast members Tom Chambers as Inspector Sullivan, Claudie Blakley as the new Mrs Isabel Sullivan, Ruby-May Martinwood as Brenda and John Burton as Sergeant Goodfellow. Also returning are Nancy Carroll as Lady Felicia, John Light as Hercule Flambeau, Lex Shrapnel as Father Lazarus, Roger May as Canon Fox and Kieran Hodgson as Father Lindsey.<\/p>\n

Father Brown<\/em> is a BBC Studios Drama Production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, commissioned by Rob Unsworth, head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak commissioning. The executive producer for BBC Studios Drama Productions is Neil Irvine, the series producer is David Innes Edwards and the script producer is Dawn Coulson-Beckett. Helen Munson is the commissioning editor for BBC Daytime.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Dad was a surveyor and taught me how to look at buildings, not just their architecture but how they were used, and why they were where they are,\u201d said Williams. \u201cSo one of the constant pleasures of filming Father Brown<\/em> for me is the places we film in, and I always have the relevant Pevsner\u2019s \u2018Buildings of England\u2019 book to hand. This year, our 13th, has been a great year for interesting locations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have filmed in The Chateaux Impney, a French fantasy in Droitwich, the little theater in Chipping Norton (an ex Salvation Army Citadel), the wonderful 18th Century octagonal Crown Courts in Warwick and an atmospheric ex-Nunnery in Great Malvern with a glorious chapel by Ninian Comper. Also, The Fleece Inn in Bretforton, which is a English pub time capsule, the spectacular Baroque church at Great Witley, and to top it off a selection of lovely stone Cotswold houses and churches. What a fabulous itinerary. And we filmed an episode at the seaside! Lucky lad, as my Dad would have said.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFather Brown<\/em> has many loyal fans and they are NOT going to be disappointed with the latest episodes,\u201d said Munson. \u201cThe team at BBC Studios have delivered another fabulous series, and there are some very exciting guest appearances too!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m delighted that Mark Williams is back as Father Brown for a phenomenal thirteenth series, which promises to be the most exciting to date,\u201d said Irvine. \u201cMrs McCarthy\u2019s return, a rock\u2019n\u2019roll invasion and a trip to the seaside are just a few of the treats in store for our loyal audience. And when Canon Fox becomes Bishop-Elect, Father Brown finds his position dangling perilously on a thread. Can he secure his position in Kembleford once and for all?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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