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The Curse of the Golden Cross

The past and present collide to provide another mystery to solve for GK Chesterton's clerical sleuth. Stars Andrew Sachs.

What do an itinerant gambler, an English lady, a steward, a vicar and a professor have in common? And who has the right to it? Father Brown finds the answer.

Stars Andrew Sachs as Father Brown.

GK Chesterton's stories of an amateur clerical sleuth with an uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.

Dramatised by John Scotney.

Father Brown ...... Andrew Sachs
Professor Smail ...... Tim Reynolds
Mr Tarrant ...... Peter Marinker
Lady Diana ...... Natasha Pyne
Leonard Smythe ...... Peter Wickham
Steward ...... Terry O'Brien
Driver ...... Jonathan Tafler
Doctor ...... Eric Stovell

Directed at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Bristol by Alec Reid.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 1986.

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30 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Feb 2024 01:00

Broadcasts

  • Thu 18 Oct 2007 09:00
  • Thu 18 Oct 2007 20:00
  • Fri 19 Oct 2007 01:00
  • Thu 9 Apr 2009 13:00
  • Thu 9 Apr 2009 20:00
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  • Wed 9 Jun 2010 13:30
  • Wed 9 Jun 2010 20:30
  • Thu 10 Jun 2010 01:30
  • Mon 14 Feb 2011 13:00
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  • Tue 15 Feb 2011 01:00
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  • Tue 28 Jun 2016 06:00
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  • Thu 14 May 2020 06:30
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  • Thu 30 Dec 2021 06:00
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  • Thu 8 Feb 2024 06:00
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