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The Arrow of Heaven

A trip to New York leads to a murky trail of blackmail and murder. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's clerical sleuth.

An American millionaire safe in his fortress, death threats, a murky past and a bolt from the blue.

Father Brown, on his first visit to the United States, unravels the mystery and exposes thereby a mire of hypocrisy.

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
Barnard ...... Ed Bishop
Harris ...... Guy Gregory
Wendell ...... Andrew Branch
Norman Drage ...... Sean Prendergast
Brander Merton ...... Richard Durden
Peter Wayne ...... Johnny Myers
Matt ...... Harry Towb
Customs Officer ...... Tim Reynolds

Directed at 成人快手 Bristol by Alec Reid.

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in October 1986.

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30 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Tue 16 Oct 2007 09:00
  • Tue 16 Oct 2007 20:00
  • Wed 17 Oct 2007 01:00
  • Tue 7 Apr 2009 13:00
  • Tue 7 Apr 2009 20:00
  • Wed 8 Apr 2009 01:00
  • Mon 7 Jun 2010 13:30
  • Mon 7 Jun 2010 20:30
  • Tue 8 Jun 2010 01:30
  • Thu 10 Feb 2011 13:00
  • Thu 10 Feb 2011 20:00
  • Fri 11 Feb 2011 01:00
  • Thu 8 Mar 2012 06:30
  • Thu 8 Mar 2012 13:30
  • Thu 8 Mar 2012 20:30
  • Fri 9 Mar 2012 01:30
  • Tue 26 Nov 2013 06:30
  • Tue 26 Nov 2013 13:30
  • Tue 26 Nov 2013 20:30
  • Wed 27 Nov 2013 01:30
  • Fri 24 Jun 2016 06:00
  • Fri 24 Jun 2016 13:00
  • Fri 24 Jun 2016 20:00
  • Sat 25 Jun 2016 01:00
  • Tue 12 May 2020 06:30
  • Tue 12 May 2020 13:30
  • Tue 12 May 2020 20:30
  • Wed 13 May 2020 01:30
  • Sat 16 May 2020 13:30
  • Sun 17 May 2020 01:30
  • Sun 17 May 2020 06:30
  • Tue 28 Dec 2021 06:00
  • Tue 28 Dec 2021 13:00
  • Tue 28 Dec 2021 20:00
  • Wed 29 Dec 2021 01:00
  • Tue 6 Feb 2024 06:00
  • Tue 6 Feb 2024 11:00
  • Tue 6 Feb 2024 16:00
  • Wed 7 Feb 2024 01:00