I thoroughly enjoyed this submission as I am a great fan of English detective mysteries including Father Brown. I've read four of the five collections, missing only "The Wisdom of Father Brown." (I'll now look for that too.) Chris is correct that the current TV version is far from the texts. But there is a previous TV version, aired in 1974 starring the late Kenneth More as the Father. It does not strictly follow the books either -- it makes the thief Flambeau into a friend and private eye of the priest. But in its presentation of Father Brown, it is more authentic. [See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Brown_(1974_TV_series)]
Btw, I am preparing a SubStack of my own on (mostly) English detective books and TV versions.
Even by your high standards, Chris, this is exemplary. It felt like having a glass of wine with a well informed friend . I had no idea of the Borges connection , always minded to seek out Chesterton and now you have convinced me I should.
I thoroughly enjoyed this submission as I am a great fan of English detective mysteries including Father Brown. I've read four of the five collections, missing only "The Wisdom of Father Brown." (I'll now look for that too.) Chris is correct that the current TV version is far from the texts. But there is a previous TV version, aired in 1974 starring the late Kenneth More as the Father. It does not strictly follow the books either -- it makes the thief Flambeau into a friend and private eye of the priest. But in its presentation of Father Brown, it is more authentic. [See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Brown_(1974_TV_series)]
Btw, I am preparing a SubStack of my own on (mostly) English detective books and TV versions.
Even by your high standards, Chris, this is exemplary. It felt like having a glass of wine with a well informed friend . I had no idea of the Borges connection , always minded to seek out Chesterton and now you have convinced me I should.