Father Brown The Passing Bell (2013– ) Online

The Passing Bell is a good traditional Father Brown mystery, with a good mystery, a good set of characters, and the usual magical set of production values.

It's a little formulaic you could argue, in a Murder she wrote sense in that it's the bad guy you expect to be killed that gets done in. Mervyn Glossop was a little too obvious as the bad guy.

I liked the mystery, and liked the feel of the story, not a typical mystery in the usual sense, but a well crafted episode. Selina Griffiths as always was terrific. I still picture Margaret Meldrew.

7/10

Mervyn Glossop. Here is a bitter, nasty man. He is the lead bell ringer at St Mary's and relations are not harmonious when Jamie Cheeseman enters as the new musical director.

Jamie is talented, has new ideas and is connected to the church. Glossop is far from happy with this state of affairs.

However when Jamie is found dead, Jamie and well as the other bell ringers are under suspicion. All of them have something to hide and Glossop knew their secrets.

A slight change in the formula. Not a whodunnit but whether the accused will get proper justice.

There was one element that was sloppy. 'But to turn the key, you needed to remove your glove....' That makes no sense!