Father Brown: The Tree of Truth
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm, Today on BBC One Northern Ireland (1)
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The Tree of Truth
Season 6, Episode 1
As the Kembleford Amateur Dramatics Society prepares to put on a pantomime, a grim incident from the group's past is unearthed. A body is found in the woods and identified as a woman who went missing from a rehearsal seven years previously. An examination of the corpse provides evidence that a man who confessed to the murder was innocent, leaving Father Brown with a miscarriage of justice to put right in time for Christmas. Crime drama, starring Mark Williams
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Cast & Crew
Mark Williams
(Actor)
.. Father Brown
Sorcha Cusack
(Actor)
.. Mrs McCarthy
Emer Kenny
(Actor)
.. Bunty
Jack Deam
(Actor)
.. Insp Mallory
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sgt Goodfellow
Alex Price
(Actor)
.. Sid Carter
Robert Ewens
(Actor)
.. Benny Clough
Harry Long
(Actor)
.. Douglas Bovary
Orlando Wells
(Actor)
.. Eugene Cornelius
Lucy Briers
(Actor)
.. Prudence Bovary
Charlotte Lucas
(Actor)
.. Rose Marie Sturgess
Laura Pitt-Pulford
(Actor)
.. Scarlett Dreyfuss
Stephanie Fayerman
(Actor)
.. Ada Clough
John Bowler
(Actor)
.. Bob Sturgess
Nancy Carroll
(Actor)
.. Lady Felicia
Jude Tindall
(Writer)
Caroline Slater
(Producer)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
Paul Gibson
(Director)
Gary Williams
(Director)
Niall Fraser
(Director)
Piotr Szkopiak
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Mark Williams
(Actor)
.. Father Brown
Born:
August 22, 1959
in
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Best Known For:
The Fast Show
Early-life:
Born in Bromsgrove on August 22, 1959. As a teen he hoped for a career in academia, then read English at Brasenose College, Oxford University where he discovered a love of both acting and writing. He spent three years touring with The Mikron Theatre Company before proving himself a fine comic actor with early roles in Red Dwarf and Alexei Sayle's Stuff.
Career:
Other early TV appearances came in Tumbledown, KYTV, Bottom and The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. Williams became a famous face thanks to his appearances in The Fast Show, where he played a number of memorable characters. The Canterbury Tales, Gormenghast and Shackleton followed, but it was his role as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise that made him recognisable worldwide. He has also appeared in successful films like Stardust and Shakespeare in Love and presented several documentary programmes, such as Mark Williams' Big Bangs.
Quote:
"I'll get me coat."
Trivia:
Away from showbusiness, he is an avid follower of both Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion football clubs.
Sorcha Cusack
(Actor)
.. Mrs McCarthy
Born:
April 09, 1949
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
Being part of the Cusack acting dynasty.
Early-life:
Sorcha was born in Dublin on April 9, 1949 to actors Cyril and Maureen Cusack. She is the sister of producer Padraig Cusack and fellow actors Paul Cusack, Sinead Cusack and Niamh Cusack, and the half-sister of actor Catherine Cusack. Her early TV roles in the 1970s include appearances in the mini-series Jane Eyre, and Napoleon and Love.
Career:
Cusack went on to make guest appearances in a number of TV shows, including Boon, Maigret, The Bill, Playing the Field, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, and Dalziel and Pascoe. She has had recurring roles in Casualty, Coronation Street, Pete Versus Life and Father Brown. She also starred in the TV movie Lost Christmas. Her film credits include Angel (1982), Snatch (2000), and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.
Quote:
"My father was a very strong personality and it took quite a long time to assert yourself as an individual."
Trivia:
Cusack has starred in a number of radio plays, including Juno and the Paycock.
Emer Kenny
(Actor)
.. Bunty
Jack Deam
(Actor)
.. Insp Mallory
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sgt Goodfellow
Alex Price
(Actor)
.. Sid Carter
Robert Ewens
(Actor)
.. Benny Clough
Harry Long
(Actor)
.. Douglas Bovary
Orlando Wells
(Actor)
.. Eugene Cornelius
Lucy Briers
(Actor)
.. Prudence Bovary
Charlotte Lucas
(Actor)
.. Rose Marie Sturgess
Laura Pitt-Pulford
(Actor)
.. Scarlett Dreyfuss
Stephanie Fayerman
(Actor)
.. Ada Clough
John Bowler
(Actor)
.. Bob Sturgess
Nancy Carroll
(Actor)
.. Lady Felicia
Best Known For:
Winning an Olivier award for her performance in After the Dance at the Royal National Theatre.
Early-life:
Nancy was born in Bristol in 1974. She was three years old when she tap-danced at Brixton Town hall. She went on to study fine art but found the life of an artist too solitary. She ended up graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1998. Her first professional acting role was in the film An Ideal Husband (1999).
Career:
Carroll's stage credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Lady's Not for Burning, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Recruiting Officer, The Magistrate and After the Dance, for which she won an Olivier award. On the small screen, she has made guest appearances in Holby City, Midsomer Murders, Dalziel and Pascoe, and Silent Witness. More recently, she played Lady Felicia Montague in the BBC daytime drama Father Brown. On film, she has also starred in Iris (2001).
Quote:
"Sometimes it's lovely to leave moments as moments. Rather than milk them for every single ounce of life."
Trivia:
Carroll spent a year in Italy learning how to mix her own paints and stretch canvasses.
Jude Tindall
(Writer)
Caroline Slater
(Producer)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
Paul Gibson
(Director)
Gary Williams
(Director)
Niall Fraser
(Director)
Piotr Szkopiak
(Director)
