Father Brown: The Good Refuge
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm, Friday, January 9 on BBC One London (1)
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The Good Refuge
Season 13, Episode 1
Mrs McCarthy makes a surprise return to Kembleford and joins Father Brown to investigate one more murder. Crime drama, with Mark Williams and Sorcha Cusack
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Historical/Period Drama
Literary Adaptation
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Mark Williams
(Actor)
.. Father Brown
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Isabel Sullivan
Ruby-May Martinwood
(Actor)
.. Brenda Palmer
Tom Chambers
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Sullivan
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Goodfellow
Sorcha Cusack
(Actor)
.. Mrs McCarthy
Roger May
(Actor)
.. Canon Fox
Debbie Chazen
(Actor)
.. Nurse Dorothy Hyde
Clare Burt
(Actor)
.. Sister Agatha
Grace Daly
(Actor)
.. Maire Fitzpatrick
Bridget Marumo
(Actor)
.. Clarice James
Jake Fairbrother
(Actor)
.. Peter James
Dan Muirden
(Writer)
David Innes Edwards
(Producer)
Sean Healy
(Director)
Neil Irvine
(Executive producer)
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.
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Isabel Sullivan
Ruby-May Martinwood
(Actor)
.. Brenda Palmer
Tom Chambers
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Sullivan
Born:
May 22, 1977
in
Darley Dale, Derbyshire
Best Known For:
Winning Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.
Early-life:
Tom Stuart Chambers was born in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, on 22 May 1977. He demonstrated a keen interest in performing arts while studying at Repton School, before attending the Guilford School of Acting and the National Youth Music Theatre, where Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller were also learning their trade. Tom starred in Brit flick Fakers (2004), before a re-enactment of Fred Astaire's tap dance routine with a drum kit in A Damsel in Distress on a video for casting directors landed him a role in Holby City.
Career:
Chambers began playing dishy doctor Sam Strachan in the medical drama in 2006, but became a household name by appearing in, and winning, the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing after beating Rachel Stevens in the final to take the crown. After three years in Holby City, he quit to briefly join the cast of Waterloo Road as no-nonsense headteacher Max Tyler. From August 2011 until February 2013, Chambers played Jerry Travers in the stage production of Top Hat. After initially touring the UK, it found a home at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End. His recent TV credits include The Great Train Robbery and Father Brown.
Quote:
On Top Hat: "Doing eight shows a week is very demanding, physically and mentally. I constantly felt exhausted."
Trivia:
In 2008, Chambers took part in the Great Walk to Beijing, which was organised by singer Olivia Newton-John in aid of breast cancer awareness.
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Goodfellow
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.
Roger May
(Actor)
.. Canon Fox
Debbie Chazen
(Actor)
.. Nurse Dorothy Hyde
Clare Burt
(Actor)
.. Sister Agatha
Grace Daly
(Actor)
.. Maire Fitzpatrick
Bridget Marumo
(Actor)
.. Clarice James
Jake Fairbrother
(Actor)
.. Peter James
Dan Muirden
(Writer)
David Innes Edwards
(Producer)
Sean Healy
(Director)
Neil Irvine
(Executive producer)
