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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Ghost in the Machine
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S2:E1

    Father Brown is sceptical when a parishioner believes she's being haunted by her sister who went missing years ago. However, when she herself vanishes, he must investigate both disappearances.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 19 Episode 3 - Last Man Out
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    S19:E3

    Tensions run high in Lower Pampling as a new type of cricket threatens a century of tradition. When a star player is murdered, Barnaby and Winter's investigation leads them to a surprising person--Barnaby's former sergeant Ben Jones.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Maddest of All
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S2:E2

    When an ex-serviceman drops dead in the street, Father Brown investigates the facility where he was a patient. Could something sinister lie beneath the surface at Danvers Retreat?

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - The Daughters of Jerusalem
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S2:E6

    Father Brown finds himself immobilised with a broken leg when a member of Kembleford's WI dies in mysterious circumstances. Can he crack the case armed only with a telescope and the gang to help?

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    S1:E3

    The community of Shipton Abbott is rocked when a beloved painting disappears in a seemingly impossible heist. Humphrey tries his best to find some common ground with Archie.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 19 Episode 6 - The Curse of the Ninth
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    S19:E6

    When a prize-winning violinist is killed with his Stradivarius stolen, Barnaby must sort through a myriad of suspects and motives to find the real killer.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    S1:E5

    Panic spreads when an arsonist targets three businesses, bizarrely invoking the Three Little Pigs fable. Meanwhile, Martha has some serious thinking to do.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Face of Death
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    S1:E8

    After a murder at the Kembleford charity treasure hunt, general suspicion falls upon a bereaved man who wants revenge. However, Father Brown is determined to prove the man's innocence.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Play's the Thing
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S2:E2

    When a LARP battle in the woods goes wrong, Lu and Frank must clear the Queen's name and catch the culprit.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Nothing Will Come of Nothing
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    S2:E7

    Frank and Lu investigate a missing person's case at a casino, where gambling is a matter of life or death.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    S1:E6

    A house is burgled but the prime suspect was locked up in a police cell at the time. It’s up to Esther to rally a devastated Humphrey and solve this impossible crime.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Eye of Apollo
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E5

    When the Church of Apollo comes to Kembleford, Susie is drawn to their charismatic leader Kalon. After Kalon's wife is murdered, Father Brown must break his spell over Susie or risk losing her forever.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 18 Episode 4 - A Dying Art
    6.4/10(11 votes)

    S18:E4

    A new sculpture park is set to open in Angel's Rise, but it's launch is soon marred by murder. Barnaby and Nelson have to crack the case were art seems to imitate death and everything has a meaning deeper then is first realised.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E3

    The arrival of a handsome new curate causes a stir in the village, but when murder strikes, one of Agatha's friends becomes the prime suspect. As she works to clear her friend's name, Agatha's love life gets in the way of her investigation.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 20 Episode 4 - The Lions of Causton
    5.8/10(11 votes)

    S20:E4

    Barnaby gets to relive his former sporting glory when a death at the local Rugby Club sends Barnaby and Winter into a muddle of rucks, grudges, romance… and artisanal chocolates?

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 21 Episode 3 - The Sting of Death
    5.6/10(8 votes)

    S21:E3

    Barnaby and Winter are called to the stately home of a master beekeeper after he is injured attempting to apprehend a thief. The village of Granville Norton is abuzz with news of the missing bees, and suspicions fly when one of the locals is stung to death.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - The Grim Reaper
    5.5/10(8 votes)

    S2:E9

    Through a series of poison pen letters, a gruesome death on a local farm is blamed on the Kembleford physician. Father Brown must figure out who sent them in order to save his friend from the gallows.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 20 Episode 1 - The Ghost of Causton Abbey
    5.3/10(10 votes)

    S20:E1

    Causton is buzzing at the opening of a new brewery on the site of a famously cursed Abbey. But excitement turns to fear when a man is found boiled to death in one of the vats. DCI Barnaby and DS Winter are puzzled; could this really be about beer?

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 22 Episode 1 - The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy
    4.4/10(15 votes)

    S22:E1

    After a local photographer wins an urban myth competition with his creation of The Wolf Hunter, it unexpectedly gains a cult following.

    Director:Matt Carter
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 25 Episode 4 - Top of the Class
    3.6/10(5 votes)

    S25:E4

    After a strict headteacher is brutally murdered during a PTA meeting, Barnaby and Winter dig into the case. To catch the killer, the detectives must sift through school scandals and witnesses with deadly secrets.

    Director:Matt Carter
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Matt Carter Ratings Summary

"The Ghost in the Machine" is the best rated episode directed by Matt Carter. It scored 8.0/10 from 7 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on January 6, 2014. It is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Last Man Out".