The Enigma of Antigonish

Episode aired Jan 13, 2022
43m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

298

YOUR RATING

Alex Price and Jennifer Hyde in The Enigma of Antigonish (2022)

Crime Drama Mystery

Father Brown investigates staff at the local health spa when an ex-employee is found murdered.Father Brown investigates staff at the local health spa when an ex-employee is found murdered.Father Brown investigates staff at the local health spa when an ex-employee is found murdered.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

298

YOUR RATING

6User reviews

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Trivia
The poem that Father brown reads from the book is Antigonish, an 1899 poem by the American educator and poet, William Hughes Mearns. It was inspired by reports of a ghost of a man roaming the stairs of a haunted house, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. The poem was originally part of a play called The Psyco-ed, which Mearns had written for an English class at Harvard University.

Goofs
When Peter is asked about his gun, he says he keeps it behind the desk. Then he looks in a drawer for it. No shotgun would fit in the drawer. The implication is that Lola stole Peter's (shot)gun to kill Finch. The stolen gun Finch uses is a shotgun to kill Serge and threaten the group.

Soundtracks
Father Brown Theme
Written by Debbie Wiseman
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

User reviews6

Review

Featured review

7/10

Pretty good, could have been a classic.

After attacking and robbing health spa owner Elsie, Finbar Finch is imprisoned for four years, he vows to get even.

Twenty minutes in, I was preparing to write a somewhat negative review, I thought the early stages of this one were a little silly, that humour was perhaps at odds with the story itself, which was actually really good.

It does get better as it progresses, and it is saved by a pretty brilliant ending. With a few tweaks this really could have been a classic episode. I genuinely loved the twist at the end, it was so unexpected, and so well delivered.

Arguably too many silly moments, Mrs McCarthy felt like Frank Spencer at times, her face mask, her trip in the mud bath, they were amusing moments, but I'm not sure they were needed.

The best element for me, was actually Ryan Gage, who played the wonderfully named Finbar Finch, he's an actor or some pedigree, Endeavour fans will I'm Sure recognise him, I thought was great here, very charismatic.

If I heard the name Elsie barked out again, I will scream, every two seconds it was Elsie, Elsie.

Very nearly excellent, a few flaws too many, 7/10.