Father Brown has been commissioned for two more series, with filming for season 14 beginning in the Cotswolds and Worcestershire.
The popular daytime crime drama stars Mark Williams as the crime-solving Catholic priest.
Season 14 of the series will see Father Brown and the team back in the fictional village of Kembleford – solving cases involving magicians and meals on wheels, avant-garde artists and deadly spiders on the loose.
It is predominantly filmed in the Cotswolds but the series has also shot scenes in Great Witley, Worcester, and Chateau Impney in Droitwich.
Mark Williams, who has played the title character since the show began, said: “We started filming series 14 of Father Brown in the first week of April and while it’s always a wrench to leave my garden at home when it’s just burgeoning, the Cotswold countryside makes up for it.
“The trees are wearing their swank-coats of blossom: hawthorn, apple, pear and blackthorn – and the splendid white and pink cherries.
“There are lots of magnolias too, looking like enormous wedding bouquets, and all the trees are coming into leaf.
“I love the horse chestnut leaves still drooping, not yet plumped up.
“The grass looks worthy of the salad bowl and the arable fields are greening.
“If you are not careful you could come over all poetic; but we’ve got 10 shows to make – no time for versifying.
“Cassock on, let the sleuthing begin.”
Returning cast includes Tom Chambers as Inspector Sullivan, Claudie Blakley as Isabel Sullivan, and John Burton as Sergeant Goodfellow.
Hannah Bristow joins the cast as Father Brown’s new housekeeper, Rita Flint.
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Behind the scenes at filming of Father Brown in Worcester
Helen Munson, commissioning editor at the BBC, said: “He’s back.
“We are delighted to be working with BBC Studios again to give the devoted fans two more series of our crime-fighting cleric.
“With top-notch writing, fabulous cast and the beautiful Cotswolds as the backdrop, it’s no wonder that Father Brown continues to be a firm favourite with the audiences all over the world.”
Season 13 recently concluded.
