We have watched Father Brown from the beginning and really enjoyed it at first. We thought that Inspector Sullivan would evolve a bit and he seemed to, then they got rid of him! They replaced him with Inspector Mallory who is a total buffoon. Yes a comic character but even those characters have some movement. I love, love Hercule Poirot because he is friends with Japp and other agents of the law respect him, know him and treat him with deference. No matter how many times Father Brown solves the mystery for the police, it is the same thing over and over again: Mallory bungling, arresting an innocent,barring Father Brown who is forced to sneak around with his cohorts and always solving the mystery. Even the police in Marple asked her aid and tipped the hat to her now and then... So, if Father Brown should continue, please, please use some common sense, heave ho with the 'tosh' and at least have him working with an inspector with some brains under his hat. On another note, Jack Deam came from DCI Banks and he was excellent so he must be hard up for cash. This is beneath his abilities.