Father Brown season 12 is now in full swing but who will star opposite the amateur sleuth in the second episode?
Harry Potter star Mark Williams is back as the humble yet observant Roman Catholic priest for the 1950s cosy crime drama.
As with every episode of the hit series, Father Brown (played by Mark Williams) finds himself tasked with solving a crime and season 12, episode two, The Kembleford Players, is no different.
Father Brown season 12 episode 2 guest stars
Teddy Sadwick – Gerard Horan
Teddy has taken over as the new head of the Hambletson Amateur Dramatic Society (HADS), the rivals of The Kembleford Players.
He is portrayed by actor Gerard Horan who is known for playing firefighter Leslie “Charisma” Appleby in London’s Burning in the 1980s, as well as for Terry Seymour in the award-winning comedy-drama Detectorists.
More recently, Horan has featured in Belgravia: The Next Chapter, The Outlaws and Break Clause.
Father Brown season 12 episode 2 cast: Who are the guest stars in The Kembleston Players? (Image: BBC)
Father Brown season 12: Emerald Baptiste is played by actress Wendy Mae Brown. (Image: BBC)
Father Brown season 12: Teddy Sadwick is played by actor Gerard Horan. (Image: BBC)
Herman Jolly – Christopher Fairbank
Taking on the role of the “genius” behind The Kembleford Players’ sets, Herman Jolly, is actor Christopher Fairbank.
He will be best remembered for playing Moxey in the comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet but soap fans will associate him with Eddie Knight, George Knight’s (played by Colin Salmon) cruel dad in .
Emerald Baptiste – Wendy Mae Brown
Actress Wendy Mae Brown has appeared in various minor roles on screen since 2002, including in Blackbeard, Doctors, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Casualty, and Your Christmas Or Mine?
However, her notable work is in the West End, where she has starred as Becky in Waitress, Joanne in Rent, and Oda Mae Brown in Ghost.
In the Father Brown series, she plays the founder of HADS and the former head of the amateur dramatics group.
Father Brown season 12: Herman Jolly is played by actor Christopher Fairbank. (Image: BBC)
Bonnie Codling – Jordan Baker
Jordan Baker plays Bonnie Codling, described as a “backstage stalwart”.
Baker has had minor roles in several shows, including Doctors, , Casualty, Hayfields, The Man, Bodies, and Call the Midwife.
These guest stars will join the regular cast of Father Brown, including Claudie Blakley as Mrs Devine, Ruby May-Martinwood as Brenda Palmer, Tom Chambers as Chief Inspector Sullivan, John Burton as Sgt Goodfellow, and Mark Williams as the titular character.
Father Brown season 12 continues every Friday at 2pm on One and iPlayer.