Kembleford's Finest

Cadfael was a professional sailor and mercenary during the crusades who got captured, had an affair, found God became a monk. Still a killer a heart for whom death was a necessity who turned to medicine as a way of making death make sense.

Val is a secret artist.

Mallory's favourite colour is purple.

Sullivan writes poetry.

So late 2022 I was going to a Downton Abbey exhibit and I was doing research because it had been a minute since the show so I needed a refresh and wanted to know what I might see and well I found this photo...

And immediately I was like wait why do I know that uniform? Why does it feel so familiar? So I look up Tom Branson in his uniform to try and figure it out and saw these pictures:

Then it hit me Sid's chauffeur uniform is a cast off from Downton friggin Abbey! Like look at this:

They do eventually change the buttons to black then green cloth covered ones:

Here's more of the pieces of the uniform in various states as Sid is often disheveled or wearing just one part:

I honestly love it and I really wish we'd gotten the gloves and the goggles too at least for one episode. Now I don't have actual proof aside from what I can see but I mean it is compelling evidence no?

Like I don’t care about Audrey, but Sullivan had finally a day off. He was so excited about the race and about the cars and he really enjoyed it.

A motorcycle cruises smoothly along curving roads, lush greenery behind. The driver can't be clearly identified, but there's a James Dean air to their blue jeans, leather jacket, and wind-blown hair. After a moment, a dark car is seen coming up behind the rider. It follows for a moment, not crowding the bike but clearly interested in it. The identity of the man behind the wheel is also a mystery, but the brief flash of an elbow and shoulder in the open window reveals a blue suit.

The motorcyclist glances back, then hunkers down over the handlebars and speeds up. The car keeps pace. Is the motorcyclist a wanted man? Is the driver of the car about to commit murder? Around here, either is a very real possibility.

As they drop out of the hills and into open fields, a siren sounds, revealing the car to be a plainclothes police vehicle. The motorcycle pulls up at a wide spot on the gravel shoulder. Its rider, his face still turned away, is seen pulling off a pair of leather gloves that look too soft to be a stereotypical motorcycling glove. If anything, they're more like something a chauffeur would wear. He finally looks up as crunching footsteps announce the arrival of the policeman. He smirks. "Fancy seeing you around here."

The camera switches to a close up of Sullivan, who doesn't even seem to be trying to hide his return smile. "I could say the same to you."

Back to Sid. "Fair enough, these days." His eyebrows quirk playfully. "...Fancy a chase? For old times sake?"

"We just had one."

"Did not. I never sped once. Knew it was you back there. Actually...why DID you pull me over?"

"Mm...nostalgia."

"Aww, and I didn't even know what we were doing."

"Don't lament it yet. I'm here on a case. And..." Sullivan winces slightly. "I'm going to need Father Brown's help."

Sid laughs, delighted. "Well, you know where to find him."

"Yes. I do. But I'll follow you there, anyway."

The motorcycle is seen pulling back onto the road, followed by the car. The camera pans to follow them, revealing a familiar church tower rising above a low village. At the side of the road stands a sign that reads 'Kembleford.'