Father Roland Eager is a fictional character portrayed by James Rastall in the TV series Father Brown.
They appear in 1 episodes out of a total of 120 aired so far
Episodes1
The Daughters of Jerusalem
episode S2.E6 january 2014The father is laid up with a broken leg, strait-laced young Father Roland standing in for him. When unpopular village gossip Mrs Bunyon is killed after a row at a cake baking contest Mrs McCarthy and Lady Felicia gather evidence for Father Brown to unmask the murderer - who has also killed MRs Bunyon's baking rival Vera Thimble. Many years earlier both women gave evidence which led to the hanging of a man accused of murdering a young child. Father Brown draws the connection and tries to save a third witness from becoming the next victim.