First broadcast 28th November 1974.

After a rash of robberies, the evidence implicates a gentle beekeeper as the notorious jewel thief whom the press has dubbed Michael Moonshine.

Kenneth More ... Father Brown
Bill Maynard ... Carver
Anthony Allen ... John Banks
Megs Jenkins ... Mrs. Banks
David Lodge ... Mr. Banks
Fabia Drake ... Lady Pulman
Peter Graves ... Sir Leopold Pulman
Freda Dowie ... Opal Banks
Larry Noble ... Michael Smith
Brian Croucher ... Daniel Devine
Eric Longworth ... Barnard
Alan Gerrard ... Grocer