Derek Jacobi
Brother Cadfael
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- 1. One Corpse Too Many May 29, 1994
- Called upon to bury 94 rebel soldiers, Cadfael finds one corpse too many.
- 2. The Sanctuary Sparrow Jun 5, 1994
- Cadfael investigates after a young juggler becomes a murder suspect.
- 3. The Leper of St. Giles Jun 12, 1994
- An old baron disappears the night before his wedding to a wealthy orphan.
Cadfael, the central character of the Cadfael Chronicles, is a Benedictine monk and herbalist at Shrewsbury Abbey, in the English county of Shropshire. Cadfael himself is a Welshman and uses patronymics in the Welsh fashion, naming himself Cadfael ap Meilyr ap Dafydd (Cadfael son of Meilyr son of Dafydd).
Mystery!: Cadfael: With Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman. The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
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- 1995-01-12
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth
Cadfael is a British mystery television series, broadcast on ITV between 29 May 1994 and 28 December 1998, based on The Cadfael Chronicles novels written by Ellis Peters. Produced by Central, it starred Derek Jacobi as the medieval detective and title character, Brother Cadfael.
The Cadfael Chronicles is a series of historical murder mysteries written by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter (1913–1995) under the name Ellis Peters. Set in the 12th century in England during the Anarchy, the novels focus on a Welsh Benedictine monk, Cadfael, who aids the law by investigating and solving murders.
Publication Order of Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Books. Brother Cadfael is quite the character. He is a monk of the Benedictine tribe. He lives in the west of England within a facility for monks, and he is of Welsh origin. This character is placed within the historic time of the twelfth century.
Seen on the PBS Mystery! series, this riveting tale stars Sir Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael, the intuitive crime-solving monk of medieval Shrewsbury. Father Ailnoth, the new parish priest, earns the scorn of all his parishioners.
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