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 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.
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
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.
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- A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977) A Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey in western England, Brother Cadfael spends much of his time tending the herbs and vegetables in the garden—but now there’s a more pressing matter.
- One Corpse Too Many (1979) In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death.
- Monk’s Hood (1980) Gervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he suddenly takes ill. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist.
- Saint Peter’s Fair (1981) St. Peter’s Fair is a grand, festive event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. There is a pause in the civil war racking the country in the summer of 1139, and the fair promises to bring some much-needed gaiety to the town of Shrewsbury—until the body of a wealthy merchant is found murdered in the river Severn.
Complete order of Brother Cadfael books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Brother Cadfael is the main fictional character in a series of historical murder mysteries written between 1977 and 1994 by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter under the name Ellis Peters.
Below is a complete Cadfael episode list that spans the show's entire TV run. Photos from the individual Cadfael episodes are listed along with the Cadfael episode names when available, as are the dates of the original airing of the episode.
