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Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk. A retired crusader disappointed in love, and now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Brother Cadfael is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the border country where England meets Wales.
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Cadfael premiered May 29, 1994. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk. A retired crusader disappointed in love, and now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Brother Cadfael is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the border country where England meets Wales.
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Episode 1
Dalny, a beautiful slave girl, is abducted from the Abbey—and the relics of St. Winifred are also spirited away, apparently by the same thief. Cadfael is commissioned to find them both.
Directed by Ken GrieveGuest stars George Irving, Benedict Sandiford, Louise Delamere, Natasha Pyne, Richard Lintern, Robin Laing, Frank Baker, Neil Caple
Episode 2
A potter's wife dies suddenly, and he gives up his old life to enter the Abbey, but the other monks suspect him of having killed his wife. As Cadfael investigates the death he finds a curious web of jealousy, infidelity and suicide.
Guest stars Philip Herbert, Jack Klaff, John Bowler, Natalie Jones, Peter Baldwin, Gregor Truter, Mel Martin, Sioned Jones
Episode 3
The dead body of an elderly man is found hidden in a sack at the Abbey, and Cadfael believes he was murdered. The principal suspects are a group of pilgrims, who include two known thieves. Cadfael locks them up, in a bid to draw out the killer.
Directed by Ken GrieveGuest stars Lee Ingleby, Natasha Little, Shane Hickmott, Matt Patresi, Barney Craig, Terence Beesley
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