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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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Checked Jul 25, 2026
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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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Episode 1
Brother Cadfael has settled down to a quiet religious life at Shrewsbury Abbey after an adventurous, and far from monastic, youth. But when he uncovers a murder, he turns detective to solve the crime.
Written by Russell LewisGuest stars Michael Grandage, Maggie O'Neill, Juliette Caton, Christian Burgess, Richard Henders, Jeremy Young, David Garfield, Geoffrey Leesley
Episode 2
When Shrewsbury's goldsmith is robbed and left for dead, the locals launch a witch-hunt. Pursued by the mob, the prime suspect, a young juggler who performed at the wedding of the goldsmith's son, seeks sanctuary at the Abbey. But as Cadfael investigates, a second body is found floating in the River Severn.
Written by Russell LewisGuest stars Roy Barraclough, Steven Mackintosh, Toby Jones, Rosalie Crutchley, Natascha McElhone, Hugh Bonneville, Raymond Llewellyn, Fiona Gillies
Episode 3
A great wedding is to take place at the Abbey, between a beautiful young girl and a powerful baron. But this is no love match, and when the baron disappears before the wedding, Cadfael is on the case.
Guest stars Susan Fleetwood, Tara Fitzgerald, Danny Dyer, Jonathan Firth, Jamie Glover, Jonathan Hyde, John Bennett, Norman Eshley
Episode 4
A rich landowner cuts his stepson out of his will to leave his fortune to Shrewsbury Abbey, and is found poisoned. When Cadfael is called in to investigate, he is shocked to find that the dead man's wife is his own childhood sweetheart, whom he has not seen for forty years.
Written by Russell LewisGuest stars Terrence Hardiman, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Lawrence, Thomas Craig, Aubrey Richards, Raymond Llewellyn, Steven Beard, Gábor Urmai
Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026
Derek JacobiBrother Cadfael
Sean PertweeHugh Beringar
Terrence HardimanAbbot Radulfus
Peter CopleyAbbot Heribert
Michael CulverPrior Robert
Julian FirthBrother Jerome
Mark CharnockBrother Oswin
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