Cadfael
Created by Edith Pargeter
On ITV1
A gentle, methodical medieval mystery series where a learned monk-detective solves crimes within a framework of faith, community, and historical beauty.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Derek Jacobi
Brother Cadfael
Sean Pertwee
Hugh Beringar
Terrence Hardiman
Abbot Radulfus
Peter Copley
Abbot Heribert
Michael Culver
Prior Robert
Julian Firth
Brother Jerome
Mark Charnock
Brother Oswin
Eoin McCarthy
Hugh Beringar
Albie Woodington
Sergeant Warden
Anthony Green
Hugh Beringar
Michael Grandage
King Stephen
Rupert Holliday-Evans
Roger Dodd
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