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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).
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 complete series was released on DVD on 24 August 2009.
Cadfael is a medieval detective series set in mid-12th Century Shrewsbury against the backdrop of a devastating civil war. It is based on the entertaining and popular series of novels by Ellis Peters, the pseudonym of Edith Pargeter.
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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.
Seen on the PBS Mystery! series, this haunting tales stars Sir Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael, the crime-solving monk of medieval Shewsbury. When a fat, old baron and a beautiful, wealthy orphan are to be wed at the abbey, all of Shrewsbury turns out to see the unlikely pair ride into town.
Mar 12, 2024 · Cadfael (1994 ITV TV Series) UKMysteriesMMXIII. 8 videos 78,248 views Last updated on Mar 12, 2024. The DVD for this series is available @https://amzn.to/3EGCwtX. ... More.
1h 40m. Sir Derek Jacobi stars as a medieval monk with a knack for solving mysteries. Based on Ellis Peters' best-selling books, follow Cadfael as he attempts to solve dark...
