Overview

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.

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Brother Cadfael

Terrence Hardiman

Abbot Radulfus

Michael Culver

Prior Robert

Julian Firth

Brother Jerome

Anthony Green

Hugh Beringar