Edith Pargeter
Director
Cadfael (1994)
Season 1
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.
Released May 29, 1994
Episode 83 min
None+
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Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - One Corpse Too Many
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.
May 29, 1994, midnight
S1E2 - The Sanctuary Sparrow
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.
June 5, 1994, midnight
S1E3 - The Leper of St. Giles
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.
June 12, 1994, midnight
S1E4 - Monk's Hood
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.
June 19, 1994, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 83 min.
Season Runtime: 1079 min.
Released: May 29, 1994
Last Air Date: Dec. 28, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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