Three dramatisations of Ellis Peters’ much-Loved medieval murder mysteries featuring mock-cum-sleuth Brother Cadfael.
A one-time Crusader turned Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael is a most unusual detective. Living a quiet life as a monastery herbalist, he spends his days ministering to his brothers using the medical skills he acquired in the Holy Lands - but his worldly knowledge and wide experience of human nature are frequently called upon when there is a murder to solve. . .
Monk’s Hood
Brother Cadfael is asked to supply a healing potion for a sick monk - but monk's hood oil can kill as well as cure. . .
The Virgin in the Ice
In the winter of 1139, Cadfael sets out through snowbound Shropshire to find a missing boy and his sister.
Dead Man’s Ransom
1141. Beyond the walls of the abbey, civil war rages. When news arrives that Sheriff Gilbert Prestcote has been taken prisoner, a hostage exchange is arranged - but love and murder intervene. . .
Three dramatisations of Ellis Peters’ much-Loved medieval murder mysteries featuring mock-cum-sleuth Brother Cadfael.
A one-time Crusader turned Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael is a most unusual detective. Living a quiet life as a monastery herbalist, he spends his days ministering to his brothers using the medical skills he acquired in the Holy Lands - but his worldly knowledge and wide experience of human nature are frequently called upon when there is a murder to solve. . .
Monk’s Hood
Brother Cadfael is asked to supply a healing potion for a sick monk - but monk's hood oil can kill as well as cure. . .
The Virgin in the Ice
In the winter of 1139, Cadfael sets out through snowbound Shropshire to find a missing boy and his sister.
Dead Man’s Ransom
1141. Beyond the walls of the abbey, civil war rages. When news arrives that Sheriff Gilbert Prestcote has been taken prisoner, a hostage exchange is arranged - but love and murder intervene. . .