Sir Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael.
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Have been enjoying BBC’s
Cadfael mystery series for some time. I think I've watched nearly all 13 episodes filmed back in the mid-late 90s. Available in a fantastic
DVD boxset from Amazon (which I long to own), you can check them out on Netflix. Many personal
websites share insight and information about the main character, Brother Cadfael, and the Shrewsbury setting.
I recognized guest actors from other shows I've enjoyed like Anna Friel (Timeline, Bathory, Pushing Daisies), Natasha McElhone (The Secret of Moonacre), Hermione Morris (BBC Spooks) to name a few. Coincidentally, it was filmed in Budapest on a set used by BBC's
Robin Hood - another show I watched with great enthusiasm. Ellis Peters also writes under the pen name Edith Pargeter, whose
The Brothers Gwynedd series I enjoyed about 10 years ago. Love Welsh historic fiction!