The BEST episodes of Cadfael season 1
Every episode of Cadfael season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cadfael season 1!
Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk created by the late Edith Pargeter writing under the pen name of Ellis Peters. A retired crusader disappointed in love, now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Cadfael (played by Derek Jacobi) is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the border country where England meets Wales.
#1 - Monk's Hood
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/19/1994
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.
#2 - The Sanctuary Sparrow
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/1994
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.
#3 - One Corpse Too Many
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/29/1994
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.
#4 - The Leper of St. Giles
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/1994
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.