Cadfael is a British mystery television series that aired on ITV between 29 May 1994 and 28 December 1998, based on The Cadfael Chronicles novels written by Ellis Peters.

Cadfael: With Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman. The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of …

The stories focus on Cadfael, a medieval detective who aids the law by investigating and solving murders in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.

Cadfael (Sir Derek Jacobi) is a monk at the grand Shrewsbury Abbey during the 12th century, having turned his back on the great crusades where he served as a soldier and sailor.

Watch Cadfael Free Online | Based on “The Cadfael Chronicles” book series, a medieval crusader-turned-Benedictine monk investigates mysteries in a war-torn English village.

The character of Cadfael himself is a Welsh Benedictine monk living at Shrewsbury Abbey, in western England, in the first half of the 12th century. The h...

Name origin and pronunciation Cadfael is a Welsh name derived from the words cad ("battle") and mael ("prince"). [4] Peters wrote that she found the name "Cadfael" only once in the records, …