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. . . RUNNING TIME => 6hrs. and 58mins. ©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Publication Year: 2021