Brother Cadfael: A BBC Radio Collection of three full-cast dramatisations

Three BBC radio dramatisations of Ellis Peters' much-loved medieval murder mysteries featuring monk-cum-sleuth Brother CadfaelA onetime 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 HoodBrother 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 IceIn the winter of 1139, Cadfael sets out through snowbound Shropshire to find a missing boy and his sister. Dead Man's Ransom1141. 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... Starring Philip Madoc as Cadfael, with supporting casts including Michael Hordern, Michael Kitchen and Susannah York, these thrilling tales of murder, mystery and intrigue bring the turbulent world of 12th Century Shrewsbury superbly to life. Monk's HoodBrother Cadfael - Philip MadocNarrator - Michael HordernBrother Mark - Ian TargettFr Heribert - Timothy BatesonPrior Robert - Geoffrey WhiteheadMeurig - Kenneth PriceRichildis Bonel - Pat HeywoodBrother Rhys/Judge - Norman JonesAelfric - Mark StrakerBrother Edmund - Timothy CarltonBrother Petrus - Fraser KerrBrother Jerome - Andrew WincottSergeant - Ian HoggAldith - Jane WhittenshawSibil Bellecote - Petra MarkhamEdwy Bellecote - Stephen GarlickEdwin Gurney - Richard PearceHugh Beringar - Alan BarkerIfor ap Morgan - Michael TurnerBrother Barnabas - Terence EdmondGroom - Nigel CarringtonDramatised by Bert CoulesProduced by Lissa EvansFirst broadcast in 1991. The Virgin in the IceBrother Cadfael - Philip MadocNarrator - Michael HordernHugh Beringar - Douglas HodgeOlivier - Raad RawiErmina - Moira BuffiniIves - Dean MagriAbbot Radulfus - John ChurchLeonard - Leonard FentonElyas - Crispin LettsBoterel - Andrew WincottButton - Eric AllanPorter - Steve HodsonLe Gaucher - Peter LairdAxeman/Sergeant - Peter GunnOutlaw - Jonathan AdamsSergeant - Jonathan TaflerWith David Holt, Ann Windsor, Julian Rhind-Tutt, John Fleming and Kate BinchyDramatised by Bert CoulesProduced by Phil ClarkeMusic by Peter SalemFirst broadcast in 1992. Dead Man's RansomBrother Cadfael - Philip MadocSister Magdalen - Susannah YorkHugh Beringar - Jonathan TaflerElis - Jason HughesRadulfus - Trevor PeacockHerbard/Edmund/Ithel - Shaun PrendergastAline - Lorien HaynesLad/Villager - David HoltNarrator - Michael KitchenMelicent - Katy OdeyPrince Owain - Sion ProbertCristina - Siobhan FlynnEliud - Mark Lewis JonesMaurice/Rhys/Griffri - Douglas BlackwellAnion - Matthew MorganDramatised by Bert CoulesProduced by Neil CargillMusic by Peter SalemFirst broadcast in 1995.