About this programme
3/3. A party of pilgrims is imprisoned within Shrewsbury Abbey on suspicion of murdering an old man whose body is discovered in a sack. Sleuthing monk Cadfael is soon on the scent of the killer, boiling the corpse down to its bones to ascertain the cause of death - and finding a tiny cross that could provide a vital clue. Medieval mystery, starring Derek Jacobi, Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver, Julian Firth and Anthony Green. Last in the series.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Brother Cadfael
- Derek Jacobi
- Prior Robert
- Michael Culver
- Brother Jerome
- Julian Firth
- Lord Hugh Beringar
- Anthony Green
- Abbot Radulfus
- Terrence Hardiman
Crew
- Director
- Ken Grieve
- Writer
- Richard Stoneman
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