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Cadfael: Season 1

4 episodes Premiered May 29, 1994 Updated Jul 21, 2026

Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

One Corpse Too Many

May 29, 1994 · 75 min

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

S1·E2 Core

The Sanctuary Sparrow

Jun 5, 1994 · 75 min

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

S1·E3 Core

The Leper of St. Giles

Jun 12, 1994 · 76 min

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, Cad

S1·E4 Mytharc

Monk's Hood

Jun 19, 1994 · 75 min

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 t