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Cadfael: Season 3

3 episodes Premiered Aug 12, 1997 Updated Oct 5, 2026
Previously on Cadfael

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Cadfael Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (1): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

The Rose Rent

Aug 12, 1997 · 75 min

The recently-widowed wife, Judith Perle, of a rich merchant becomes the object of interest for the men of Shrewsbury. But then a monk and one of her suitors are murdered.

S3·E2 Core

St. Peter's Fair

Aug 19, 1997 · 76 min

Cadfael puts Hugh Beringar to the test, and Hugh has to choose between loyalty to the king and friendship with Cadfael. Meanwhile, at the annual St. Peter's Fair in Shrewsbury, tow

S3·E3 Mytharc

The Raven in the Foregate

Aug 26, 1997 · 74 min

Cadfael is on a double murder hunt following the deaths of a pregnant girl and the priest who refused to take her confession.

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