"The Rose Rent" adaptation makes some changes from the book. Our only actual gripe is that Sean Pertwee did not continue his role as Hugh Beringer throughout the entire 13 episodes. The episodes aired in the UK from 1994 to 1998. Guest stars in this series include Ronan Vibert, Christien Anholt, Julian Glover, Louisa Millwood-Haigh, Ian Reddington, Ian McNeice, John Dallimore, Daniel Betts and Anna Friel. In the series of novels, the two men are friends. I was drawn to the series when I saw Derek Jacobi's face on the cover of a VHS. If there is one flaw to this series, it is that they quit before they made all of the novels into teleplays. Cadfael is a medieval detective series set in mid-12th Century Shrewsbury against the backdrop of a devastating civil war. Cadfael and a deputation of monks from Shrewsbury are dispatched to Wales to recover the remains of martyred St. Winifred over the objections of the local lord and residents. Herluin seizes on this as an excuse to extract the saint's lucrative relics from Shrewsbury, which since acquiring the relics has been receiving hefty sums in donations from pilgrims praying for intercession from St. Winifred. I know that due to the 'translation' from book to TV series some things may have got 'cut'! An unpopular Puritanical priest new to Shrewsbury refuses to give a pregnant young girl absolution resulting in her apparent suicide. The bound-leather look of the collection is nice, even if it's obviously not mediaeval. Characters get missed out or changed, as do some incidents. In the climax of the adaptation, Brother Columbanus' confession is drawn out by less supernatural means than in the novel. An English actor was born on  June 4, 1964, in  London, England, UK. A show about a detective/monk in the middle ages is not immediately appealing to most people. It is truly unlike anything I've seen before, and I wish there were more like it. This is a great, great show. So as not to stray too much off topic, I'd actually give Cadfeal a 10/10. Produced by ITV Central, it starred Derek Jacobi as the medieval detective and title character, Brother Cadfael. When a cruel middle-aged baron and a beautiful wealthy orphan are to be wed at the abbey, it comes as no surprise when the sadistic nobleman is found strangled to death. A literate and highbrow series about a medieval herbalist monk who uses his knowledge to solve crimes. The titles are from books by Ellis Peters, who wrote The Cadfael Chronicles. "One Corpse too Many" starts with the execution of a garrison of men by King Stephen, and in the midst of all this confusion a murderer tries to pass his victim off as one of the executed. Now that all 13 episodes of (Sir) Derek Jacobi's landmark mystery series "Cadfael" are now available in a single package, it's time to give this treasure a good look. The monastery grounds are filled with pilgrims, mostly the lame and the seriously ill, who are there for Cripples Day hoping to be miraculously cured. Shrewsbury's Abbot Radulfus has reluctantly agreed to loan out his saint when a bequest arrives for Tutilo: Lady Donata has left him a necklace so valuable that they can afford to rebuild Ramsey Abbey, though that does not seem to have been her intent. After that, he attended  Sunbury College. The television programmes were filmed in Hungary, as the original abbey in Shrewsbury no longer stands, just the church. Then after he co-owned the Natural Nylon film production company along with Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewan McGregor and company folded in 2003. Till now he has not been any parts of the controversy and rumor. The complete series was released on DVD on 24 August 2009. However, his son Gilbert expired four days later because of premature birth. Are there any more in the series? Besides that, he is 6′ feet tall with unknown body mass. The monastery and its surrounding lands (supposedly quite vast) are up for grabs for the monarchs, though Cadfael's monastery is part of the land of one of the monarchs (or at least claimed by one of the monarchs) at the time of the show--Empress Maud is the putative ruler of the abby, BUT CAdfael's monastery and lands are technically neutral and this neutrality is another premise that motivates the characters and their actions. So I rather watch the series on his own merits - and let be honest - it's a great series. This is a great show of 12 or 13 compelling episodes, whose excellence is proved by the fact that multiple viewings of individual episodes yield rich rewards and the show maintains its thematic, character and plot potency from viewing to viewing. Guest stars in this series include George Irving, Benedict Sandiford, Louise Delamere, Natasha Pyne, Jonathan Tafler, Richard Lintern, Gregor Truter and Sioned Jones. He portrayed Brutus in the Hallmark Channel film Cleopatra in 1999. This series is interesting for many reasons. More interesting and much less voyeuristic than CSI and kindred shows. Many of the plots involve characters' allegiances, at least as jumping off points. I've watched all four sets of episodes in the "Cadfael" series, and I've also read the novels that each episode is based on, and I must say that the novels are much better. As part of their friendship, Cadfael becomes godfather to Hugh and Adeney's son, a position that gives Cadfael many opportunites to leave the monastery, when the walls close in too tightly. It is based on the entertaining and popular series of novels by Ellis Peters, the pseudonym of Edith Pargeter. Perhaps the changing 'face' of the Hugh could be for some viewers a problem. There are two Queen Maud fugitives being chased by some of the nastier knights. He is the son of Jon Pertwee,  a comedy actor and known for his starring roles in Doctor Who, Worzel Gummidge and the German second wife Ingeborg Rhoesa. However, the most remarkable difference between the novels and their dramatizations are the way the characters are portrayed: In general, the characters are displayed in a much more sympathetic light in the novels than they are in the dramatizations. There is an extended prologue showing Clemence's overnight stay at Aspley, where he alienates everyone with his arrogant and patronizing manner, except Rosanna, who flirts with him shamelessly. Hugh Beringar travels out of Shrewsbury, leaving his less-subtle deputy, Sergeant Warden, in charge, who repeatedly clashes with Cadfael over the solution to Clemence's murder.