Cadfael - The Complete Series 4 details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Anthony Green, Derek Jacobi, Terrence Hardiman, Julian Firth, Lee Ingleby, Michael Culver |
| Directors: | Ken Grieve, Mary McMurray |
| Genres: | Drama, Television - Crime, Series/Miniseries |
| Studio: | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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Cadfael - The Complete Series 4 |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 3 hours 46 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 19 Jul 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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superb....................................
By williamsgwynfa (627 reviews) from gwaenysgor , 03 Jun 2008[Highly rated reviewer]
this dvd is superb. Brother Cadfael is a 12th century crusader turned monk turned detective. The stories come from the historical detective books written by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter).
Sir Derek Jacobi brings both the wealth of his experience and skill, and all of his own shrewdness, intelligence, sense of humour and empathy to the role of the medieval Benedictine sleuth. And in doing so, has truly been able to successfully take on the mantle of Brother Cadfael.
Also the Cadfael tv series is tremendously blessed, with a fantastic supporting cast, including Julian Firth as the ambitious and narrow-minded Brother Jerome, Terrence Hardiman as Abbot Radolfus and Sean Pertwee (and later Eoin McCarthy) as Under-Sheriff Hugh Beringar, who joins Cadfael in his investigations whenever, as is so often the case, these transcend the world of monastic life and require the administration of secular justice as well as clerical insight.
The episodes included in this 4th series are:
'The Pilgrim of Hate' (the tenth Chronicle): A cripple, his sister and two brothers on a painful pilgrimage meet at the Abbey during the annual feast of St. Winifred. Soon, the question arises whether religion is primarily penance or faith in God's love of mankind.
'The Potter's Field' (the seventeenth Chronicle): The discovery of the bones of a woman in a field once belonging to a potter turned monk leads Cadfael to unveil a harrowing tale of love, loss and a deadly wager.
'The Holy Thief' (the nineteenth Chronicle): Competitors for the possession of St. Winifred's relics show up in Shrewsbury! Then the holy bones disappear, a monk is found murdered -- and a tonsured troubadour finds his lady love.
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(11)Increasing dardness
By a customer from York , 08 Apr 2009These last thee productions (Series 4) maintain and even increase the darkness, the drama and the tension in these tales of the mediaeval monk, Cadfael, living in his Benedictine community in Shrewsbury.
The political turbulence in the state of the country is part of the background to these stories. Cadfael, with all the breadth of his experience of life, is again called upon to resolve mysterious deaths. His searching for the truth and for justice for the victims leads him constantly to clash with his (sometimes not so wise) superiors, and at times with his friend Hugh Beringar, the Under Sheriff of Shropshire.
Although therse are the final productions in these Cadfael TV dramas, the quality of them remains very good. The sets creating mediaeval Shrewsbury and in the surrounding countryside are excellent and convincing. The acting remains at its usual high standards.- Was this review helpful to you?
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From the books ...
By a customer from Stone , 16 Nov 2008It's not easy adapting a book for film - some things have to get left out. And when the plots are as tightly constructed as thiose of 'Ellis Peters', it's the delightful little details that can go.
Nevertheless, these (4 series altogether) are worth taking on board. As themselves, they're not bad. The twelfth century seems a bit too clean for my liking - at least we don't have smelly-vision. And the position of the monk-sleuth is a touch too assertive within the Order for my interpretation. But I suppose it has to be that way to move the plots along to fit in the allocated time.
Read it first or see it first? Um. Dunno. Too personal a choice (and anyway I read it first anyway, long befiore it appeared on screen).- Was this review helpful to you?
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great drama
By lcfc (70 reviews) from Cannock , 10 Oct 2008first rate drama from this series of a 12th centuary monk- Was this review helpful to you?
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I wish there were more...
By a customer from Rickmansworth , 28 Jun 2008I've seen all the Cadfael series, and I wish there were more!
These thrillers are original, often thoughtful, with deeply moving moments, clever twists, and a powerful recreation of life in the middle ages.- Was this review helpful to you?
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superb....................................
By williamsgwynfa (627 reviews) from gwaenysgor , 03 Jun 2008[Highly rated reviewer]
this dvd is superb. Brother Cadfael is a 12th century crusader turned monk turned detective. The stories come from the historical detective books written by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter).
Sir Derek Jacobi brings both the wealth of his experience and skill, and all of his own shrewdness, intelligence, sense of humour and empathy to the role of the medieval Benedictine sleuth. And in doing so, has truly been able to successfully take on the mantle of Brother Cadfael.
Also the Cadfael tv series is tremendously blessed, with a fantastic supporting cast, including Julian Firth as the ambitious and narrow-minded Brother Jerome, Terrence Hardiman as Abbot Radolfus and Sean Pertwee (and later Eoin McCarthy) as Under-Sheriff Hugh Beringar, who joins Cadfael in his investigations whenever, as is so often the case, these transcend the world of monastic life and require the administration of secular justice as well as clerical insight.
The episodes included in this 4th series are:
'The Pilgrim of Hate' (the tenth Chronicle): A cripple, his sister and two brothers on a painful pilgrimage meet at the Abbey during the annual feast of St. Winifred. Soon, the question arises whether religion is primarily penance or faith in God's love of mankind.
'The Potter's Field' (the seventeenth Chronicle): The discovery of the bones of a woman in a field once belonging to a potter turned monk leads Cadfael to unveil a harrowing tale of love, loss and a deadly wager.
'The Holy Thief' (the nineteenth Chronicle): Competitors for the possession of St. Winifred's relics show up in Shrewsbury! Then the holy bones disappear, a monk is found murdered -- and a tonsured troubadour finds his lady love.
well worth watching.- Was this review helpful to you?
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