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A 3-Disc Collection
St. Peter's Fair
Sir Derek Jacobi stars as Brother Cadfael, the intuitive crime-solving monk of medieval Shrewsbury, in this murderous tale from the popular PBS Mystery! series. Cadfael must investigate the murders of two visiting merchants who upset the festivities in Shrewsbury. Local tradesmen have plenty of motive for murder, but Cadfael suspects something more than just greed and jealousy at play. When the true cause of the violence is exposed, Cadfael finds himself at the wrong end of an old friend's sword.
The Devil's Novice
Seen on the PBS Mystery! series, this tale of cowardice and treachery stars Sir Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael, the intuitive crime-solving monk of medieval Shrewsbury. Cadfael questions the motives of a young man who turns up at the Abbey to join as a novice, and suspicions are heightened when the half-burnt body of a missing cleric is uncovered in the woods. While the young man admits to the crime, Cadfael's investigation flushes out untruths and a tortured family story.
The Virgin In The Ice
In one of his most celebrated roles ever, Sir Derek Jacobi plays the shrewd and intuitive medieval monk who turns to his knowledge of medicine and nature to clear the name of a much-loved novice and discover the truth behind the death of a young woman found frozen at the bottom of a brook. In unraveling this haunting mystery, Cadfael begins to understand that his days as a man of the world aren't so easily left in the past.
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