The Virgin in the Ice

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Cadfael

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Adaptations of Ellis Peters' medieval murder mysteries starring Philip Madoc.

Adaptations of Ellis Peters' medieval murder mysteries starring Philip Madoc as the Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth.

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Cadfael: The Virgin in the Ice: 1. Casualties of War

1. Casualties of War

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Shrewsbury, 1139. The detective monk sets out to find a missing brother and sister.

Shrewsbury, 1139. Monk sleuth, Brother Cadfael, seeks a missing brother and sister. Ellis Peters’ thriller stars Philip Madoc.

Shrewsbury, Winter in the year 1139: Amid a civil war, medieval sleuth Brother Cadfael sets out to find a missing boy and his sister. 

Starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.

Written by Ellis Peters.

Dramatised in five parts by Bert Coules. 

Narrator … Sir Michael Hordern 
Brother Cadfael … Philip Madoc
Hugh Beringar …. Douglas Hodge
Leonard …. Leonard Fenton
Olivier …. Raad Rawi
Ermina …. Moira Buffini
Ives …. Dean Magri
Elyas ….  Crispin Letts
Abbot Radulfus ….  John Church

Other parts played by: 

Jonathan Tafler
Steve Hodson
Eric Allen
Julian Rhind-Tutt
David Holt  

Music by Peter Salem.

Producer: Phil Clarke. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.

Cadfael: The Virgin in the Ice

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In the winter of 1139, Brother Cadfael sets out to find a missing boy and his sister

In the winter of 1139 and amid civil war, Brother Cadfael sets out to find a missing boy and his sister

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