Set in 12th century England, the story tells of a young girl who is set to marry a man she does not love, who mysteriously dies.

C a s t

For this episode:

Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael
Tara Fitzgerald as Iveta de Massard
John Bennett as Lazarus The Leper
Sean Pertwee as Hugh Beringar
Peter Copley as Abbot Heribert

Production Credits

Director Graham Theakston
Producer & screenwriter Stephen Smallwood
Music by Colin Towns
based on novels by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter)
TV series of 11 episodes made between 1994 and 1998
Made by Central TV and Carlton TV