7.7/10416 votes#1 - One Corpse Too Many
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/29/1994
Brother Cadfael has settled down to a quiet religious life at Shrewsbury Abbey after an adventurous, and far from monastic, youth. But when he uncovers a murder, he turns detective to solve the crime.
Director: N/A
Writer: Russell Lewis
7.8/10325 votes#2 - The Sanctuary Sparrow
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/1994
When Shrewsbury's goldsmith is robbed and left for dead, the locals launch a witch-hunt. Pursued by the mob, the prime suspect, a young juggler who performed at the wedding of the goldsmith's son, seeks sanctuary at the Abbey. But as Cadfael investigates, a second body is found floating in the River Severn.
Director: N/A
Writer: Russell Lewis
8.0/10309 votes#3 - The Leper of St. Giles
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/1994
A great wedding is to take place at the Abbey, between a beautiful young girl and a powerful baron. But this is no love match, and when the baron disappears before the wedding, Cadfael is on the case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10276 votes#4 - Monk's Hood
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/19/1994
A rich landowner cuts his stepson out of his will to leave his fortune to Shrewsbury Abbey, and is found poisoned. When Cadfael is called in to investigate, he is shocked to find that the dead man's wife is his own childhood sweetheart, whom he has not seen for forty years.
Director: N/A
Writer: Russell Lewis
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Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk. A retired crusader disappointed in love, and now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury...
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"One Corpse Too Many" is the best rated episode of "Cadfael" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 416 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Russell Lewis, it aired on 5/29/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Sanctuary Sparrow".