The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
Cast:Derek Jacobi , Michael Culver , Julian Firth , Terrence Hardiman , Mark Charnock , Albie Woodington , Eoin McCarthy , Sean Pertwee , Peter Copley , Raymond Llewellyn , Anthony Green , Gábor Urmai , Sarah Badel , Shane Hickmott , Steven Beard , Robin Laing , Julian Glover , John Bennett
Ramsey Abbey in Cambridgeshire puts in a claim for the remains of St. Winifred, whose reliquary is the object of prayer and lucrative donations to Shrewsbury Abbey.
A year after Brother Ruald answers his vocation and becomes a monk at Shrewsbury, a body, believed to be his deserted wife, is unearthed near his cottage.
Cripples Day draws many to Shrewsbury, including a few con artists, and a dead old man hidden in a sack.