Cadfael. The holy thief / a co-production for Carlton Productions and WGBH/Boston ; screenplay, Ben Rostul ; producer, Stephen Smallwood ; director, Ken Grieve ; executive producers, Rob Pursey, Rebecca Eaton.
Derek Jacobi, Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Anthony Green, George Irving, Richard Lintern, Benedict Sandiford, Louise Delamere, Frank Baker, Natasha Pyne, Neil Caple, Jonathan Tafler. Based on The holy thief by Ellis Peters. Originally broadcast on British television in 1998. Also issued as part of the box set: Cadfael, Set IV. Special features: "Ellis Peters" biography; "Sir Derek Jacobi" audio interview; Production scrapbook; Historical background notes; Filmographies.
Contents:
Holy thief -- Pilgrim of hate -- Potter's field.
Summary:
Brothers from Ramsey come to Shrewsbury looking for money to rebuild their monastery, which has been ransacked by rebel soldiers. They claim that a loan of Saint Winifred's Holy Relics, which are housed at Shrewsbury, would be suitable generosity. Cadfael and the Abbot opt to provide the men with a gift of precious gems instead. Then, during a cataclysmic night of violent storms, the Holy Relics disappear. Cadfael is dispatched to recover them and unearths a wrong much greater than he had expected.
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