The BEST episodes of Cadfael season 3
Every episode of Cadfael season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cadfael season 3!
Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk created by the late Edith Pargeter writing under the pen name of Ellis Peters. A retired crusader disappointed in love, now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Cadfael (played by Derek Jacobi) is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the border country where England meets Wales.
#1 - St Peter's Fair
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/1997
Cadfael puts Hugh Beringar to the test, and Hugh has to choose between loyalty to the king and friendship with Cadfael. Meanwhile, at the annual St Peter's Fair in Shrewsbury, townspeople come into conflict with the Abbey's officers and with visiting merchants. A curfew is ordered, but not fully observed - then Cadfael finds he has a murder to solve.
#2 - The Raven in the Foregate
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/26/1997
Cadfael is on a double murder hunt following the deaths of a pregnant girl and the priest who refused to take her confession.
#3 - The Rose Rent
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/12/1997
The recently-widowed wife, Judith Perle, of a rich merchant becomes the object of interest for the men of Shrewsbury. But then a monk and one of her suitors are murdered.