Comments on: Brother Cadfael series…..

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:15:47 +0000

I loved the Brother Cadfael books and the movies are a wonderful adaptation of them; Derek Jacobi is a wonderful actor. I only wish they would make some of Peters' other mysteries into movies as well – Black is the Colour of My True Love's Heart has long been a favorite of mine.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:02:41 +0000

Hi Gary,
This is a bit late (! – 3 years) but I just stumbled across this question. I believe the reference was to "sortes" and it occurs in The Holy Thief.
You're probably not still out there, but what the heck…

By: Danna - cozy mystery list

Danna - cozy mystery list — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:29:07 +0000

Thanks, Nina, for the suggestion about Penman's Henry & Eleanor Trilogy.

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:58:18 +0000

For those to whom the historical setting of the Cadfael series is more of a mystery than the plots, you might find another historical novel very helpful.

"When Christ and His Angels Slept" by Sharon Kay Penmann deals with the same period as the Cadfael books. Penmann has brought this complicated, confusing time to light and life. Her story is told from the viewpoints of both the Empress Maud and her cousin King Stephen. The author is compassionate to both rulers, while illustrating the devastating destruction the war between them wrought upon the people of England.

I read this after reading the Cadfael series, and then went back and re-read all of the Peters books again. Lo, the history finally made sense!

By: Juan A

Juan A — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:35:35 +0000

It will be a great pleasure to see the brother Cadfael series starting with the first one, I am sure it got better and better, I only saw a couple of episodes and was delighted with the characters, please bring the series back.

By: Danna - cozy mystery list

Danna - cozy mystery list — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:33:10 +0000

That's right… At last count there were three Hughs…

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:09:33 +0000

Brother Cadfael is a wonderful character–both in Peters' novels and the ITV series. Jacobi was a perfect Cadfael–just as he was a perfect Claudius. The man is a genius. The locations in the series are extraordinary. However, in an interview I saw long ago, with Jacobi, he speculated that the high cost of production (due to the locations) may well have contributed to the end of the TV series. I still hope that they can complete it (and even develop additional scripts) with Jacobi in the title role. Sure would like to see him hook up with Olivier de Bretagne again! (I'll leave it at that for those of you who haven't yet seen/read the stories.) The only drawback to the series was the constant change in actors portraying Hugh Beringar. The other secondary characters (and the actors portraying) them are wonderful! The warm and loving Father Abbot Radulfus, the stern Prior Robert, the irksome Brother Jerome, and the lovable Brother Oswin are all rich characters who contribute enormously to the series.

By: Danna - cozy mystery list

Danna - cozy mystery list — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:09:10 +0000

Hi Suzanne,

I'm glad the site has helped with your display... and I truly hope that you can turn more people on to Ellis Peters. It's a shame that her works are such well-kept secrets!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:57:08 +0000

I'm a librarian and a small rural branch in Louisiana. For October I'm creating a display of "Cozy Mysteries" and this website has been a fantastic resource! I also wanted to say that I LOVE Cadfael, the TV Show and books. Ellis Peters isn't celebrated enough and I'm sad to say that my library only has about 4 of her books (and they haven't been checked out much). It's one of my goals to get more people into her so she'll be front and center of the display. Also, for those of you who want to watch the show, netflix (www.netflix.com) has all the episodes for rent via their online service.

By: Danna - cozy mystery list

Danna - cozy mystery list — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:58:15 +0000

Gary….

Well, I told you that I would think about this…

My husband and I just finished watching "Holy Thief" (one of the Brother Cadfael movies with Derek Jacobi) and halfway (+/-) through the DVD, Brother Cadfael explains to Hugh Beringar about the "Trial by the Bible" (Absortes Bíblica)… wherein disputes are settled by randomly opening the bible and each person in the dispute pointing to a passage (while being blindfolded) in order to determine who is the person in the right.