Excellent historical series as well & on our PBS stations. I have not found a historical flaw in the series re our 1 St civil war,between the Empress Maud rightful heir & King Stephen. I also agree on a par with, The Name of the Rose. In a message dated 1/20/2008 9:50:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We've talked about other favorite TV series here, but one that I don't think has come up is Cadfael. Anyone else here a fan? For the uninitiated, Cadfael was an ITV production of a TV series based on the popular Brother Cadfael novels by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter). As novels, these stories often border on the masterful; on the TV screen they often do as well, thanks mainly to the amazing Derek Jacobi. You might remember him and his acting ability from I, Claudius, arguably one of the best television series ever created. In this series, Derek Jacoby gets to play a Welsh monk living in an English Benedictine Abbey. Brother Cadfael is a monk with a past -- he was a Crusader in the Middle East, and has both lived life fully and taken life away. He's one of the most complex and wonderful characters I have ever encountered in spiritual literature, easily on a par with his fellow Benedictine Brother William of Baskerville in The Name of the Rose. If you're at all drawn to wondering what life would be like in a Benedictine monastery in 1135 for a person with sensibilities not unlike some of the seasoned seekers on Fairfield Life, this is the TV series for you. Plus, each episode is a murder mystery. What is not to like about that? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadfael To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
