Cadfael - The Complete Collection - Series 1 To 4 (DVD 2004)

This is a really good DVD collection and good for the entire family. There is not really any violence and nothing sexual, so makes for a great DVD for everyone!
I decided to buy it because I enjoyed the Cadfael series on television. I can't really say there is anything I don't like about it, other than I wish there were more episodes!
Anyone who remotely liked Cadfael will love this collection.

I like the book series very much. I didn't expect the TV episodes to be copies exactly, but I certainly expected better. The episodes which stuck closest to the books worked well. Some were poor. The Pilgrim of Hate was butchered. Overall, I was disappointed.

I thought that Cadfael was played as an abrasive policeman, grabbing all the attention and glory. Hugh Beringar was largely sidelined and poorly presented. Having three different actors play the role didn;t help.

Brother Cadfael (Derek Jacobi) became a monk later in life, having fought in the Crusades. He keeps the monastery's herb garden and ministers to the sick. He is also the one who challenges ideas and perceptions, and solves the mysteries of Shrewsbury using the classic detective skills of common sense, logic and observation. This series is destined to become genuine classic. This is british drama at its absolute zenith: superbly written and performed by a brilliant cast.

My only complaint is that not all of the Cadfael stories by Ellis Peters were adapted for television. 13 episodes just isn't enough, please let us have more...

This box set will become a true classic,superbly written and performed this is British Drama at its best. Sir Derk Jacobi gives a memerable performance which is well support by some of britains character actors along with up and coming actors who have become houshold names since the series was made.
It is only a pity that all of the Cadfel stories where not produced.
This box set is great for all the family. A CLASSIC 10/10.

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A great collection of stories that if nothing else show that detection is more about knowing your people than application of technology.
So well acted and gentle.
You may find this undemanding and slow moving but you try to solve the riddle first. The clues are all there.
I found them very entertaining.

It is a very good dramatisation of a fantastic series of books. The lead actor is fantastic with great supporting actors. Well worth it

Watched a couple of stories on TV, and read several books, so I had to buy this. The characterisations, and settings are superb, with Derek Jacobi as the totally convincing medieval sleuth. An absolute must...

My Mother wanted the collection of the Cadfael series. I found it on ebay and was able to give it to her for her birthday. It was a sealed box collection which was great for a present

We love this collection so much that when we switched to dvd's we gave the vhs ones to a member of the family who now enjoys them. The whole family sits down to watch them it stimulates your mind and is a great way of relaxing watching how a crime is solved using herbs and old fashioned logic, We really do recommend this one the only down side is who inherites the dvd's between two avid cadfael watchers and followed closely by a third.

An excellent medieval drama, which also makes an excellent detective series. Great scripts and acting.

i bought the dvd for my husband, who watched the series when it was on tv he was very pleased with it he has enjoyed watching them again

What a pity only 13 of the books by Ellis Peters were presented in this series. She wrote many more and I would happily buy the lot on DVD. Fabulous series.

Brother Cadfael (Derek Jacobi) joined the monastery later in life, having fought in the Crusades. He keeps the monastery's herb garden and ministers to the sick. He is also the one who challenges ideas and perceptions, and solves the mysteries of Shrewsbury using common sense, logic and observation. No fingerprints, ballistics, SOCOs or crime labs here. The pace is quite different in the 12th century, which in some ways heightens the mystery.

I purchased this set of DVDs to form part of my TV Drama collection.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the series on the TV and was very pleased to see this set for sale at a very reasonable price. I am now going through the set one by one and again enjoying watching the classic production and excellent acting.

We don't have television so I had not seen these programmes. Having read all the Cadfael books by Ellis Peters, I found that these episodes are not 100% true to the books but they are most enjoyable nonetheless!
In the second story, "The Sanctuary Sparrow", it was amusing to see the corpse BREATHING while Cadfeal examined him! His paunch rose and fell visibly.
Derek Jacobi is great as Cadfael.....I was a bit disappointed with Hugh Beringer, though......not as manly as I'd imagined him from the books.

I had missed quite a few episodes as the wife dose not like it.So having brought it, i overdosed on the collection, watching it all in a few days.The acting was excellent as you would expect from Jacobi.Each episode is a complete story.Knowing a bit of the history of the time is ahelp but not essential.

cadfael is enjoyed by all my family it is fairly accurate in the time it was set and there truly was this conflict going on in the striving of power and
the need of truth in all dealings is promelgated

Cadfeal is so full of atmosphere and drama that it is a joy to watch again and again. You really get a feel for the era and Derek Jacobi in the lead role is absolutely superb. Watching him solve crimes using the limited resources available to him puts modern programmes like CSI to shame. Alright he doesn't have modern gadgets to help him catch the bad guys and maybe his conclusions wouldn't stand up in a modern day court of law but it gives a realistic enough view of life in medieval times to keep the watcher entertained for hours. Cadfeal is a true champion of the underdog wether it be damsels in distress or knights in slightly tarnished armour.