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1. Casualties of War

Cadfael The Virgin in the Ice
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Shrewsbury, 1139. Monk sleuth, Brother Cadfael, seeks a missing brother and sister. Ellis Peters鈥� thriller stars Philip Madoc.

Shrewsbury, Winter in the year 1139: Amid a civil war, medieval sleuth Brother Cadfael sets out to find a missing boy and his sister.

Starring Philip Madoc as Brother Cadfael.

Written by Ellis Peters.

Dramatised in five parts by Bert Coules.

Narrator 鈥� Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael 鈥� Philip Madoc
Hugh Beringar 鈥�. Douglas Hodge
Leonard 鈥�. Leonard Fenton
Olivier 鈥�. Raad Rawi
Ermina 鈥�. Moira Buffini
Ives 鈥�. Dean Magri
Elyas 鈥�. Crispin Letts
Abbot Radulfus 鈥�. John Church

Other parts played by:

Jonathan Tafler
Steve Hodson
Eric Allen
Julian Rhind-Tutt
David Holt

Music by Peter Salem.

Producer: Phil Clarke.

First broadcast on 91福利社 Radio 4 in October 1992.

30 minutes

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