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One Corpse Too Many
Season 1, Episode 1
The sleuthing 12th-century monk investigates a murder as the Abbey becomes involved in the war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud. The trail of clues leads him to a cache of hidden treasure and the fleeing daughter of the castle's owner, Godith. Medieval mystery, starring Derek Jacobi
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Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Derek Jacobi
(Actor)
.. Brother Cadfael
Sean Pertwee
(Actor)
.. Hugh Beringar
Peter Copley
(Actor)
.. Abbot Herribert
Michael Culver
(Actor)
.. Prior Robert
Julian Firth
(Actor)
.. Brother Jerome
Christian Burgess
(Actor)
.. Adam Courcelle
Michael Grandage
(Actor)
.. King Stephen
Richard Henders
(Actor)
.. Torold Blund
Juliette Caton
(Actor)
.. Godith/Godric
Jeremy Young
(Actor)
.. Arnulf of Hesdin
David Garfield
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Rhys
Maggie O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Aline Siward
Geoffrey Leesley
(Actor)
.. Sheriff Prestcote
Bill Neville
(Actor)
.. Nicholas Faintree
Nigel Hastings
(Actor)
.. Giles Siward
Robert Oates
(Actor)
.. Edric Flescher
Marlene Sidaway
(Actor)
.. Flescher's Wife
Michael Cadman
(Actor)
.. Maurice Fitzalan
Sandor Teri
(Actor)
.. Adeney
Gregory Body
(Actor)
.. Kitchen Boy
Zoltan Papp
(Actor)
.. Captain Ten Heyt
Albie Woodington
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Warden
Raymond Llewellyn
(Actor)
.. Madog
Graham Theakston
(Director)
Russell Lewis
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Derek Jacobi
(Actor)
.. Brother Cadfael
Born:
October 22, 1938
in
London
Best Known For:
His classical roles.
Early-life:
Derek George Jacobi was born on October 22, 1938, in Leytonstone, east London. His mother was a secretary and his father managed a department store. He is an only child. He became hooked on movies and dancing as a boy and played Hamlet at school, with the production later appearing at the Edinburgh Festival. During his time there, he was invited to meet an agent, who told him that, at 18, he was too young to become a star. Jacobi spent the next three years studying history at Cambridge, where he befriended Ian McKellen and Trevor Nunn.
Career:
Following acclaimed performances at university, Jacobi joined Birmingham Rep. He was spotted by Laurence Olivier, who invited him to join the National Theatre Company. He made his film debut alongside Olivier in 1965's Othello. Since then, Jacobi has continued to make acclaimed appearances on stage and screen. Among his films are The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, Love Is the Devil, Gladiator, Gosford Park, The King's Speech and Hereafter. He inspired Kenneth Branagh to become an actor and worked alongside him in Henry V, Hamlet and Dead Again. Jacobi won a Bafta for I, Claudius in 1977, starred in the medieval-set series Cadfael, played The Master in Doctor Who, is the narrator of In the Night Garden and scored a surprise hit with Last Tango in Halifax.
Quote:
"As an actor conscious that you are in a theatre, you still have to make it look as spontaneous as if you did not know that you are being watched by 1,000 pairs of eyes."
Trivia:
He received a knighthood in 1994.
Sean Pertwee
(Actor)
.. Hugh Beringar
Born:
June 04, 1964
in
London
Best Known For:
Being the son of Doctor Who.
Early-life:
Born June 4, 1964, in London, the second child of actor Jon Pertwee and his German wife Ingeborg. He has an older sister called Dariel. He was raised in Barnes, south-west London, and Ibiza, and had a happy childhood, although he admits to having gone through a wild phase. On leaving school, Pertwee worked behind the scenes for Southern TV, which produced his father's Worzel Gummidge series, but turned to acting when the company folded.
Career:
While awaiting his big break, Pertwee trained as an animator and designed album covers. He worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and made his film debut with a brief role in 1987's Prick Up Your Ears. His appearances in such projects as Blue Juice, Stiff Upper Lips, Cadfael, Cleopatra, Event Horizon, The 51st State and Dog Soldiers turned him into a heart-throb. He was co-owner of production company Natural Nylon with his friends Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Jude Law and Sadie Frost, until its demise in 2003. A prolific voice-over artist, he's also appeared in The Tudors and the Goal movies. His recent projects include UFO, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Elementary and Gotham.
Quote:
"The whole movie star thing, I tell you, mate, it's just not for me."
Trivia:
He has voiced characters in a number of video games.
Peter Copley
(Actor)
.. Abbot Herribert
Michael Culver
(Actor)
.. Prior Robert
Julian Firth
(Actor)
.. Brother Jerome
Christian Burgess
(Actor)
.. Adam Courcelle
Michael Grandage
(Actor)
.. King Stephen
Richard Henders
(Actor)
.. Torold Blund
Juliette Caton
(Actor)
.. Godith/Godric
Jeremy Young
(Actor)
.. Arnulf of Hesdin
David Garfield
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Rhys
Maggie O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Aline Siward
Born:
November 15, 1962
in
Buckinghamshire
Best Known For:
EastEnders and Shameless.
Early-life:
Margaret O'Neill was born in Buckinghamshire on November 15, 1962. She was educated at a convent school and was inspired by a sixth-form drama teacher to take up acting. She went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1985, she appeared in the video for Simply Red's Holding Back the Years, before making her stage debut in Moving Pictures at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
Career:
O'Neill made her big-screen debut in Mona Lisa (1986) and two years later starred in Gorillas in the Mist. Better known for her TV work, she has made guest appearances in a number of programmes and had recurring roles in Take Me Home, Peak Practice, Shameless and EastEnders.
Quote:
"Some people feel guilty if they're not doing something with their day. Not me. I'm a slacker."
Trivia:
She enjoys pilates, yoga and reading.
Geoffrey Leesley
(Actor)
.. Sheriff Prestcote
Bill Neville
(Actor)
.. Nicholas Faintree
Nigel Hastings
(Actor)
.. Giles Siward
Robert Oates
(Actor)
.. Edric Flescher
Marlene Sidaway
(Actor)
.. Flescher's Wife
Michael Cadman
(Actor)
.. Maurice Fitzalan
Sandor Teri
(Actor)
.. Adeney
Gregory Body
(Actor)
.. Kitchen Boy
Zoltan Papp
(Actor)
.. Captain Ten Heyt
Albie Woodington
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Warden
Raymond Llewellyn
(Actor)
.. Madog
Graham Theakston
(Director)
Russell Lewis
(Writer)
