Herbert Wise

This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors.. Breaking all conventional rules of drama, Shakespeare creates neither a clear-cut hero nor a Villain. Instead, this great tragedy presents complicated human beings...

Cadfael, a Benedictine monk at an abbey in Middle Ages Shrewsbury, solves crimes and murders; In this episode, an obnoxious merchant is murdered at the abbey's fair and Cadfael suspects more than robbery.