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As IMDb celebrates its 30th birthday, we have The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery shows to get you ready for those pivotal years of your life Get some streaming picks. Title: The Virgin in the Ice 26 Dec A young nun is found violated and murdered, while the brother and sister she was escorting have disappeared. A mysterious forest ranger dedicates himself to rescuing the children, while Brother Oswin blames himself for Sister Hilaria's death. Cadfael must identify the killer and do what he can to aid in the children's rescue. The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery by mama. This episode of Cadfael is a bit different from the norm. While there is a body and a crime to solve, so much of the show consists of Cadfael and others searching through the winter snows for people who might have been killed by a gang of brigands who are terrorizing the countryside. However, well into this search a few horrible discoveries are made among the many victims of these marauders. First, Cadfael's assistant, Oswin, is found nearly dead. He's delirious and what exactly happened with him in uncertain--but naturally, Brother Jerome behaves like a judgmental idiot what else is new there? A bit later, a naked dead woman is discovered in the ice. When the ice is thawed, they discover she's a missing nun poorly named 'Hilaria' --a nun who has been raped and murdered. Could Oswin be responsible for this? If you ask Jerome, the answer is of course! Can Cadfael tease out exactly what occurred? For the most part, this is a decent but not especially great episode. You learn some secret about Cadfael and his life during the Crusade I can say not more--just watch this one for yourself and you'll know what I mean. Well worth seeing and, as usual, impeccably made and written. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Season 2 Episode 1. All Episodes A mysterious forest ranger dedicates himself to rescuing the children, while Director: Malcolm Mowbray. Available on Amazon. Added to Watchlist. Our Stuff on DVD. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Photos Add Image. Edit Cast Episode cast overview, first billed only: Derek Jacobi Brother Cadfael Mark Charnock Brother Oswin Terrence Hardiman Abbot Radulfus Michael Culver Prior Robert The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery Firth Brother Jerome Valentine Pelka Richard Boterel Eoin McCarthy Hugh Beringar Robert Cavanah Le Gaucher Amelia Curtis Ermina Hugonin Albie Woodington Sergeant Warden William Mannering Yves Hugonin Guy Oliver-Watts John Orvel Tim Barker Edit Storyline A young nun is found violated and murdered, while the brother and sister she was escorting have disappeared. Edit Did You Know? Brother Oswin : You can. You must. Here, take my cloak, Sister Hilaria. Look, Sister, look. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Add the first question. Edit Details Country: UK. Language: English. Runtime: 76 min DVD. Color: Color. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. Brother Cadfael. Brother Oswin. Abbot Radulfus. Hugh Beringar. Oliver de Bretagne as Robert Cavanagh. Ermina Hugonin. Sister Hilaria as Eva Madarasz. "Mystery!: Cadfael" The Virgin in the Ice (TV Episode ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

A young nun is The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery violated and murdered, while the brother and sister she was escorting have disappeared. A mysterious forest ranger dedicates himself to rescuing the children, while Brother Oswin blames himself for Sister Hilaria's death. Cadfael must identify the killer and do what he can to aid in the children's rescue. On a cold winter's night, Brother Oswin is attacked by several men and left for dead in the snow. He is found and brought to the Abbey but is unconscious most of the time only waking occasionally, raving and crying out in terror. There are bandits in the area attacking travelers and some of the farmers and everyone assumes they are the ones The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery attacked Oswin. They learn that he had met a nun, Sister Hilaria and her two wards Yves and Ermina Hugonin, on the road and accompanied them to their destination, the manor of Robert Botteril, who Ermina is to marry. The bandits attacked in the night however with Oswin and Sister Hilaria being separated from the children. They spent the night together in an old barn and it was during this time that Oswin was attacked. In looking for the children in the forest, Brother Cadfael finds the dead Sister Hileria, violated and frozen in the ice from a stream. The children are found and the monks learn of a good Samaritan who is rescuing people in the forest. It is left to Brother Cadfael however to determine who attacked Sister Hilaria and clear Brother Oswin who stands accused of the crime. Sign In. Edit Mystery! Jump to: Summaries 2 Synopsis 1. The synopsis below may give away important plot points. Edit page. Our Stuff on DVD. Share this page:. Clear your history. "Mystery!: Cadfael" The Virgin in the Ice (TV Episode ) - Plot Summary - IMDb

The Virgin The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery the Ice is a medieval mystery novel by Ellis Petersset in late It is the sixth novel in The Cadfael Chroniclesfirst published in in literature. The novel is set in real places in England during the Anarchythe period of civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maud. The wars and disorder allow marauders with no loyalty to either faction to pillage and burn. Reviews at the time of publication were generally positive. The plot was commended, as Cadfael did his "usual astute detective work" as was the historical detail, "Peters' reliable medieval performance as always", but "the formula is starting to show slight signs of fatigue. In Novemberthe Empress's armies have attacked and pillaged Worcester. Among those who fled the city were two noble children in the Benedictine Order's care and a nun. They have vanished. The children's uncle and guardian, a supporter of the Empress, is refused permission to enter the King's lands to search for them. As the first snowstorms of winter sweep the countryside, Brother Cadfael of Shrewsbury Abbey goes to the Benedictine Priory at Bromfield near Ludlow to treat a monk who has been attacked and left for dead. The injured Brother, Elyas, babbles about a party of refugees who might well be those sought. Cadfael sends word to Shrewsbury and rides into the snow-covered countryside to search for them. The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery finds one, the boy Yves Hugonin, sheltering with a forester. As they ride to Bromfield, Yves tells Cadfael that his headstrong sister Ermina eloped four nights previously, and he became lost in the woods when he tried to pursue them. As they cross a frozen stream, Cadfael sees the body of a young woman frozen into the ice. Fearing it is that of Ermina, he conceals his discovery from Yves. Joined by his friend, Deputy Sheriff Hugh Beringar, he retrieves the body from the ice. It does not match the description of Ermina and Yves identifies it as Ermina's tutor, Sister Hilaria. The smallholding where Hilaria and the children had sheltered has been attacked and The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery by brigands, although the smallholder is safe at nearby Cleeton. His place was destroyed on the night of the first heavy snow. Sister Hilaria had left with Brother Elyas a few hours before. Beringar also hears of a dark, armed stranger dressed as a commoner who has been enquiring after the Hugonin children. The king's retainer in Ludlow tells Beringar that the brigands have attacked other isolated settlements, committing indiscriminate murder. Cadfael surmises that Elyas and Hilaria were two of their chance victims. One of the destroyed settlements was the manor of Callowleas, which belonged to Evrard Boterel, Ermina's suitor. He and Ermina fled to Ledwyche, another manor he held. He relates that Ermina, concerned for her brother, left to search for him. Boterel rode after her, but collapsed from a knife wound in the shoulder. Overnight, another snowstorm blows up. When Yves tells Elyas that Hilaria is dead, he becomes distressed and walks purposefully out of the priory. Yves fails to turn him back. They reach a shepherd's hut, where Elyas appears to confess to Hilaria's murder. As dawn approaches, Yves hears noises nearby and goes to seek help, but runs into the arms of the brigands, who take him prisoner. He contrives to leave a trail of wine drops in the new-fallen snow. At the same time, Ermina appears at Bromfield, accompanied by a stranger who immediately vanishes. She is filled with remorse that her reckless conduct led indirectly to Hilaria's death, but Cadfael insists that the guilt belongs to the murderer. She tells Cadfael that the stranger is Olivier de Bretagne, a Syrian-born squire in her uncle's service, with whom she is clearly in love. Cadfael wonders why Elyas was first attacked more than a mile from where Hilaria's body was found. Near the stream, he finds the shepherd's hut. Inside he discovers Elyas's cloak and Hilaria's blood-stained habit and wimple. Casting about, he finds the trail of Yves and the bandits, and follows it to the brigands' fort on Titterstone Clee Hill. Cadfael guides Beringar's armed men to the fort. They attack, but the brigands' leader le Gaucher forces them to withdraw by threatening Yves. As night falls, Olivier de Bretagne enters the fort by stealth and overcomes the brigand guarding Yves on the tower. They cannot escape but Yves realises that Beringar and Cadfael must be The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery and raises a racket to alert them. Beringar and his men attack again, and set fire to the fort. As the fire threatens them, Yves and Olivier try to break out but Yves collides with le Gaucher and is taken hostage again. Brother Elyas wanders into the battle and confronts le Gaucher who, unnerved by the sight of a man he had left for dead, lets go of Yves. Olivier then kills le Gaucher in single combat before disappearing. The leaderless brigands are captured or killed. At Bromfield, Yves tells Cadfael of Elyas's apparent confession but Cadfael realises that when Elyas and Hilaria sheltered together in the hut, Elyas, tormented by desire, left her alone but with his cloak for warmth. He then fell victim to the brigands. His failure to protect Hilaria has tortured Elyas but Cadfael reassures him that he did all for the best. Evrard Boterel arrives at Bromfield. Cadfael invites him into the chapel where Hilaria awaits burial. Dressed in Hilaria's wimple and habit, Ermina confronts Evrard, forcing a startled confession from him. She then tells Cadfael and Beringar The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery she turned against Boterel when he fled Callowleas rather than defend his people. At Ledwyche, he tried to take her by force but she wounded him with a knife, and ran into the woods. She saw Boterel ride out and return with his wound opened. Boterel confesses his crime. He came upon Sister Hilaria in the hut, raped her and smothered her to stop her screams. Ermina tells Cadfael that Olivier will come for her and Yves after Compline. When Olivier arrives, Cadfael suggests waiting until Matinswhen they can leave undetected. Olivier tells of his early years in Syria and of his mother, Mariam. Cadfael realises that Olivier is his own son. Elyas is recovering his peace of mind, Hilaria's murderer is in prison, the brigands are The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery, and Yves and Ermina are on their way to their uncle's care. With their tasks accomplished, Beringar and Cadfael return to Shrewsbury, with Cadfael dazed. The Hugonin children's ordinary life events become life-threatening adventures between the siege of Worcester, highly political, [5] and the brigands of Shropshire, thieves out for themselves in a lawless era. The Earl of Worcester quickly moved to avenge this attack, keeping the dispute for the crown of England moving at its damaging pace. This novel makes real the effect of the Anarchy on ordinary people, even noble children being educated in monasteries and convents. This period was named The Anarchy, not simply civil war, because so much chaos and danger befell the land, "when Christ and his saints were asleep". King Stephen had besieged and taken Ludlow Castle inbestowing it on Josce de Dinana man he viewed as loyal to him but with other forces influencing his ambitions. The Benedictine Abbey in Shrewsbury was and is a real place, [8] as are the surrounding locations, such as the Bromfield Priory [9] near Ludlow. Pershore Abbeythe home location of Brother Elyas, is now an Anglican parish church. He first encountered the Hugonin party near Cleoburyon his route from Pershore to Bromfield, as the two abbeys negotiated over relics. Cadfael rode out to a holding of Wenlock Priory The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery Godstoke[10] returning via a shorter route between Brown Clee Hill and Titterstone Clee Hillwhen he found the forester who sheltered young Yves. The village that was the safe place on the hill for the smallholder John Druel is now named Cleeton St Mary. The area of one manor held by the man pursuing Ermina is in the real location of Ledwyche. The siege of Worcester did occur. Noncombatants were subject to considerable violence if the battles erupted near them, or to violence from brigands or lawless barons with no battles in the vicinity. These things, and more than we can say, did we suffer during nineteen years because of our sins. The Crusader now herbalist monk in the Benedictine Abbey, Cadfael learns by the return of the Empress's supporters to England that he fathered a son all those years ago. Cadfael learns of him when he first sees him, a grown man in his twenties. Nor can he spend much more than a few hours with him, as this son is squire to a supporter of the Empress in a shire now held by the King and must move to safer ground. He keeps this news to himself, letting his son go without telling him whom he had met. Kirkus Reviews liked the novel, saying "Peters' reliable medieval performance as always" but is liking the series less "though the formula is starting to show slight signs of fatigue. Publishers Weekly commented on an audio edition inand said that "The mystery itself eventually yields to the clamour of civil war, but this historical adventure is bound to please mystery fans and history buffs alike. The review in AudioFilean online magazine said that "This chronicle ranks as a favorite in the series. Cecily Felber, author of several novels set in the time of the Anarchy, [15] said that this is her "absolute favorite Brother Cadfael story! She felt that Brother Cadfael "has definitely entered the ranks of great fiction detectives alongside Sherlock Holmes and Lord Peter Wimsey. You really do feel as though you are in that long-lost The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery lit only by fire, where The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery quiet and green and life moves at a pace most people can be happy in. Although all the books in the series have been translated to languages other than English, this is the longest list of languages found for one specific novel The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery far, seventeen. The book became the first episode in the second series and fifth episode overall in the Cadfael series by Central Television in late The plot of this episode The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery more than most from the original novel. The action was moved from Ludlow to Cadfael's "home" abbey of Shrewsbury; Brother Elyas's part was replaced by that of The Virgin in the Ice: A Brother Cadfael Mystery young and callow assistant in the herb gardens, Brother Oswin Mark Charnockand extra plot elements were introduced to explain the presence of the brigands and the final unmasking of the murderer. Olivier Robert Cavanahone of the few who remained loyal, was the only one to escape alive, albeit wounded. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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