I Have A Life.

Yesterday, when I was thinking of Eastern European countries, a name "Cadfael" suddenly jumped to my mind.



No car-chasing, no explosion, no forensic evidence, but the detective Cadfael series attract viewers with the fascinating plots of stories, wonderful performances of actors and the revalation of medieval romance.



Sir Derek Jacobi (see the photo above), one of the greatest actor I have ever seen, starred as Brother Cadfael. Cadfael was a devoted monk in a abbey in a village of Shrewsbury, England in the 12th century. He ran a his own apothecary shop, cultivating the plants and herbs from which he makes medicines himself. With his knowledge on herbs and plants, the medicine man became a canny sleuth in the medieval English.



The tremendous realism is the most interesting part of the TV series. Every screen reveals a village and the society of England in the 12th century. When I watched the series, I felt that I am really learning a lot about that society.



I found the DVD sets of Cadfael yesterday night, but they are too expensive, even the second-hand sets.