Bruder Cadfael One Corpse Too Many (1994–1996) watch online HD

I just wanted to say that I think Sean Pertwee, son of the late Jon Pertwee who played the third Doctor, is absolutely the best as Sheriff Hugh Beringar. He matches the description given in Ellis Peters' wonderful books to a tee and I simply adore his voice. :-) I did not care for the ginger-haired man who took over the role in the second season at all. In fact, it really ruined my enjoyment of the show after that. However, Derek Jacobi is awesome (as per usual) as Brother Cadfael, the former Crusader turned monk and worth the price of admission alone. The supporting cast is also excellent with another of my longtime faves Michael Culver (Capt. Needa of "Star Wars" fame) playing the part of the nasty Prior Robert.

I watched the first four episodes of the first season in reverse order, taking this one last. As the first in the series, I should have done it first. Clearly four times the effort went into it and it has twice the runtime. This allows them to follow something of the structure of the better written versions. In that form, one discovery leads to another and another. It isn't a matter of one mystery and a side story as we have in the following episodes (and 99% of all TeeVee).

So I think I will recommend this. Its still pretty thin on the detective side, but good enough to give an excuse for the costumes and slightly different culture. The gimmick is to provide some historical context. Mainstream TeeVee mystery has evolved in a manner that does not allow the primary mechanism of the detective novel — where you try and outwit the writer. Instead, our minds have to be captured other ways, more simple because the attention has to span those cursed commercials.

The girls in their costumers are lovely.

Ted's Evaluation -- 3 of 3: Worth watching.

Sean Pertwee was a good Hugh Beringar, but he doesn't look anything thing like the book character. The book Hugh Beringar is small and dark, not tall and blond. Even so, it's too bad he could play the role for one the one season. I would have liked to see him in all of the episodes. The rest of the casting was marvelous. Sir Derek Jacobi is perfect as Cadfael. It's a shame they had to tinker with the story and change so many things. I really missed the romance between Hugh and Aline. I also missed the beggar that provided Cadfael with crucial clues to discover the murderer. Why did they have to change him to a soldier?

My uncle was recently talking about how much he enjoyed the Cadfael films. Well, other than knowing that Derek Jacobi starred in the shows, I know nothing about them and decided to give them a try. And, logically the first, "One Corpse Too Many", seems like a good place to start.

The show begins with some usurper, Stephen, seizing the crown. However, a castle refuses to submit to his rule and they send a couple squires out to find the Empress in order to bring her treasure to finance a new army. But, the garrison falls and Stephen has the folks in the garrison put to death. When the bodies are ready for burial, Cadfael is given the task of arranging for this. But, he notices there is one extra body. And, when he examines the dead carefully, he notices one was NOT hung like the rest but was murdered. So, he decides to investigate.

While I do think that "One Corpse Too Many" was a quality production, I doubt that it really is something that would appeal to everyone. While the acting is very good, the plot involving and the finale rousing, most people probably have little interest in the Middle Ages and might find the film a bit too cerebral. This is NOT a complaint--just an observation about the audience for the film. I liked it but I did think the whole girl dressing like a boy angle was ridiculous--as I knew immediately (and you will too) that it was a she.