A series of mysterious deaths at a 14th-century Italian abbey brings out the sleuth in an English monk. Ordinary script redeemed by fine cast!

Episode 1 - A soldier befriends a Franciscan friar.They journey to a remote monastery, where the body of a monk is found. Suspicions arise when a second is discovered. More info ...

In 1327, a Franciscan friar, William of Baskerville, is asked to investigate the unfortunate death of a monk who has fallen or been pushed from the Abbey's parapet.