The Cadfael series is a coproduction of Carlton Productions and WGBH Boston, and is based on the novels by Ellis Peters. Christopher Russell is writer and Rick Stroud is director of The Rose Rent and A Morbid Taste for Bones. The Pilgrim of Hate is written by Richard Stoneman and directed by Ken Grieve. The Potter's Field is written by Christopher Russell and directed by Mary McMurray. The Holy Thief is written by Ben Rostul and directed by Ken Grieve.
Additional funding comes from public television viewers.
Cadfael is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston , where Rebecca Eaton is executive producer and Diana Rigg is host.