On (17 Nov 96) Fred Runk wrote to Maureen Goldman...
 MG> Same here.  I picture Cadfael as more like Brian Blessed.  The
 MG> books describe him as built like a barrel.
 FR> Brian Blessed?  Don't know the name.  But, yes, someone stocky and
 FR> craggy, a bit of a rough-and-tumble type.
 Blessed appeared on a two-part LOVEJOY as a magnate.  He had a
 regular part as a Greek driver on a miniseries based on the
 childhood of Gerald Durrell.  The title totally eludes me, but
 it's a real charmer.
 MG> Incidentally, the Moderator of HISTORY said that the depiction
 MG> was at least a century off.
 FR> In what way?   If that isn't asking for too much.  
 Sorry, it's been a long time and I don't believe he went into
 much detail.
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