The Shrine of St Winifred would remain at Shrewsbury Abbey for another four centuries --until both it and the Abbey were destroyed by Henry VIII in 1540.
This episode marks the first appearance of Anthony Green as Hugh Beringar. After Sean Pertwee and Eoin McCarthy, he was the third actor to play the role in the space of four seasons.
This episode is based on the nineteenth and penultimate novel in "The Cadfael Chronicles", which was published in 1992. It was the latest novel to be adapted for the series.