The Thorn Birds

Miniseries

In the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?

4 Episodes

  • Part 1
    E1
    Part 1When the wealthy but now elderly owner of a large sheep farm in the outback of Australia realizes that her affections towards a banished but ambitious young priest will never be returned, she sets out to manipulate his life and career from the grave once she discovers him giving his attention to her young niece instead.
  • Part 2
    E2
    Part 2As the executor of Mary's estate, Father Ralph begins his meteoric rise in the Church, while Meggie finds herself all alone. An audacious suitor provides a thrilling but risky diversion. Is this the beginning of a new life without Ralph?
  • Part 3
    E3
    Part 3To move on with her life, Meggie leaves Drogheda; however, on the velvety sands of a remote haven, Ralph yields under the burden of choice, as Meggie's graceful body intertwines with his. Is he willing to renounce his beliefs for her sake?
  • Part 4
    E4
    Part 4Meggie has repeated the mistakes of her past by favoring her son over her daughter. She finally admits the truth about Dane's paternity to Ralph and reconciles with both her mother Fee and her daughter Justine.

Cast of Miniseries

  • Richard ChamberlainRalph de Bricassart
  • Rachel WardMeggie Cleary
  • Christopher PlummerArchbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
  • Bryan BrownLuke O'Neill
  • Brett CullenBob Cleary
  • Stephanie FaracyJudy
  • Barry CorbinPete
  • John de LancieAlastair MacQueen
  • Barbara StanwyckMary Carson
  • Piper LaurieAnne Mueller
  • Earl HollimanLuddie Mueller
  • Philip AnglimDane O'Neill
  • John FriedrichFrank Cleary
  • Ken HowardRainer Hartheim
  • Richard KileyPaddy Cleary
  • Mare WinninghamJustine O'Neill
  • Chard HaywardArne Swenson
  • Sydney PennyMeggie Cleary
  • Rance HowardDoc Wilson
  • Jean SimmonsFee Cleary
  • Daryl DukeDirector
  • Carmen CulverWriter
  • Colleen McCulloughWriter
  • Lee StanleyWriter
  • Stan MarguliesProducer

 

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