The Thorn BirdsMiniseries

TV-PG

Follows the Cleary family over several decades, focusing on the central, tragic romance between Meggie and Father Ralph, who is torn between his vows and his love for her.

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4 Episodes

Part 1
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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
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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
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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
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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.