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The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years is a 1996 CBS miniseries directed by Kevin James Dobson. Adapted from the 1977 novel The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough , it tells the story of the nineteen years between Dane's birth and Ralph's return to Australia.
- English
- Kevin James Dobson
- February 1996 (U.S.)
Feb 11, 1996 · A sequel to the 1983 miniseries The Thorn Birds, this TV movie follows the love affair of Meggie and Father Ralph during WWII and beyond. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes and more on IMDb.
- (1K)
- Drama, Romance
- Kevin James Dobson
- 1996-02-11
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years. Buy The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years on Prime Video. A priest who is surveying drought damage in Australia meets the married woman he once loved.
- Kevin James Dobson
- 1
- Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain reprises his award-winning role of charismatic and ambitious priest Ralph de Bricassart in The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, which fills in a critical period left out of The Thorn Birds, the successful and seductive miniseries about the forbidden love between a man of the church and the young woman he desires.
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda—a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland —the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans 1915 to 1969. The novel is the best-selling book in Australian history, and has sold over 33 million copies worldwide.
- April 1977
- Harper & Row
Feb 9, 1996 · TV. Reviews. Feb 8, 1996 11:00pm PT. The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years. It would take a miracle to top the ratings triumph of the 1983 "Thorn Birds" miniseries. "The Missing Years"...
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years is a 1996 CBS miniseries directed by Kevin James Dobson. Adapted from the 1977 novel The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, it tells the story of the nineteen years between Dane's birth and Ralph's return to Australia. These years are unaccounted for in both the original 1983 ABC miniseries and the novel.