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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 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.)
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.
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
Read user opinions on the TV movie sequel to the classic romance novel and miniseries. Find out what they liked or disliked about the characters, plot, casting and adaptation.
Subsequently, a 1996 miniseries entitled The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years filled in a gap of 19 years in the middle of the novel. It was criticised for inconsistencies with the original series. The novel was also adapted into a musical in 2009, The Thorn Birds Musical.
Plot. The series centres around the lives of the Cleary family from the 1920s until the 1960s, who are brought from New Zealand to the Australian outback to help run the ranch of their aunt Mary Carson, and the forbidden love between Meggie Cleary and the family's priest, Father Ralph de Briscassart. Cast. Development.
