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- Season 1 overviewMar 27-Mar 30, 19834 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. S1 E1 Mar 27, 1983
- Based on Colleen McCullough's novel spanning three generations of an Australian family.
- 2. S1 E2 Mar 28, 1983
- The tragic results of a fire bring Father Ralph back to Drogheda.
- 3. S1 E3 Mar 29, 1983
- Meggie gives birth to Justine, and unexpectedly meets Father Ralph.
- 4. S1 E4 Mar 30, 1983
- Cardinal de Bricassart takes Meggie's son to Rome to study for the priesthood; Justine finds love.
The Thorn Birds: With Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown. 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.
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- 1983-03-27
- Drama, Romance
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The Thorn Birds is an American television miniseries broadcast on ABC from March 27 to 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Piper Laurie, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham and Philip Anglim. It was directed by Daryl Duke and based on the 1977 novel of the same name ...
- 4
- ABC
- March 27 –, March 30, 1983
- Henry Mancini
The Thorn Birds. Nineteen long years after their union, Cardinal de Bricassart returns to Drogheda. Once more, Meggie stands powerless before God's will, as tragedy befalls the Clearys. All her life, she waged war against God. Is she punished for loving? To move on with her life, Meggie leaves Drogheda; however, on the velvety sands of a remote ...
S1 E4 - Episode 4. March 29, 1983. 2 h 23 min. 13+. Years after Ralph and Meggie consummate their love, Dane, the child of that union, enters the priesthood. Meggie is embittered that both the men she loves chose the church over her. Store Filled. Available to buy. Buy HD $2.99.
- 146 min
The Thorn Birds. 1983. TV-14. Drama · Romance. Over 100 million people watched this riveting drama miniseries about a priest in a forbidden romance with a rich woman’s beautiful relative, Meggie. Starring: Richard Chamberlain Rachel Ward Barbara Stanwyck Christopher Plummer Jean Simmons Piper Laurie. Directed by: Daryl Duke.
- Daryl Duke
- January 1, 1983
- Richard Chamberlain
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Part 4. 1 hr 30 min · Mar 29, 1983 TV-14. EPISODE 1. Night 1. Part 1 of the saga of forbidden love between ambitious Archbishop Ralph de Bricassart and willful Meggie Cleary. 1 hr 26 min · Feb 11, 1996. EPISODE 2. Night 2. Part 2 of the saga of forbidden love between ambitious Archbishop Ralph de Bricassart and willful Meggie Cleary.