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The Thorn Birds

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About The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds is a drama TV series that premiered on ABC on March 27, 1983. It has 1 season and 4 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 4 "Part 4", aired on March 30, 1983.

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.

  • Drama

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Episodes

4 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

1983 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago

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. Part 4

    Finale

    Meggie 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.

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    3. Part 3

    Now married, living on a sugar cane plantation, and working as a maid in Queensland, Meggie finds her new husband is more interested in his own work and dalliances than in her. She bears him a child but is still unable to change his ways. Meanwhile, Father de Bricassart has moved up in the Church hierarchy and eventually returns to Australia as a Cardinal. And in yet another uneasy reunion between himself and Meggie, he finally succumbs to temptation by consummating forbidden love and breaking his vow of chastity.

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    2. Part 2

    Having left Australia with a significant sum of holdings in hand willed to the Catholic Church by the wealthy socialite and sheep farmer Mary Carson, Father Ralph de Bricassart finds himself courted by power brokers within the Vatican. Meanwhile, the Drogheda Ranch suffers a devastating brush fire that spawns more tragedy in the Cleary family, and eventually leads to an uneasy reunion between Meggie and Father de Bricassart. However Meggie soon meets a young suitor who captures her heart.

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    1. Part 1

    When 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.

Cast & crew

Created by Lee Stanley and Carmen Culver

  • Stephen W. Burns

    Stephen W. Burns

    Jack Cleary

  • Holly Palance

    Holly Palance

    Miss Carmichael

  • Bill Morey

    Bill Morey

    Angus MacQueen

  • Richard Venture

    Richard Venture

    Harry Gough

  • Dwier Brown

    Dwier Brown

    Stuart Cleary

  • Antoinette Bower

    Antoinette Bower

    Sarah MacQueen

  • Sydney Penny

    Young Maggie

  • Vidal Peterson

    Vidal Peterson

    Young Stuart

  • Nan Martin

    Nan Martin

    Sister Agatha

  • Meg Wyllie

    Meg Wyllie

    Annie

  • Wally Dalton

    Wally Dalton

    Fair Barker

  • Rance Howard

    Rance Howard

    Doc Wilson

  • Chard Hayward

    Chard Hayward

    Arne Swenson

  • Lucinda Dooling

    Martha

  • Aspa Nakapoulou

    Phaedre

  • Dennis Falt

    Enthusiastic church attendee (uncredited)

The Thorn Birds FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Thorn Birds?

The Thorn Birds has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 30, 1983.

When did the latest episode of The Thorn Birds come out?

The most recent episode of The Thorn Birds, Season 1 Episode 4 "Part 4", aired on March 30, 1983.

How many seasons of The Thorn Birds are there?

The Thorn Birds has 1 season with 4 episodes in total.

When did The Thorn Birds first air?

The Thorn Birds first aired on ABC on March 27, 1983.

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