The Thorn Birds - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part 1

Name: Eps 1: Part 1
Released: 1983-03-27
Rating: 3.6

1983-03-27 • 144 min • ⭐ 7.2/10

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.

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About The Thorn Birds

Title: The Thorn Birds

First Air Date: 1983-03-27

Last Air Date: 1983-03-30

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.2/10 (from 119 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 4

Network: ABC

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, David Wolper-Stan Margulies Productions, Edward Lewis Productions

Synopsis

The story based on a novel by Colleen McCullough focuses on three generations of the Cleary family living on a sheep station in the Australian outback.