The Thorn Birds Episodes on ABC

1983, TV Show

Episode Detail: Part 1 - The Thorn Birds

A two-part miniseries, based on Colleen McCullough's bestseller and set mainly in the Australian outback. As it opens, Mary Carson (Barbara Stanwyck) holds sway over a huge sheep ranch and an extended family, while lusting after an ambitious priest (Richard Chamberlain), who develops strong feelings for Mary's niece, Meggie (Rachel Ward). Fee: Jean Simmons. Paddy: Richard Kiley.

Episodes: The Thorn Birds - 27 total Episodes

3/30/1983: The Thorn Birds Season 1, Episode 4
3/29/1983: The Thorn Birds Season 1, Episode 3
3/28/1983: The Thorn Birds Season 1, Episode 2
3/27/1983: The Thorn Birds Season 1, Episode 1
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Premiered: March 27, 1983, on ABC

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Premise: A priest is torn between his calling and the lure of a rancher's daughter in this sumptuous epic set in the Australian Outback from 1920 through '62. Miniseries king Richard Chamberlain is in peak form as ambitious Father Ralph, whose turbulent, enduring romance with beautiful Meggie Cleary resulted in the second highest-rated miniseries ever (after `Roots'). This adaptation of Colleen McCullough's novel also earned Emmys for Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Kiley and Jean Simmons.

Cast
Richard Chamberlain Ralph de Bricassart	Rachel Ward Meggie Cleary
Barbara Stanwyck Mary Carson	Jean Simmons Fiona `Fee' Cleary
Richard Kiley Paddy Cleary	John Friedrich Frank Cleary