The Wingless Bird
On the eve of World War I, Agnes Conway manages both the business and the problems of her troubled family. She finds the strength to break class barriers and help her sister Jessie marry a good boy from a family of dockside toughs. Is she strong enough to break them again when Charles Farrier, a gentleman, courts her over his parents' opposition? Agnes faces an added dilemma when she finds her heart divided between Charles and his soldier brother Reginald.
- 1997-1997
- 1 season
- Acorn Media Group
- Drama
On the eve of World War I, Agnes Conway manages both the business and the problems of her troubled family. She finds the strength to break class barriers and help her sister Jessie marry a good boy from a family of dockside toughs. Is she strong enough to break them again when Charles Farrier, a gentleman, courts her over his parents' opposition? Agnes faces an added dilemma when she finds her heart divided between Charles and his soldier brother Reginald.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 1997
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Sun, Feb 8, 1998 50 mins
It's Christmas Eve as shop-girl Agnes is stuck running her father's candy shop but tensions are running high. She draws the interest of upper-class Charles. Sister Jessie is involved with a dockworker of which her parents don't approve.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Sun, Feb 15, 1998 50 mins
Middle-class shop girl Agnes is stuck running her father's candy shop. Despite being the one to keep the family peace, she is unappreciated. She draws the interest of upper-class Charles when he stops by the shop one day. Her sister, Jessie, gets involved with a lower-class dock worker that her parents don't approve of.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Sun, Feb 22, 1998 50 mins
As Charles recovers, World War I breaks out. Reggie feels the impact of fighting and a tragic accident changes the family dynamic for the Farriers. Agnes is shaken by the changes in Reg.