The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds (1983)

1983 • 1 season • Drama • Unrated

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Episode 4 — Episode 4

Season 1 • The Thorn Birds

Released: 1983-03-30 • Drama

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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.

Episodes

Episode 1
Episode 1
1983-03-27

Episode 2
Episode 2
1983-03-28

Episode 3
Episode 3
1983-03-29

Episode 4
Episode 4
1983-03-30

Information

Creator	Lee Stanley
Episode air date	30.03.1983
Episode runtime	144 min
Episode rating	8.30
Genres	Drama
TMDB series rating	7.2
IMDb series rating	7.9
Series status	Ended
Age rating	Unrated
Country	US

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Cast

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain
Ralph de Bricassart

Rachel Ward
Meggie Cleary

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer
Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese

Bryan Brown
Luke O'Neill

Brett Cullen
Bob Cleary

Stephanie Faracy

Stephanie Faracy
Judy

Barry Corbin
Pete

John de Lancie
Alastair MacQueen

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck
Mary Carson

Piper Laurie
Anne Mueller

Earl Holliman
Luddie Mueller

Philip Anglim
Dane O'Neill

Ken Howard
Rainer Hartheim

Richard Kiley
Paddy Cleary

Mare Winningham

Mare Winningham
Justine O'Neill

Sydney Penny
Meggie Cleary

Rance Howard
Doc Wilson

Jean Simmons
Fee Cleary

John Friedrich
Frank Cleary

Chard Hayward
Arne Swenson

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