The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds (1983)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Creator: Lee Stanley, Carmen Culver
  • First Air Date: 1983-03-27
  • Last Air Date: 1983-03-30
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 121 min.
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Television
  • Production Country: Australia, United States of America
  • Networks: ABC
  • Director: Daryl Duke
star 7.2/10
From 118 Ratings

Summary

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.

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The Thorn Birds Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1983-03-27
4 Episodes

The Thorn Birds Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Episode 160 min
Season 1Episode 2Episode 260 min
Season 1Episode 3Episode 360 min
Season 1Episode 4Episode 460 min
  • Richard Chamberlain

    as Ralph de Bricassart
  • Rachel Ward

    as Meggie Cleary
  • Christopher Plummer

    as Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
  • Bryan Brown

    as Luke O'Neill
  • Brett Cullen

    as Bob Cleary
  • Stephanie Faracy

    as Judy
  • Barry Corbin

    as Pete
  • John de Lancie

    as Alastair MacQueen
  • Barbara Stanwyck

    as Mary Carson
  • Piper Laurie

    as Anne Mueller
  • Earl Holliman

    as Luddie Mueller
  • Philip Anglim

    as Dane O'Neill
  • John Friedrich

    as Frank Cleary
  • Ken Howard

    as Rainer Hartheim
  • Richard Kiley

    as Paddy Cleary
  • Mare Winningham

    as Justine O'Neill
  • Chard Hayward

    as Arne Swenson
  • Sydney Penny

    as Meggie Cleary
  • Rance Howard

    as Doc Wilson
  • Jean Simmons

    as Fee Cleary
Production David L. Wolper Executive Producer
Production Edward Lewis Executive Producer
Production Stan Margulies Producer
Production Lee Stanley Co-Producer
Sound Henry Mancini Original Music Composer
Camera Bill Butler Director of Photography
Art Robert MacKichan Art Direction
Editing Carroll Timothy O'Meara Editor
Editing Robert F. Shugrue Editor
Editing David Saxon Editor
Production Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Production Toni Howard Casting
Art Robert MacKichan Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Travilla Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Del Acevedo Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Lee Crawford Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Marina Hart Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Sharleen Rassi Hairstylist
Production Henry Kline Unit Production Manager
Crew Victor E. Petrotta Sr. Property Master
Crew Ray Pedler Scenic Artist
Directing Daryl Duke Director
Writing Carmen Culver Writer
Writing Colleen McCullough Writer
Writing Lee Stanley Writer