The Wingless Bird
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The Wingless Bird

★ 6.3/10 TMDB Premiered 1997-01-12 1 season 3 eps

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.

Last Episode Aired 1997-01-26
S1E3 — Part 3

Charles has tuberculosis, but recovers enough to marry Agnes. They move to the Hall when Colonel and Mrs Farrier die, and look after the estate while Reg is at war. Reg survives the war, but is badly injured, and refuses to face the outside world. Reg plans to sign the Hall over to Charles and Agnes, but soon Agnes again faces tragedy.

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Billed Cast
Claire Skinner
Claire Skinner
Agnes Conway
Edward Atterton
Edward Atterton
Charles Farrier
Anne Reid
Anne Reid
Alice Conway
Julian Wadham
Julian Wadham
Reginald Farrier
Elspet Gray
Elspet Gray
Grace Farrier
Michelle Charles
Jessie Conway
Helen Morland
Nan Henderson
Daniel Casey
Daniel Casey
Robbie Felton
Anne Orwin
Anne Orwin
Ma Felton
Dinsdale Landen
Dinsdale Landen
Colonel Hugh Farrier
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