- HD 1080
- Runtime: 121m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: Australia, United States of America
- Director: Daryl Duke
- Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Brett Cullen
- keywords: mine, forbidden love, romance, priest, miniseries, love affair, catholic church, catholicism, catholic priest, vow of celibacy, family saga, family chronicle
- Production_studio: Warner Bros. Television, David Wolper-Stan Margulies Productions, Edward Lewis Productions
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- First air date: 1983-03-27
- Last air date: 1983-03-30
- The The Thorn Birds is featured in the top rankings of 1983
- #5 in Top Drama Series of 1983
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.
