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The Wingless Bird

1997 – 1997 · ITV1
1 seasons · 3 episodes
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Drama

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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.

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Three-part Catherine Cookson period melodrama, following the fortunes of three very different families - the Conways, who own a sweet shop, the altogether grander Farriers and the infamous Feltons.

SERIES CAST

Claire Skinner
Agnes Conway
Edward Atterton
Charles Farrier
Anne Reid
Alice Conway
Julian Wadham
Reginald Farrier
Elspet Gray
Grace Farrier
Michelle Charles
Jessie Conway
Helen Morland
Nan Henderson
Daniel Casey
Robbie Felton
Created by Catherine Cookson

DETAILS

Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Jan 12, 1997
Original language
EN
Production
Tyne Tees Television, Festival Films
Country
GB

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