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  • Birdsong Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
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    TV Episode | 82 min | Drama, Romance, War

Birdsong

Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 82 min | Drama, Romance, War

Stephen recovers in hospital and returns to the army camp at Amiens. Here he comforts a drunk Jack,desolate after the death of his young son. He also reencounters Isabelle who,after an idyllic few months with him,left to return to her ...See moreStephen recovers in hospital and returns to the army camp at Amiens. Here he comforts a drunk Jack,desolate after the death of his young son. He also reencounters Isabelle who,after an idyllic few months with him,left to return to her children. She is widowed and wounded by the war and not especially welcoming. Next day an ill-conceived attack on the German trenches wipes out scores of British soldiers and Stephen is again wounded. Two years later he learns that Isabelle has died,weakened by her injuries. He takes part in another abortive task to tunnel under German lines but the whole party is killed except him and Jack,who,despite Stephen's efforts to keep him alive,dies,stating that all there is in life is to love and be loved. Soon after that the war ends and Stephen visits Isabelle's sister Jeanne,who is raising Isabelle's youngest child. Stephen is the father and he prepares to introduce himself to the little girl. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
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Sebastian Faulks (novel) | Abi Morgan (screenplay)
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Updated Jan 29, 2012

Release date
Apr 29, 2012 (United States)
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31 cast members
Name Known for
Eddie Redmayne
Stephen Wraysford Stephen Wraysford   See fewer
Matthew Goode
Captain Gray Captain Gray   See fewer
Clémence Poésy
Isabelle Azaire Isabelle Azaire   See fewer
Rory Keenan
Private Brennan Private Brennan   See fewer
Thomas Turgoose
Private Tipper Private Tipper   See fewer
Balázs Benõ Fehér
Wilkinson Wilkinson   See fewer
Matthew Aubrey
Private Byrne Private Byrne   See fewer
Nicholas Moss
RSM Price (as Nick Moss) RSM Price (as Nick Moss)   See fewer
Richard Madden
Captain Weir Captain Weir   See fewer
Joseph Mawle
Jack Firebrace Jack Firebrace   See fewer
Jamie Selfridge
Post Boy Post Boy   See fewer
Melinda Hajdú
Pretty Barmaid Pretty Barmaid   See fewer
Éva Ligeti
Piano Woman Piano Woman   See fewer
Katalin Lábán
Madame (Red Lamp House) Madame (Red Lamp House)   See fewer
Kata Petõ
Young French Woman Young French Woman   See fewer
Anthony Andrews
Colonel Barclay Colonel Barclay   See fewer
Kevin Griffiths
Padre Horrocks Padre Horrocks   See fewer
Ádám Gulyás
Badly Wounded Soldier Badly Wounded Soldier   See fewer
Misi Dunai
Riley (as Mihály Dunai) Riley (as Mihály Dunai)   See fewer
Piroska Molnár
Marguerite Marguerite   See fewer
Viktor Dénes
German Officer 1 (as Victor Denes) German Officer 1 (as Victor Denes)   See fewer
Viktor Noé
German Officer 2 German Officer 2   See fewer
Bálint Bán
Fresh Faced Soldier Fresh Faced Soldier   See fewer
Joseph Derrington
Soldier In Trench (voice) (uncredited) Soldier In Trench (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lajos Kalmár
Burn Boy (uncredited) Burn Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
David Monteath
Actor (voice) (uncredited) Actor (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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