CBS · Ended

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

Drama, Romance · 1996

Last aired: S1 E2, Part 2 · 1996-02-13

The time is World War II. De Bricassart heroically rescues refugees in Rome, then is sent by the Vatican to the sprawling Australian sheep ranch he though he had left behind forever. There, a fateful reunion with Meggie leads to new temptations and a profound crisis: Meggie may lose custody of the beloved son concieved during the season of forbidden love she shared years earlier with de Bricassart.