Top billed cast

1. 

   Eddie Redmayne

   Stephen Wraysford

2. 

   Clémence Poésy

   Isabelle Azaire

3. 

   Matthew Goode

   Captain Gray

4. 

   Joseph Mawle

   Jack Firebrace

5. 

   Richard Madden

   Captain Weir

6. 

   Thomas Turgoose

   Private Tipper

7. 

   Misi Dunai

   Riley

8. 

   George MacKay

   Private Douglas

9. 

   Simon Nehan

   Evans

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Current Season

Season 1

2012 | 2 Episodes

As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
Birdsong

Keywords

• france
• based on novel or book
• infidelity
• cheating
• world war i
• miniseries
• love affair
• united kingdom
• historical drama
• 1910s
• trench warfare