The Wingless Bird

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.

Created by Catherine Cookson

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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

Anne Orwin

Ma Felton

Dinsdale Landen

Colonel Hugh Farrier

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