Birdsong Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 85 min | Drama, Romance, War

Birdsong

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 85 min | Drama, Romance, War

In the trenches in 1916 Stephen Wraysford recalls how,six years earlier aged twenty,he was staying in Amiens with the Azaire family whilst studying draughtsmanship at the unsympathetic Rene Azaire's factory. Rene's hardness has brought his...See moreIn the trenches in 1916 Stephen Wraysford recalls how,six years earlier aged twenty,he was staying in Amiens with the Azaire family whilst studying draughtsmanship at the unsympathetic Rene Azaire's factory. Rene's hardness has brought his workers out on strike and Rene's younger wife Isabelle takes food to the starving families. Stephen is attracted to her and they begin an affair,leaving Amiens when they are found out. Back in the trenches Stephen is seen as aloof and a loner,his only friend being Captain Michael Weir,an engineer in charge of digging tunnels to plant explosives under the German lines.Michael's best worker is the popular miner Jack Firebrace and,when Stephen catches Jack asleep on sentry duty,Michael persuades him not to press for the man's court-martial. Forced to join the tunnellers Stephen is appalled by their working conditions and,after a confrontation with the Germans,he is left for dead,his body being rescued from the rows of corpses by Jack Firebrace. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Eddie Redmayne Stephen Wraysford Stephen Wraysford See fewer	Les Misérables (2012)
Laurent Lafitte René Azaire René Azaire See fewer	Elle (I) (2016)
Clémence Poésy Isabelle Azaire Isabelle Azaire See fewer	In Bruges (2008)
Patrice Thibaud Monsieur Bérard Monsieur Bérard See fewer	Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
Isabelle Gomez Madame Bérard Madame Bérard See fewer	D'Artagnan (1991)
Clara Grebot Lisette Azaire Lisette Azaire See fewer	Birdsong (2012)
Maxime Roussel Grégoire Azaire Grégoire Azaire See fewer	Birdsong (2012)
George MacKay Private Douglas Private Douglas See fewer	1917 (2019)
Joseph Mawle Jack Firebrace Jack Firebrace See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Simon Nehan Evans Evans See fewer	Made in Dagenham (2010)
Richard Madden Captain Weir Captain Weir See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Daniel Cerqueira Shaw Shaw See fewer	The Woman in Black (2012)
Sean McKenzie Turner Turner See fewer	Still Crazy (1998)
Thomas Turgoose Private Tipper Private Tipper See fewer	This Is England (2006)
Rory Keenan Private Brennan Private Brennan See fewer	The Guard (2011)
Paul Rattray Tyson Tyson See fewer	Creep (I) (2004)
Nicholas Moss RSM Price (as Nick Moss) RSM Price (as Nick Moss) See fewer	Hercules (I) (2014)
Matthew Goode Captain Gray Captain Gray See fewer	The Imitation Game (2014)
Misi Dunai Riley (as Mihály Dunai) Riley (as Mihály Dunai) See fewer	Birdsong (2012)
Máté Szabó Lebrun Lebrun See fewer	Megszállottak (2018)
Gyula Kormos Factory Manager Factory Manager See fewer	Fényérzékeny történet (1994)
Matthew Aubrey Private Byrne Private Byrne See fewer	Made in Dagenham (2010)
Bálint Antal Hunt Hunt See fewer	The Eagle (2011)
Marie-Josée Croze Jeanne Jeanne See fewer	The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Piroska Molnár Marguerite Marguerite See fewer	Rinaldó (2003)
Declan Hannigan Military Medic Military Medic See fewer	Atomic Blonde (2017)
Kornél Simon Medical Officer Medical Officer See fewer	Zuniverzum (2020)
Joseph Derrington Soldier In Trench (voice) (uncredited) Soldier In Trench (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)
David Monteath Actor (voice) (uncredited) Actor (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Argylle (2024)