The Wingless Bird (1997)★ 7.5/10
- Drama
Directed by: David Wheatley
Written by: Catherine Cookson, Alan Seymour
Agnes manages family affairs on eve of WWI, helps sister Jessie marry across class lines. Faces own class divide when courted by Charles despite parents' disapproval. Her heart torn between Charles and his soldier brother Reginald.
- Original title
- The Wingless Bird
- Storyline
- 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.
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 649
- Companies
- Festival Films, Tyne Tees Television, Acorn Media Group, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Cinema Club, Daily Mail Newspapers, Granada Ventures, ITV Studios Home Entertainment, Masterpiece Theatre, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Release dates
- GB January 12, 1997
- US February 8, 1998