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
- First aired
- Jan 12, 1997
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 3
- Country
- GB
Watch The Wingless Bird
S1 E1: Part 1
S1 E1 Part 1
Jan 12, 1997As 1913 draws to a close, Charles Farrier's romantic interest in shopgirl Agnes Conway makes him the butt of his sister and elder brother's teasing. And although the attraction is clearly mutual, Agnes soon has more pressing things on her mind as a family crisis erupts which sets her young sister at odds with her hot-tempered father.
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