The Thorn Birds - The Missing Years [1996]

Thank youI bought it to watch on my television. Very happy with it.

If you've loved like this....in the past or now....you'll love this DVD and not compare it with the original. I didn't worry that most of the cast had changed, that the wonderful Jean Simmons no longer played Fee or that Rachel Ward wasn't Meggie. I didn't bother that Dane had red hair. No, I just wallowed in watching what could have happened in those intervening years. This was fast-moving, full of action as well as of emotion. The renewal of love between Meggie and Ralph swept me away. I think only Catholic women will really appreciate this film and especially Catholic women who know what it is to love a priest. Of course the love is unspoken and unrequited; it has to be. That's why watching a film where it is actually mutual is such a comfort. Watch this and the original and read the book over and over again. I loved it and I'm sure many more will do so. I don't think it's a man's film. I'll add that, for me,the new Luke O'Neill was very attractive and more so in appearance than the ageing Richard Chamberlain. But that was only a transitory feeling on the part of this Catholic woman. In the end the love between the priest and the girl he had fallen in love with, hopelessly, helplessly, all those years ago, was central to my emotions. Buy and watch this DVD!

I bought this for a friend to cheer her up. She thoroughly enjoyed it and could not praise it enough.

If you want more of The Thornbirds then buy this DVD. It shows the years between the birth of Dane and when he is 10 years old - not featured in the original mini series.Having not read the book, I'm not sure if this part is included, but it is enjoyable. It tells the story of Luke coming back to claim Dane as his son and a fierce court battle with Meggie for custody - no-one knows the true identity of Dane's father, except Meggie and her mother! There are more love scenes between Father Ralph and Meggie - wow, but somehow it's not quite the same! This is because most of the characters are different from the mini series. Only Richard Chamberlain remains and the chemistry with Amanda Donohoe, as Meggie, isn't as romantic as with Rachel Ward. What a pity the original actors couldn't have been employed again! Richard's obviously aged, 13 years after filming the first series, but he still looks good, considering!If you're an avid Thornbirds fan, then it's worth a look at.

I watched this many years ago and had forgotten it until I saw a little on repeat TV and got hooked again so bought the DVD. It made me laugh and cry totally absorbing and well worth the money. It will keep you enthralled for hours.

It looks good will watch it soon

I would have preferred it to have been the same cast as the other dvd's but it did fill in the missing years so it was good

I loved this series when growing up I read the book over and over, and I only realised in the past years that what I thought was a lovely love story was actually a really handsome Catholic priest grooming a young child.

Couldn't even watch the movie as said invalid region - why was this sent to me if does not work in my area? Now I have to pay to return it to another country when it was not my error - I never saw any indication that this would not work in my region - so disappointed in amazon - should never have happened - now you want me to pay 50.00 for a copy that might play here!!! so wrong!!!

Just didn’t enjoy it at all - too much licence

Très bons acteurs.Parfait en V.O.Dommage que l'actrice qui interprète Meggie soit beaucoup moins jolie que celle de la minisérie TV.