Set in the arid 1920s Australian Outback, Thorn Birds: The Complete Collection DVD Box Set tells the tale of a Catholic priest and the beautiful granddaughter of a vast sheep station owner who stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?

The Thorn Birds

Over the course of four decades, a friendship between a boy and a girl turns sultry and stormy as they mature into adults. The boy becomes a priest and the girl becomes a wife. While Father Ralph is a model of piety, Meggie Cleary is a mother with a family. Though they have separate devotions--God for Father Ralph, a husband for Meggie--their unspoken allegiance is to each other.

A priest torn between God and human passion. A beautiful girl desiring only what she cannot have. Five decades of ambition, fear, longing and revenge. From Colleen McCullough's bestseller,The Thorn Birds tells this epic story against the limitless horizons of Australia's Outback. With a brilliant all-star cast, this TV landmark won six Emmy Awards and remains one of the most beloved miniseries of all time.

Will the twosome's longings overpower their better judgment? Or will they give in to their forbidden passions and risk destroying the lives around them and quite possibly their own?

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

What happened to Father Ralph de Bricassart and Meggie Cleary during the mystery years not covered in the original 1983 hit miniseries? The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years provides the spellbinding answer.Richard Chamberlain returns asde Bricassart in this riveting companion to The Thorn Birds, based on Colleen McCullough's bestseller.

During World War II, de Bricassart heroically rescues refugees in Rome, then is sent by the Vatican to the sprawling Australian sheep ranch he thought he had left behind forever.

A reunion with Meggie (Amanda Donohoe) leads to new temptations and a profound crises: Meggie may lose custody of the beloved son conceived during the season of forbidden love they shared years earlier...