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 / Modified apr 26, 2012 1:12 p.m.

Masterpiece Classic: Birdsong

The story of lovers torn apart by World War I. Part Two airs Sunday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD 6. by Colleen Greer

This adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' best-selling novel about lovers torn apart by World War I stars Eddie Redmayne (“The Pillars of the Earth”) as Stephen Wraysford, whose pre-war affair with Isabelle Azaire (Clemence Poesy, Harry Potter) has an enduring effect on him as he fights in the trenches.

Birdsong_soldier_spot Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Wraysford
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Part Two
Stephen and his men go over the top in one of the bloodiest battles ever recorded, the Battle of the Somme. Will he survive and will he be reunited with Isabelle, the Frenchwoman he loved before the war?

Watch Birdsong Preview on PBS. See more from Masterpiece.

Masterpiece Classic: Birdsong, Sunday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD6,

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