Birdsong (serial)

Birdsong
Based onBirdsong
by
Sebastian Faulks
Written byAbi Morgan
Directed byPhilip Martin
Starring
ComposerNicholas Hooper
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerLynn Horsford
Running timeEpisode 1 – 84 minutes
Episode 2 – 82 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One (United Kingdom)
Release22 January (2012-01-22) –
29 January 2012 (2012-01-29)
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Birdsong is a two-part British 2012 television drama, based on the 1993 war novel Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. It stars Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Wraysford and Clémence Poésy as Isabelle Azaire and was directed by Philip Martin based on a screenplay by Abi Morgan.

The adaptation was produced by Working Title Films for the BBC and PBS's Masterpiece. It premiered in January 2012 in the United Kingdom and in April 2012 in the United States.