Birdsong

Story

Synopsis

Birdsong tells a mesmerising story of love and courage, before and during the war. In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their worlds upside down. As the war breaks out, Stephen must lead his men through the carnage of the Battle of the Somme and through the sprawling tunnels that lie deep underground beneath the battle fields. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war, Stephen clings to the memory of Isabelle and the idyll of his former life as his world explodes around him.

Director

Alastair Whatley

Writers

Rachel Wagstaff, Sebastian Faulks

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

1 July 2020

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Olivia Bernstone

  Lisette Azaire

• Madeleine Knight

  Isabelle Azaire

• 

  Tim Treloar

  Firebrace

• Liam McCormick

  Arthur Shaw

• 

  Poppy Roe

  Jeanne Fourmentier

• Jeffrey Hamer

  Colonel Barclay

• 

  Stephen Boxer

  Rene Azaire

• Samuel Martin

  Evans

• Max Bowden

  Private Tipper

• 

  Christopher Harper

  Levi