Androcles and the Lion (film) a wounded paw. Androcles sees that the cause is a large thorn embedded in its paw, which he draws out while talking baby language to the lion. His wife had fled, and Androcles is next seen in a procession of Christian prisoners on their way to the Colosseum in Rome. They are joined by the fierce convert Ferrovius who subsequently provides much of the comic entertainment in his struggle to keep his nature in check. Love interest is also introduced by the growing attraction of the Captain to the noble-born convert Lavinia. Eventually the party is sent into the arena
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years a religious, rapid-talking gossip-bearer. Luke turns from a drunken womaniser who hangs around his mates all day to a loner who lives by himself on a farm. Father Ralph offers to leave the church and marry Meggie, something that he never implied in the original. She finally gets the love she was hungering for, and Father Ralph breaks his vow of chastity. Meggie has two surviving brothers in the original: Jack and Bob, while in the "Missing Years" Frank and Jack are mentioned. The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years is a CBS miniseries that