Eddie Redmayne (Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Pillars of the Earth) and Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter, War and Peace) will star in BBC's 2- part adaptation of Birdsong.
　　They will play Stephen Wraysford and Isabelle Azaire - two lovers who are torn apart by the events of the First World War - in the adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' novel.
　　Redmayne said, "Birdsong had an overwhelming impact on me when I first read it in my teens. It is a privilege to now be a part of bringing Faulks's masterpiece to the screen."　　...