Eddie Redmayne (Tess of the DUrbervilles, Pillars of the Earth) and Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter, War and Peace) will star in BBCs 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 Faulkss masterpiece to the screen."