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The Forsyte Saga.

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The Forsyte Saga is a British-American drama television serial based on John Galsworthy's novel series of the same name. Taking place from the 1870s to the 1920s, three generations of the upper-middle-class Forsyte family are explored.

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Created by John Galsworthy, Stephen Mallatratt

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Series 1.

Adapted from The Man of Property (1906), the interlude "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (1918), and the novel In Chancery (1920).

Episode 1

2002-04-07 · 1h 15m9.5

Emotionally aloof Soames Forsyte, a well-to-do solicitor, becomes enamoured at first sight of Irene Heron, but she declines his marriage proposal,

Episode 2

2002-04-14 · 1h 11m9.0

Irene consents to marry Soames on the proviso that he will make her happy. When it is apparent that she is not, he hires Phillip Bisonney to design them a unique country house.

Episode 3

2002-04-21 · 1h 10m9.0

Realising he has lost Irene, a vengeful Soames sets out to ruin Bosinney's architectural career by charging him with mismanagement.

Episode 4

2002-04-28 · 1h 9m10.0

Soames forces himself on Irene just before his lawsuit with Bossiney comes to court, with tragic consequences.

Episode 5

2002-05-05 · 1h 11m9.0

Many years have passed since Irene left, and Soames has now decided that he wants a divorce. He's met attractive young Annette Lamotte, who, with her mother, runs a restaurant in Soho. Soames calls on Young Jolyon, trustee of the legacy his father left Irene, to ask if she can provide him with grounds for divorce.

Episode 6

2002-05-12 · 56m9.0

Soames sends Jolyon to Irene in order to secure a divorce so he can remarry a French girl, but the cousins have a falling out.

Cast.

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis

Soames Forsyte

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Jolyon Forsyte Jr

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

Irene Forsyte (née Heron)

Alistair Petrie

Alistair Petrie

George Forsyte

Gillian Kearney

Gillian Kearney

June Forsyte

Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Winifred Dartie

Ben Miles

Ben Miles

Montague Dartie

Julian Ovenden

Julian Ovenden

Val Dartie

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