TV Series · 2002

The Forsyte Saga

75 min · Drama · Ended

Composite

8.2

IMDb

8.1 / 10

7,931 votes

TMDB

7.9 / 10

45 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Streaming availability

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Cast

Damian Lewis

Soames Forsyte

Rupert Graves

Jolyon Forsyte Jr

Gina McKee

Irene Forsyte (née Heron)

Alistair Petrie

George Forsyte

Gillian Kearney

June Forsyte

Amanda Root

Winifred Dartie

Ben Miles

Montague Dartie

Julian Ovenden

Val Dartie

Amanda Ryan

Holly Dartie (née Forsyte)

Beatriz Batarda

Annette Forsyte (née Lamotte)

Oliver Milburn

Michael Mont

Emma Griffiths Malin

Fleur Mont (née Forsyte)

Lee Williams

Jon Forsyte

Michael Maloney

Prosper Profond

Crew

Art

Peter Bull Art Direction
Stephen Fineren Production Design
Nick Wilkinson Production Design
Duncan Howell Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

Phoebe De Gaye Costume Design
Clare Golds Makeup Artist
Marrie Dorris Makeup Artist
Sharon O'Brien Makeup Artist
Sue Milton Makeup Designer
Sallie Adams Makeup Artist
Jessica Taylor Makeup Artist

Production

Judi Hayfield Casting
Rebecca Eaton Executive Producer
Sita Williams Producer
Andy Harries Executive Producer
David Boulter Producer

Sound

Geoffrey Burgon Original Music Composer
Elizabeth Cresswell Dialogue Editor
John Senior Sound Effects Editor
Phil Smith Sound Recordist
John Whitworth Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

John Galsworthy Novel

Seasons & episodes

Series 1 (6 ep)

1. Episode 1

Apr 7, 2002 · 75 min

Emotionally aloof Soames Forsyte, a well-to-do solicitor, becomes enamoured at first sight of Irene Heron, but she declines his marriage proposal,
2. Episode 2

Apr 14, 2002 · 71 min

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.
3. Episode 3

Apr 21, 2002 · 70 min

Realising he has lost Irene, a vengeful Soames sets out to ruin Bosinney's architectural career by charging him with mismanagement.
4. Episode 4

Apr 28, 2002 · 69 min

Soames forces himself on Irene just before his lawsuit with Bossiney comes to court, with tragic consequences.
5. Episode 5

May 5, 2002 · 71 min

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.
6. Episode 6

May 12, 2002 · 56 min

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.

Series 2 (1 ep)

4. Episode 10

Jun 15, 2003 · 71 min

While Fleur continues to keep Michael at bay, Jolyon and Irene finally tell John the truth about the family secret in an attempt to try and get him to break up with Fleur. Meanwhile, Annette is in for a surprise when Profond returns.