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TV series

The Forsyte Saga

1967 · 1 season · 26 episodes

Created by John Galsworthy and Donald Wilson

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Synopsis

The Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte Saga novels, and its sequel trilogy A Modern Comedy. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive this channel. It was therefore the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.

About 21h 40m to watch every episode. An estimate: 26 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 50 minutes.

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Main cast

  • Eric Porter
    Soames Forsyte
    26 episodes

  • Margaret Tyzack
    Winifred Dartie
    23 episodes

  • Nyree Dawn Porter
    Irene Forsyte née Heron
    19 episodes

  • Kenneth More
    'Young Jolyon' Forsyte
    16 episodes

  • June Barry
    June Forsyte
    16 episodes

  • Susan Hampshire
    Fleur Mont née Forsyte
    14 episodes

  • Maggie Jones
    Smither
    14 episodes

  • Nicholas Pennell
    Michael Mont
    14 episodes

  • John Welsh
    James Forsyte
    13 episodes

  • John Barcroft
    George Forsyte
    12 episodes

  • Nora Nicholson
    Aunt Juley Forsyte
    11 episodes

  • Fanny Rowe
    Emily Forsyte
    10 episodes

  • Lana Morris
    Helene Hillmer
    9 episodes

  • Nora Swinburne
    'Aunt Hester' Forsyte
    9 episodes

  • Kynaston Reeves
    Nicholas Forsyte
    9 episodes

  • Joseph O'Conor
    'Old Jolyon' Forsyte
    8 episodes

  • Terence Alexander
    Montague Dartie
    8 episodes

  • Mischa De La Motte
    Warmson
    7 episodes

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