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The Forsyte Saga

  • TV Series
  • 19671967
  • 50m
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Susan Hampshire and Eric Porter in The Forsyte Saga (1967)
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The extended Forsyte family live a more than pleasant upper middle class life in Victorian and later Edwardian England. The two central characters are Soames Forsyte and his cousin Jolyon Fo... Read allThe extended Forsyte family live a more than pleasant upper middle class life in Victorian and later Edwardian England. The two central characters are Soames Forsyte and his cousin Jolyon Forsyte. Soames is a solicitor, all proper and straight-laced. His love for the beautiful Ir... Read allThe extended Forsyte family live a more than pleasant upper middle class life in Victorian and later Edwardian England. The two central characters are Soames Forsyte and his cousin Jolyon Forsyte. Soames is a solicitor, all proper and straight-laced. His love for the beautiful Irene is his only weakness as is his beautiful daughter Fleur. Young Jolyon is the opposite,... Read all
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  • Stars
    • Eric Porter
    • Margaret Tyzack
    • Nyree Dawn Porter
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  • Stars
    • Eric Porter
    • Margaret Tyzack
    • Nyree Dawn Porter
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    • 27User reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

    Episodes26

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    Kenneth More in The Forsyte Saga (1967)
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    Eric Porter in The Forsyte Saga (1967)
    Susan Hampshire in The Forsyte Saga (1967)

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    Eric Porter
    Eric Porter
    • Soames Forsyteas Soames Forsyte
    26 episodes26 eps • 1967
    Margaret Tyzack
    Margaret Tyzack
    • Winifred Dartieas Winifred Dartie
    23 episodes23 eps • 1967
    Nyree Dawn Porter
    Nyree Dawn Porter
    • Irene Forsyte née Heronas Irene Forsyte née Heron
    19 episodes19 eps • 1967
    Kenneth More
    Kenneth More
    • 'Young Jolyon' Forsyteas 'Young Jolyon' Forsyte
    16 episodes16 eps • 1967
    June Barry
    • June Forsyteas June Forsyte
    16 episodes16 eps • 1967
    Susan Hampshire
    Susan Hampshire
    • Fleur Mont née Forsyteas Fleur Mont née Forsyte
    14 episodes14 eps • 1967
    Nicholas Pennell
    • Michael Montas Michael Mont
    14 episodes14 eps • 1967
    Maggie Jones
    • Smitheras Smither
    14 episodes14 eps • 1967
    John Welsh
    John Welsh
    • James Forsyteas James Forsyte
    13 episodes13 eps • 1967
    John Barcroft
    • George Forsyteas George Forsyte
    12 episodes12 eps • 1967
    Fanny Rowe
    • Emily Forsyteas Emily Forsyte
    11 episodes11 eps • 1967
    Nora Nicholson
    Nora Nicholson
    • Aunt Juley Forsyteas Aunt Juley Forsyte
    11 episodes11 eps • 1967
    Suzanne Neve
    Suzanne Neve
    • Holly Dartie née Forsyteas Holly Dartie née Forsyte
    11 episodes11 eps • 1967
    Julia White
    • Coakeras Coaker
    11 episodes11 eps • 1967
    Lana Morris
    Lana Morris
    • Helene Hillmeras Helene Hillmer
    10 episodes10 eps • 1967
    Nora Swinburne
    Nora Swinburne
    • 'Aunt Hester' Forsyteas 'Aunt Hester' Forsyte
    10 episodes10 eps • 1967
    Cyril Luckham
    Cyril Luckham
    • Sir Lawrence Montas Sir Lawrence Mont
    10 episodes10 eps • 1967
    Kynaston Reeves
    • Nicholas Forsyteas Nicholas Forsyte
    10 episodes10 eps • 1967
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    • Trivia
      Apart from the credits and occasional tunes from the background, there is absolutely no music score in the whole show.
    • Quotes

      [the family are discussing the Boers]

      Soames Forsyte: They signed a contract, they must stick to it. I know there's something to be said for their point of view, but a contract is a contract.

    • Connections
      Featured in Night of a Thousand Shows (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Halcyon Days
      (uncredited)

      (from the suite 'The Three Elizabeths')

      By Eric Coates

      (theme music)

    User reviews27

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    A landmark that's now hard to find.
    `The Forsyte Saga' was a landmark in the history of television, not just in the UK, but globally. It was apparently the first miniseries to be produced anywhere. It was produced in part to start up the BBC's highbrow BBC2 channel. It was the BBC's most ambitious and expensive series up to that time. It was also the BBC's last major production in black and white, although plenty of color publicity stills were shot for it and BBC2 was intended to inaugurate color television in Britain. The series was originally aired in early 1967 on BBC2, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of author John Galsworthy's birth. It was so popular that it was quickly repeated on the more popular BBC1 channel. The series' popularity was phenomenal. The entire country seemed to rearrange its collective schedule around the show and the streets were empty when it was on. In the following years, the BBC would produce a slew of other period piece miniseries such as `The Six Wives of Henry VIII' and `Elizabeth R.' Britain's commercial network, Independent Television (ITV), got into the act with works like `Upstairs, Downstairs.'

    `The Forsyte Saga' was exported and had a major impact abroad. Networks in other countries were soon producing their own period miniseries. `The Forsyte Saga' was the first television series from a Western country to be shown in the Soviet Union.

    `The Forsyte Saga' was first shown in the United States in 1969 on the National Educational Television (NET) network and was its first prime time hit. It was repeated on NET's successor, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which was soon importing and airing similar series under the `Masterpiece Theatre' banner. A few years later, the commercial networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) were busy producing their own period miniseries like `Rich Man, Poor Man' and `Once An Eagle.'

    `The Forsyte Saga' had a profound influence on the careers of its cast. It greatly boosted the fortunes of Eric Porter, Nyree Dawn Porter, and Margaret Tyzack, made Susan Hampshire the uncrowned queen of BBC2, and gave Michael York and Martin Jarvis their big breaks. The series gave Kenneth More his best role during the long and inexplicable twilight of his career. On the other hand, June Barry, Dalia Penn, and Nicholas Pennell all had prominent parts in the series, but were little seen in subsequent years.

    In fact, the same can be said about the series itself. `The Forsyte Saga' hasn't been aired in the Washington, D.C., area in 20 or more years and is currently not available in this country on video or DVD. Its importance in television history is great and undisputed, but it's now spoken about more than seen.
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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Forsyte Saga
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • MGM Television
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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