
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.
Air Date: 1967-01-07
The elder generation of Forsytes gather at Uncle Timothy's to exchange gossip about two of the younger members of the...
Air Date: 1967-01-14
Young Jo’s decision to divorce his wife to live with Helene and their child shocks the family, and causes Old Jo to a...
Air Date: 1967-01-21
Two sons are born. Winifred and her profligate husband Monty must appeal to her father James to ease Monty’s debts, a...
Air Date: 1967-01-28
Several years have passed, and the family is abuzz over the engagement of young June Forsyte to bohemian architect Ph...
Air Date: 1967-02-04
Winifred’s spendthrift husband Monty continues to rack up debts, while Soames has bigger marital problems. Attempting...
Air Date: 1967-02-11
As the affair between Irene and Bosinney becomes more and more public, Soames threatens legal action against the arch...
Air Date: 1967-02-18
A thick fog envelops London, masking tragedy. Irene waits to run away with Bosinney, who is driven to distraction whe...
Air Date: 1967-02-25
Distraught, destitute, and alone, Irene returns to Soames for one last night, then deserts him for good. Four years l...
Air Date: 1967-03-04
Eight more years pass, during which Helene dies and June, now financially independent, strikes out on her own. Monty ...
Air Date: 1967-03-11
The South African Boer War creates anxiety for James, while Winifred and Soames attempt to extricate themselves from ...
Air Date: 1967-03-18
Investigators shadowing Irene in Paris detect her growing affection for Jo, and gather enough evidence to proceed wit...
Air Date: 1967-02-25
Queen Victoria’s isn’t the only death in this episode which also includes births, marriages, and divorce. Young Jolly...
Air Date: 1967-04-01
Twenty years have passed (the Great War slips by here) as the third generation of Forsytes takes center stage. Jon ha...
Air Date: 1967-04-08
The elder Forsytes continue to hide the details of the family feud from Jon and Fleur. Michael Mont, the perky son of...
Air Date: 1967-04-15
The annual cricket match between Eton and Harrow facilitates awkward encounters. Fleur scrambles to get Jon to the al...
Air Date: 1967-04-22
Jon and Irene relocate to Canada. On the rebound, Fleur marries Michael Mont, who assumes narration of the series. Tw...
Air Date: 1967-04-29
Wilfred confesses his love of Fleur to Michael, as Soames lobbies for a grandchild. The board of directors is slow to...
Air Date: 1967-03-06
As Michael is tortured by the thought that Fleur may be interested in Wilfred, he encounters June, who lets slip some...
Air Date: 1967-05-13
Both Michael and Tony address issues of trust in their marriages. The Bickets leave the squalor of their London slum ...
Air Date: 1967-05-20
The scene shifts briefly to the Carolinas, where Jon and Irene are guests of young Ann Wilmot and her brother Francis...
Air Date: 1967-05-27
Marjorie Ferrar’s threats of libel action against Fleur are meant to extract money and a public apology, but Soames c...
Air Date: 1967-06-03
Michael and Fleur drift further apart as last ditch efforts to settle the libel case fail, and Ferrar vs. Mont is hea...
Air Date: 1967-06-10
Social fallout from the Ferrar case drives Fleur and Soames on a trip around the world. Michael joins them in Washing...
Air Date: 1967-06-17
June lobbies for Soames to commission a portrait of Fleur. Michael buries himself in social work, but cannot mask his...
Air Date: 1967-06-24
This moody episode illuminates Fleur’s restlessness, and Soames’s feelings of mortality. Looking toward the future, S...
Air Date: 1967-07-01
The final episode of the series begins with an adulterous consummation, and ends in death. Jon succumbs to Fleur's se...