The Forsyte Saga(1967)
Drama
First Air Date: 1967-01-07
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 8.5
Votes: 8
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 26E01
A Family Festival
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...
E02
A Family Scandal
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...
E03
The Pursuit of Happiness
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...
E04
Dinner at Swithin's
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...
E05
A Man of Property
Air Date: 1967-02-04
Winifred’s spendthrift husband Monty continues to rack up debts, while Soames has bigger marital problems. Attempting...
E06
Decisions
Air Date: 1967-02-11
As the affair between Irene and Bosinney becomes more and more public, Soames threatens legal action against the arch...
E07
Into the Dark
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...
E08
Indian Summer of a Forsyte
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...
E09
In Chancery
Air Date: 1967-03-04
Eight more years pass, during which Helene dies and June, now financially independent, strikes out on her own. Monty ...
E10
The Challenge
Air Date: 1967-03-11
The South African Boer War creates anxiety for James, while Winifred and Soames attempt to extricate themselves from ...
E11
In the Web
Air Date: 1967-03-18
Investigators shadowing Irene in Paris detect her growing affection for Jo, and gather enough evidence to proceed wit...
E12
Birth of a Forsyte
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...
E13
Encounter
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...
E14
Conflict
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...
E15
To Let
Air Date: 1967-04-15
The annual cricket match between Eton and Harrow facilitates awkward encounters. Fleur scrambles to get Jon to the al...
E16
A Family Wedding
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...
E17
The White Monkey
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...
E18
Afternoon of a Dryad
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...
E19
No Retreat
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 ...
E20
A Silent Wooing
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...
E21
Action for Libel
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...
E22
The Silver Spoon
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...
E23
Strike
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...
E24
Afternoon at Ascot
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...
E25
Portrait of Fleur
Air Date: 1967-06-24
This moody episode illuminates Fleur’s restlessness, and Soames’s feelings of mortality. Looking toward the future, S...
E26
Swan Song
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...
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