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Series · 2002–2003Ended

The Forsyte Saga

7.9·2 seasons·10 episodes·75 min avg.·United Kingdom

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.

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Apr 7, 2002·9.5

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

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Episode 2
Apr 14, 2002·9.0

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.

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Episode 3
Apr 21, 2002·9.0

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

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Episode 4
Apr 28, 2002·10.0

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

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Episode 5
May 5, 2002·9.0

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.

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Episode 6
May 12, 2002·9.0

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.

Cast

14 credited
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)

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