The Forsyte Saga
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.
Top Cast
Eric Porter
Soames Forsyte
Susan Hampshire
Fleur Mont née Forsyte
Nyree Dawn Porter
Irene Forsyte née Heron
Kenneth More
'Young Jolyon' Forsyte
Fay Compton
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Lana Morris
Helene Hillmer
Margaret Tyzack
Winifred Dartie
John Welsh
James Forsyte
Joseph O'Conor
'Old Jolyon' Forsyte
Terence Alexander
Montague 'Monty' Dartie
Episodes
A Family Festival
Jan 07, 1967
A Family Scandal
Jan 14, 1967
The Pursuit of Happiness
Jan 21, 1967
Dinner at Swithin's
Jan 28, 1967
A Man of Property
Feb 04, 1967
Decisions
Feb 11, 1967
Into the Dark
Feb 18, 1967
Indian Summer of a Forsyte
Feb 25, 1967
In Chancery
Mar 04, 1967
The Challenge
Mar 11, 1967
In the Web
Mar 18, 1967
Birth of a Forsyte
Feb 25, 1967
Encounter
Apr 01, 1967
Conflict
Apr 08, 1967
To Let
Apr 15, 1967
A Family Wedding
Apr 22, 1967
The White Monkey
Apr 29, 1967
Afternoon of a Dryad
Mar 06, 1967
No Retreat
May 13, 1967
A Silent Wooing
May 20, 1967
Action for Libel
May 27, 1967
The Silver Spoon
Jun 03, 1967
Strike
Jun 10, 1967
Afternoon at Ascot
Jun 17, 1967
Portrait of Fleur
Jun 24, 1967
Swan Song
Jul 01, 1967
