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.
Eric Porter
as Soames Forsyte
Susan Hampshire
as Fleur Mont née Forsyte
Nyree Dawn Porter
as Irene Forsyte née Heron
Kenneth More
as 'Young Jolyon' Forsyte
Fay Compton
as 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
Lana Morris
as Helene Hillmer
Margaret Tyzack
as Winifred Dartie
John Welsh
as James Forsyte
Joseph O'Conor
as 'Old Jolyon' Forsyte
Terence Alexander
as Montague 'Monty' Dartie
John Baskcomb
as Timothy Forsyte
John Bennett
as Philip Bosinney
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20
Episode 21
Episode 22
Episode 23
Episode 24
Episode 25
Episode 26
