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Forsytein taru

Original title: The Forsyte Saga
  • TV Series
  • 2002–20032002–2003
  • K-11K-11
  • 4h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
5.9K
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Forsytein taru (2002)
The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.4
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  • Drama
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Chronicles the lives of three generations of the upper-middle-class British family, the Forsytes, from the 1870s to 1920.Chronicles the lives of three generations of the upper-middle-class British family, the Forsytes, from the 1870s to 1920.Chronicles the lives of three generations of the upper-middle-class British family, the Forsytes, from the 1870s to 1920.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
5.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,840
101
  • Stars
    • Damian Lewis
    • Rupert Graves
    • Gina McKee
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  • Stars
    • Damian Lewis
    • Rupert Graves
    • Gina McKee
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    • 76User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

    Episodes10

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    The Forsyte Saga: Series 1-Vol. 2
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    The Forsyte Saga: Series 1-Vol. 2
    The Forsyte Saga: Series 2-Vol. 1
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    The Forsyte Saga: Series 2-Vol. 1
    The Forsyte Saga: Series 2-Vol. 2
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    The Forsyte Saga: Series 2-Vol. 2
    The Forsyte Saga: Series 1-Vol. 1
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    The Forsyte Saga: Series 1-Vol. 1
    The Forsyte Saga: Series 1-Vol. 3
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    The Forsyte Saga: Series 1-Vol. 3
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.4
    Trailer 1:57
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.4
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.5
    Trailer 1:52
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.5
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 2.4
    Trailer 2:00
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 2.4
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 2.3
    Trailer 1:59
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 2.3
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.6
    Trailer 2:00
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.6
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.3
    Trailer 1:37
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.3
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 2.1
    Trailer 1:50
    The Forsyte Saga: Episode 2.1

    Photos42

    Beatriz Batarda and Emma Griffiths Malin in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Damian Lewis in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Emma Griffiths Malin and Lee Williams in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Forsytein taru (2002)
    Forsytein taru (2002)
    Gillian Kearney and Damian Lewis in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Ioan Gruffudd and Gina McKee in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Damian Lewis in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Ben Miles and Amanda Root in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Rupert Graves and Gillian Kearney in Forsytein taru (2002)
    Forsytein taru (2002)
    Forsytein taru (2002)

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    Damian Lewis
    Damian Lewis
    • Soames Forsyteas Soames Forsyte
    10 episodes10 eps • 2002–2003
    Rupert Graves
    Rupert Graves
    • Young Jolyon Forsyteas Young Jolyon Forsyte…
    10 episodes10 eps • 2002–2003
    Gina McKee
    Gina McKee
    • Irene Forsyteas Irene Forsyte…
    10 episodes10 eps • 2002–2003
    Amanda Root
    Amanda Root
    • Winifred Dartieas Winifred Dartie
    10 episodes10 eps • 2002–2003
    Ben Miles
    Ben Miles
    • Montague Dartieas Montague Dartie
    10 episodes10 eps • 2002–2003
    Gillian Kearney
    Gillian Kearney
    • June Forsyteas June Forsyte
    10 episodes10 eps • 2002–2003
    Alistair Petrie
    Alistair Petrie
    • Georgeas George…
    10 episodes10 eps • 2002–2003
    Ann Bell
    Ann Bell
    • Aunt Hesteras Aunt Hester…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2002–2003
    Malcolm Raeburn
    • Parfittas Parfitt
    7 episodes7 eps • 2002–2003
    Barbara Flynn
    Barbara Flynn
    • Emilyas Emily
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002
    Beatriz Batarda
    Beatriz Batarda
    • Annette Forsyte née Lamotteas Annette Forsyte née Lamotte…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002–2003
    Julian Ovenden
    Julian Ovenden
    • Val Dartieas Val Dartie
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002–2003
    John Carlisle
    • James Forsyteas James Forsyte
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002
    Amanda Ryan
    Amanda Ryan
    • Holly Dartie née Forsyteas Holly Dartie née Forsyte…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002–2003
    Wendy Craig
    Wendy Craig
    • Aunt Juleyas Aunt Juley
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002–2003
    Maggie Fox
    Maggie Fox
    • Bilsonas Bilson
    6 episodes6 eps • 2002–2003
    Corin Redgrave
    Corin Redgrave
    • Old Jolyon Forsyteas Old Jolyon Forsyte…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2002
    Jowanna Rose
    • Smitheras Smither
    5 episodes5 eps • 2002–2003
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    Storyline

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    The extended Forsyte family live a more than pleasant upper middle class life in Victorian and later Edwardian England. The two central characters are Soames Forsyte and his cousin Jolyon Forsyte. Soames is a solicitor, all proper and straight-laced. His love for the beautiful Irene is his only weakness as is his beautiful daughter Fleur. Jolyon is the opposite, a free-thinking artist who abandons his wife to live with his children's nanny. Their lives and their children's lives will intersect over 30 years bringing happiness to some and tragedy to others. —garykmcd
    • family saga
    • upper middle class
    • wealth
    • timeframe 1900s
    • timeframe 1920s
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • K-11
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Rupert Graves (as Young Jolyon) and Gillian Kearney (as June) play father and daughter, but there is actually just under nine years difference in their ages.
    • Quotes

      Emily: The last time I saw that expression on your face, you were Val's age.

      Soames Forsyte: Mother!

      Emily: You pestered us for months for that kitten. What was it? Six weeks old? You dressed it like a doll, fed it until it was sick, and smothered it.

      Soames Forsyte: I loved it!

      Emily: That's what I thought. I should have whipped you. I should have taught you not to love like that. With all your heart.

      Soames Forsyte: Mama...

      Emily: Yes, it was my fault. You feel things too much. You always have.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Best of Masterpiece Theatre (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Irene's Song
      (End titles music)

      Music by Geoffrey Burgon

      Lyrics by Jacqueline Kroft

      Performed by Bryn Terfel

    User reviews76

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    Top review
    9/10
    heroine or villain?
    Comparisons between the 60s version of this splendid work and the latest one are difficult because they were both great. I have really enjoyed the last version especially as regards the performances of Damian Lewis and Gina McKee.

    One previous contributor said that he found himself almost liking Soames which 'we were not supposed to do'. Is that right? Galsworthy intended The Forsytes to be representative of the upper middle class with some bad aspects - arrogance, lack of sentiment, conscious always of their respectability - but also with a positive side - sturdy, determined, ambitious, but ultimately concerned with ownership and property. Soames is an extreme example of his kind, to the extent that he regards people - especially his wife - as potential property. Irene, on the other hand, represents the new force which, along with the effects of WWI and the rise of the Welfare State, nationalisation etc will soon overthrow the old order.

    Superficially at least, Soames is the villain. He appears to terrorise his wife, physically abuses her and more. However, is there another side to this? Irene marries him quite cynically for materialistic reasons. It's not merely a question of 'not loving' him. He positively makes her flesh creep right from the start. We are given the idea that she is forced to marry him by her stepmother and by her poverty. Force her?? As the story goes forward, we see that she is a strong character - no-one can force her to do anything. Her poverty? She has £50 per annum from her father. This might not seem a lot, but it was about what an artisan earned in a year at that time (on which he was expected to keep a family). Despite his treating her as property, Soames does love Irene in his way and he does try his best to give her what she wants. In return she is openly unfaithful to him, denies him children and even conjugal rights. As regards his bad treatment of her, she certainly returns the compliment in kind. She could be looked on as something of a vampire - she sucks the life force from Soames and old Jolyan and wantonly destroys the happiness of her friend June and Bossiney (though admittedly he goes along willingly). As regards her own son her hatred of Soames tempers her dislike of Fleur so even her son is badly affected by her force of character and neurosis.

    I think Galsworthy, as well as writing a simple commentary on Edwardian and Victorian life was also trying to divide his readers into factions - the pro-Soames camp who like the old ways, and the pro-Irene (the 'new woman' camp) who wanted change.

    Whatever, I have to congratulate Gina McKee. She carried off that complex character of Irene so well. Her enigmatic Mona Lisa smile, did it display goodness? Or the opposite? I'm still not sure
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    • Sep 16, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 2006 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • PBS - Forsyte family tree, links, bibliographies
      • PBS/Masterpiece Theatre
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Forsyte Saga
    • Filming locations
      • Tabley House, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Granada Television
      • WGBH
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    • Runtime
      4 hours 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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