Damian lewis band of brothers stars as soames forsyte, a successful london solicitor and wealthy scion of a respectable uppermiddleclass victorian family. See more ideas about the forsyte saga, saga, dawn porter. A story that became a benchmark for appointment television in the 1960s returns in a lavish new production with an allstar cast. The young adults grapple with their feelings and also investigate what led to the. With damian lewis, rupert graves, gina mckee, amanda root. The forsyte saga is john galsworthys monumental chronicle of the lives of the moneyed forsytes, a family whose values are constantly at war with its passions. Additional funding for this production was provided by american pbs station wgbh, the 1967 bbc version having been a. A decade later, they meet again and fall instantlyand disastrouslyin love.
Damian lewis band of brothers stars as soames forsyte, a successful london solicitor and wealthy scion of a respectable uppermiddleclass. The second season was based on his last book in the forsyte saga, to let executive produced by pbs masterpieces rebecca eaton. A series gets an average tomatometer when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a score. The forsyte saga 2002 is a 2 season, 10part series, produced by granada television and wgbh in boston that was shown on pbs masterpiece. A few years ago, i watched the 2002 tv adaption of the forsyte saga with damien lewis. Encounter from season 1 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.
Originally broadcast on television 2002 2003 as episodes of masterpiece theater on the pbs network. Superior, arrogant and confident on the surface, beneath the imposing veneer lies a festering core of unhappy and brutal relationships, riddled with jealousies and tensions. Damian lewis is superb as the complex and often unlikable soames forsyte. The forsyte saga in streaming ed anche in download su cb01, racconta, menu menu. First filmed in the 1960s, the books came to life again in these two sweeping miniseries in 2002 and 2003, featuring damian lewis as soames forsyte and gina mckee as irene, plus an excellent supporting cast. Additional funding for this production was provided by american pbs station wgbh, the 1967 bbc version having been a success on pbs in the early 1970s. The forsyte saga tv series 20022003 soundtracks imdb.
The aristocrats bbc 1999 episode one of six full complete series duration. To let, and the two granada series made their runs in the u. The forsyte saga tv series 2002 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 2002, granada television produced two series for the itv network titled the forsyte saga and the forsyte saga. A remake of the 1967 original, the 2002 mini series boasts some fine performances, especially from band of brothers damian lewis as the often unfeeling soames forsyte, and gillian kearney as june forsyte the graveyard scene between these two characters is superb. Chronicles the lives of three generations of the uppermiddleclass british family, the forsytes. The forsyte saga complete series 1 and 2 dvd 5 discs for. The forsyte saga is a british drama television serial that chronicles the lives of three generations of an uppermiddleclass family from the 1870s to 1920s. First filmed in the 1960s, the books came to life again in these two sweeping miniseries in 2002 and 2003, featuring damian lewis as soames forsyte and gina mckee as irene, plus an e john. The forsyte saga episode 1 a family festival duration. The forsyte saga tv series 2002 2003 soundtracks on imdb.
The forsyte saga 2002 tv series wikipedia republished. Additional funding for this production was provided by american pbs station wgbh, the 1967 bbc version having been a success on pbs in the. It chronicles the lives of three generations of a powerful victorian family. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The extended forsyte family live a more than pleasant upper middle class life. Based on the nobel prizewinning novels by john galsworthy, the forsyte saga is an epic and highly praised series spanning three generations of the powerful forsyte family at the turn of the 20th century. John galsworthys nine novels created the inimitable forsyte family, exploring their triumphs and tragedies over four tumultuous decades. The story of soames forsyte s marriage to the beautiful and rebellious irene, and its effects upon the whole forsyte clan, the forsyte saga is a brilliant social satire of the acquisitive sensibilities of a.
I was impressed by this series, which looks at an upper middleclass english family and the events that unfold as people in the family stop conforming to tradition. Episode 1 of the 1967 bbc series the forsyte saga, based on john galsworthys novels, featuring kenneth more as jo and eric porter as soames. Additional funding was provided by american pbs station wgbh. Season one is based on the first two books of galsworthys trilogy. The forsyte saga 2002 is a 2 season, 10part series, produced by granada television and wgbh in boston that was shown on pbs. The stunning new adaptation of john galsworthys books about the fabled forsyte family continues with this story of young love in the next generation. The forsyte saga the man of property full audiobook. The forsyte saga is a 1967 bbc television adaptation of john galsworthys series of the forsyte saga novels, and its sequel trilogy a modern comedy. At the heart of the saga is soames forsyte damian lewis, a rich and successful. Epic series spanning three generations of the upwardly mobile forsyte family at the turn of the 20th century. Watch the forsyte saga episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The forsyte saga 2002 masterpiece television miniseries remake, based on the novel by john galsworthy.
Description based on the nobel prizewinning novels by john galsworthy, the saga is an epic and highly praised series spanning three generations of the powerful forsyte family at the turn of the 20th century. 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. The novels in this book take place around 1930 and deal mostly with the cherrells, who are cousins to the forsytes although fleur and michael do play fairly large roles. In 2002, the first two books and the first interlude of john galsworthys trilogy the forsyte saga were adapted by granada television for the itv network.
I saw this series on pbs when it first aired around 2002 and am still crazy about it this time around. Chronicles the lives of three generations of the uppermiddleclass british family, the forsytes, from the 1870s to 1920. Fleur, daughter of soames and annette, and jon, son of irene and jolyon, meet by chance as youngsters and make an indelible impression on each other. Series info the grown children of a longdivorced couple meet and fall in love, much to their parents chagrin.
Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. The average tomatometer is the sum of all season scores divided by the. The forsyte saga complete original series dvd, 2003, 7. Rupert graves, ioan gruffuld, corin redgrave, emma. The forsyte saga is an immense drama of sex, power, and money. The forsyte saga, in particular the man of property, is john galsworthys most enduring work. The forsyte saga tv series 20022003 plot summary imdb.
1384 1095 1432 1453 810 1300 127 881 673 812 565 441 306 992 133 1541 827 314 645 321 618 1034 938 994 478 739 476 1129 1063 943 1002 1107 976 224 622 709 852 888 1405 691 846 480