The Forsyte Saga (1967)
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Eric Porter
Soames Forsyte
Margaret Tyzack
Winifred Dartie
Nyree Dawn Porter
Irene Forsyte née Heron
Kenneth More
'Young Jolyon' Forsyte
Fay Compton
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte
June Barry
June Forsyte
Susan Hampshire
Fleur Mont née Forsyte
Lana Morris
Helene Hillmer
Nicholas Pennell
Michael Mont
Maggie Jones
Smither
Joseph O'Conor
'Old Jolyon' Forsyte
John Welsh
James Forsyte
John Barcroft
George Forsyte
Terence Alexander
Montague 'Monty' Dartie
John Baskcomb
Timothy Forsyte
John Bennett
Philip Bosinney
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Release DateJanuary 7, 1967
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes26
Running Time50m
Content RatingNR
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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 the channel. It was therefore the Sunday night repeat run 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.