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6 episodes

The Forsyte Saga - Series 1

First aired Apr 7, 2002Season 1

Adapted from The Man of Property (1906), the interlude "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (1918), and the novel In Chancery (1920).

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Community reviews for The Forsyte Saga, shown here with its season details.

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Emily

10.0

**One of the best ever** This is one of my favorite series ever. The acting, the set design, the costumes are unforgettable. Damian Lewis is such a gem!

Episodes

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Episode 1

Episode 1

9.5
Apr 7, 200275 min2 votes

Emotionally aloof Soames Forsyte, a well-to-do solicitor, becomes enamoured at first sight of Irene Heron, but she declines his marriage proposal,

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Episode 2

Episode 2

9.0
Apr 14, 200271 min2 votes

Irene consents to marry Soames on the proviso that he will make her happy. When it is apparent that she is not, he hires Phillip Bisonney to design them a unique country house.

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Episode 3

Episode 3

9.0
Apr 21, 200270 min2 votes

Realising he has lost Irene, a vengeful Soames sets out to ruin Bosinney's architectural career by charging him with mismanagement.

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Episode 4

Episode 4

10.0
Apr 28, 200269 min1 votes

Soames forces himself on Irene just before his lawsuit with Bossiney comes to court, with tragic consequences.

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Episode 5

Episode 5

9.0
May 5, 200271 min2 votes

Many years have passed since Irene left, and Soames has now decided that he wants a divorce. He's met attractive young Annette Lamotte, who, with her mother, runs a restaurant in Soho. Soames calls on Young Jolyon, trustee of the legacy his father left Irene, to ask if she can provide him with grounds for divorce.

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Episode 6

Episode 6

9.0
May 12, 200256 min2 votes

Soames sends Jolyon to Irene in order to secure a divorce so he can remarry a French girl, but the cousins have a falling out.