The Forsyte Saga — Season 1
Adapted from The Man of Property (1906), the interlude "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (1918), and the novel In Chancery (1920).
About this season
Adapted from The Man of Property (1906), the interlude "Indian Summer of a Forsyte" (1918), and the novel In Chancery (1920).
Episodes (6)
1. Episode 1
9.5Aired 7 April 2002 • 75 min
Emotionally aloof Soames Forsyte, a well-to-do solicitor, becomes enamoured at first sight of Irene Heron, but she declines his marriage proposal,
2. Episode 2
9.0Aired 14 April 2002 • 71 min
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.
3. Episode 3
9.0Aired 21 April 2002 • 70 min
Realising he has lost Irene, a vengeful Soames sets out to ruin Bosinney's architectural career by charging him with mismanagement.
4. Episode 4
10.0Aired 28 April 2002 • 69 min
Soames forces himself on Irene just before his lawsuit with Bossiney comes to court, with tragic consequences.
5. Episode 5
9.0Aired 5 May 2002 • 71 min
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.
6. Episode 6
9.0Aired 12 May 2002 • 56 min
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.