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The Forsyte saga, directed by David Giles and James Cellan Jones ; produced and dramatized by Donald Wilson ; a co-production of BBC and MGM

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The Forsyte saga

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directed by David Giles and James Cellan Jones ; produced and dramatized by Donald Wilson ; a co-production of BBC and MGM

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"In 1969, an internationally acclaimed BBC show began airing on the fledgling public broadcasting network. The Forsyte Saga, in telling the remarkable story of a nouveau riche English family, introduced America to a new kind of TV. Millions of Americans devoted the next half-year of their lives to following the frank treatment of all sins, foibles and peccadilloes of the Forsytes and their circle. The passing decades can never the erase the memory of their extraordinary evenings with the Forsytes: Kenneth More as Jo, the philosophical outsider; Eric Porter as Soames, the grasping man of property; Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene, "born to be loved and to love" and in later episodes, Susan Hampshire in an Emmy-winning performance as Fleur, Soame's 'restless' daughter. The series was so popular that Masterpiece Theatre was created to meet the new demand for great literary adaptations. With 150 characters, 2,000 separate costumes and over 100 sets, this sprawling yet intimate saga continues to move, provoke and entrance viewers today."--Publisher

Disc 1. Episode 1, A family festival ; Episode 2, A family scandal ; Episode 3, The pursuit of happiness ; Episode 4, Dinner at Swithin's -- disc 2. Episode 5, A man of property ; Episode 6, Decisions ; Episode 7, Into the dark ; Episode 8, Indian summer of a Forsythe -- disc 3. Episode 9, In Chancery ; Episode 10, The challenge ; Episode 11, In the web ; Episode 12, Birth of a Forsythe -- disc 4. Episode 13. Encounter ; Episode 14, Conflict ; Episode 15, To let ; Episode 16,A family wedding -- disc 5. Episode 17, The white monkey ; Episode 18, Afternoon of a Dryad ; Episode 19, No retreat ; Episode 20, A silent wooing -- disc 6. Episode 21, Action of libel ; Episode 22, The silver spoon ; Episode 23, Strike ; Episode 24, Afternoon at Ascot -- disc 7. Episode 25, Portrait of Fleur ; Episode 26, Swan song ; bonus features

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