Set during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, this seminal serial follows an affluent English family, a staid, stately clan whose frustrations arise from conflicts in love, and lust for power and property. The 26-part 1969 drama (it aired in England in '67) was instrumental in public television mounting future literary adaptations on `Masterpiece Theatre' (which bowed in '71), so it was fitting that `Masterpiece' successfully updated the John Galsworthy saga in 2002. A sequel followed in 2004.
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With the war preparations looming, Winifred takes Dartie back, but he soon returns to his old habits. Winifred goes to her mother for comfort, and Emily responds in the only way she knows. When the Forsytes all gather to see Val and Jolly off to South Africa, only Jolyon manages an honest display of emotion. Soames continues to employ detectives to follow Irene, but even his employees no longer believe that he is only interested in evidence for a divorce. He tracks Irene down in Paris and makes another futile attempt to bring her home. As Irene and Jolyon begin to build a future together, Soames lets go of his obsession with Irene and moves on. With Annette, his dream of a son and heir seems finally within his grasp.
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Length: 01:13:00
Posted: 10/13/2011
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Seven years pass and Soames, at 45, has found some hope of happiness with Annette, a young French girl. But he cannot marry again because he is still married to Irene. After a terrible row with Dartie, who has begun stealing her jewelry to give to his girlfriends, Winifred takes Soames' advice to seek a divorce as quickly and quietly as possible. Soames pursues his own divorce, but a visit to Irene at her Chelsea flat leaves him desperate to have her back again. Alarmed, she flees to Paris, followed by Soames' hated cousin Jolyon, who is falling in love with Irene himself. In the younger generation, love stirs between the opposing sides of the family. The boys, Val and Jolly, impulsively enlist to fight in the Boer War.
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Length: 01:11:00
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Fleur begs her father to go to Robin Hill and intercede on her behalf. Once in Irene's company, Soames becomes overcome with feelings about the past. Defending his mother, Jon turns against Soames and shuns Fleur. Heartsick and blaming her father, Fleur shuts herself away until her mother returns home and counsels her to be more practical about marriage.
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Length: 01:11:00
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Determined to be with Fleur, and furious at his parents' objections, Jon moves into a cottage near the farm. Fleur joins him for a few idyllic days, and they vow to elope to Scotland. The plan goes smoothly until Jolyon's illness and a chance encounter with Soames forces the families' ugly secret out into the open. Mont presses his suit with Fleur, but she remains steadfastly attached to Jon. As he grieves, Jon begins to feel torn between Fleur and his mother.
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Length: 01:10:00
Posted: 10/13/2011
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Premiered: 1969, on PBS
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Premise: Set during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, this seminal serial follows an affluent English family, a staid, stately clan whose frustrations arise from conflicts in love, and lust for power and property. The 26-part 1969 drama (it aired in England in '67) was instrumental in public television mounting future literary adaptations on `Masterpiece Theatre' (which bowed in '71), so it was fitting that `Masterpiece' successfully updated the John Galsworthy saga in 2002. A sequel followed in 2004.

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