The Forsyte Saga
Created by John Galsworthy, Stephen Mallatratt
On ITV1
A stately, melancholic multigenerational saga of upper-class English life across five decades, tracing the slow erosion of family bonds and social certainty.
The Forsyte Saga is a British-American drama television serial based on John Galsworthy's novel series of the same name. Taking place from the 1870s to the 1920s, three generations of the upper-middle-class Forsyte family are explored.
Essence
Ensemble
Damian Lewis
Soames Forsyte
Rupert Graves
Young Jolyon Forsyte
Gina McKee
Irene Forsyte
Alistair Petrie
George Forsyte
Gillian Kearney
June Forsyte
Ioan Gruffudd
Phillip Bosinney
Amanda Root
Winifred Dartie
Ben Miles
Montague Dartie
Julian Ovenden
Val Dartie
Amanda Ryan
Holly Dartie (née Forsyte)
Beatriz Batarda
Annette Forsyte (née Lamotte)
Oliver Milburn
Michael Mont
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