Seasons & Episodes
A Family Festival
The elder generation of Forsytes gather at Uncle Timothy's to exchange gossip about two of the younger members of the fa
A Family Scandal
Young Jo’s decision to divorce his wife to live with Helene and their child shocks the family, and causes Old Jo to ad
The Pursuit of Happiness
Two sons are born. Winifred and her profligate husband Monty must appeal to her father James to ease Monty’s debts, as
Dinner at Swithin's
Several years have passed, and the family is abuzz over the engagement of young June Forsyte to bohemian architect Phill
A Man of Property
Winifred’s spendthrift husband Monty continues to rack up debts, while Soames has bigger marital problems. Attempting
Decisions
As the affair between Irene and Bosinney becomes more and more public, Soames threatens legal action against the archite
Into the Dark
A thick fog envelops London, masking tragedy. Irene waits to run away with Bosinney, who is driven to distraction when h
Indian Summer of a Forsyte
Distraught, destitute, and alone, Irene returns to Soames for one last night, then deserts him for good. Four years late
In Chancery
Eight more years pass, during which Helene dies and June, now financially independent, strikes out on her own. Monty con
The Challenge
The South African Boer War creates anxiety for James, while Winifred and Soames attempt to extricate themselves from the
In the Web
Investigators shadowing Irene in Paris detect her growing affection for Jo, and gather enough evidence to proceed with S
Birth of a Forsyte
Queen Victoria’s isn’t the only death in this episode which also includes births, marriages, and divorce. Young Joll
Encounter
Twenty years have passed (the Great War slips by here) as the third generation of Forsytes takes center stage. Jon has g
Conflict
The elder Forsytes continue to hide the details of the family feud from Jon and Fleur. Michael Mont, the perky son of a
To Let
The annual cricket match between Eton and Harrow facilitates awkward encounters. Fleur scrambles to get Jon to the altar
A Family Wedding
Jon and Irene relocate to Canada. On the rebound, Fleur marries Michael Mont, who assumes narration of the series. Two y
The White Monkey
Wilfred confesses his love of Fleur to Michael, as Soames lobbies for a grandchild. The board of directors is slow to ac
Afternoon of a Dryad
As Michael is tortured by the thought that Fleur may be interested in Wilfred, he encounters June, who lets slip some fa
No Retreat
Both Michael and Tony address issues of trust in their marriages. The Bickets leave the squalor of their London slum in
A Silent Wooing
The scene shifts briefly to the Carolinas, where Jon and Irene are guests of young Ann Wilmot and her brother Francis. A
Action for Libel
Marjorie Ferrar’s threats of libel action against Fleur are meant to extract money and a public apology, but Soames co
The Silver Spoon
Michael and Fleur drift further apart as last ditch efforts to settle the libel case fail, and Ferrar vs. Mont is heard
Strike
Social fallout from the Ferrar case drives Fleur and Soames on a trip around the world. Michael joins them in Washington
Afternoon at Ascot
June lobbies for Soames to commission a portrait of Fleur. Michael buries himself in social work, but cannot mask his an
Portrait of Fleur
This moody episode illuminates Fleur’s restlessness, and Soames’s feelings of mortality. Looking toward the future,
Swan Song
The final episode of the series begins with an adulterous consummation, and ends in death. Jon succumbs to Fleur's seduc
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