The Forsyte Saga 57 years old
The Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte Saga novels, and its sequel trilogy A Modern Comedy. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive this channel. It was therefore the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Margaret Tyzack She was 35 , 79 years old when she died | |
| Michael York He was 24 , now 82 years old | |
| Nyree Dawn Porter She was 30 , 65 years old when she died | |
| Joseph O'Conor He was 50 , 84 years old when he died | |
| Eric Porter He was 38 , 67 years old when he died | as Soames Forsyte |
| Kenneth More He was 52 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Lana Morris She was 36 , 68 years old when she died | |
| Fay Compton She was 72 , 84 years old when she died | |
| John Welsh He was 17 , 1 years old when he died | |
| Susan Hampshire She was 29 , now 87 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
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The Forsyte Saga (57 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1967-01-07
- Runtime: [50] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 26