Forsyte Saga Complete BBC
Without The Forsyte Saga, there might be no Masterpiece Theatre. When this sweeping miniseries aired on public television in the late 1960s, it made Americans hungry for great literary adaptations. Based on the novels by John Galsworthy, it chronicles the lives, loves, and losses of a wealthy family through 50 turbulent years starting in 1879. “Television’s finest hour”— TV Guide.
Without The Forsyte Saga, there might be no Masterpiece Theatre. When this sweeping miniseries aired on public television in the late 1960s, it made Americans hungry for great literary adaptations. Based on the novels by John Galsworthy, it chronicles the lives, loves, and losses of a wealthy family through 50 turbulent years starting in 1879. Susan Hampshire won an Emmy® for her performance as Fleur, the restless daughter. “Television’s finest hour”— TV Guide. 26 episodes, 21 ¾ hrs, 7 DVDs, B&W, CC.
“…prime, rare, rib-roast, Kansas City-cut entertainment…in short, television’s finest hour.” – TV Guide
“…a whale of a story, splendidly acted…” – New York Times
“The Saga pretty well determined my life for the next half year” – epic novelist James A. Michener
BAFTA TV Award Winner for Best Actor (Eric Porter, 1968)
BAFTA TV Award Winner for Best Special/s (1968)
Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series (Susan Hampshire, 1970)
Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Series (1970)
Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding New Series (1970)
Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award Winner for Best British Dramatisation (1968)
