| Title:
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FORSYTE SAGA: THE ORIGINAL SERIES (BOX SET)
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| Starring: |
Susan Hampshire,
Martin Jarvis,
Kenneth More,
Joseph O'Connor,
Nicholas Pennell,
Eric Porter,
Nyree Dawn Porter,
Terry Scully
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| Format: |
DVD |
| List price:
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£26.99 |
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£22.40 |
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£4.59 |
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| Cat No: |
BBCDVD1487 |
| EAN: |
5014503148720 |
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| Distributor: |
BBC WORLDWIDE |
| Regions: |
0 (Worldwide) |
| Rel. date: |
23 August, 2004 |
| Certificate: |
12 |
| Running Time: |
1300 mins |
| Language: |
English |
| Description: |
Originally shown as 26 hour-long episodes, this box set of 8 volumes spans the fortunes of the Forsytes, a merchant family, from 1870 through to the 1920s. The story begins in 1879 and Winifred Forsyte is to marry man of means Monty Dartie, while Jo Forsyte is having a relationship with Helene, the Austrian governess of his daughter. When Jo's wife dies he marries his mistress, only to be cut off by the family. Episodes in chronological order are: 'A Family Festival'; 'A Family Scandal'; 'The Pursuit of Happiness'; 'Dinner at Swithin's'; 'A Man of Property'; 'Decisions'; 'Into the Dark'; 'Indian Summer of a Forsyte'; 'In Chancery'; 'The Challenge'; 'In the Web'; 'Birth of a Forsyte'; 'Encounter'; 'Conflict'; 'To Let'; 'A Family Wedding'; 'The White Monkey'; 'Afternoon of a Dryad'; 'No Retreat'; 'A Silent Wooing'; 'Action for Libel'; 'The Silver Spoon'; 'Strike'; 'Afternoon at Ascot'; 'Portrait of Fleur'; and finally 'Swan Song'. |
| Directors: |
David Giles,
James Cellan Jones
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| Genre: |
Drama
Television
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| No. of pieces |
1 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |