
Debbie Horsfield, the talented writer behind the popular 2015 series Poldark (which won a BAFTA), brings a lavish new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga to life. This story takes place before the events of the original book and focuses on the Forsyte family as they deal with disagreements between generations and intense competition within the family. The drama explores themes of ambition and class differences. When Jolyon Snr. (Stephen Moyer, known from True Blood) retires from the family brokerage, his cousins, Jolyon Jnr. (Danny Griffin) and Soames (Joshua Orpin), begin a fierce rivalry to take his place. At the same time, complicated love affairs and relationships with people outside their social circle – like a dressmaker and a ballet dancer – could ruin the family’s carefully maintained reputation.