The Forsyte Saga Returns to Public Television in 2015 Epic Drama Stars Damian Lewis

The Forsyte Saga Returns to Public Television in 2015 Epic drama stars Damian Lewis

The Forsyte Saga, the dazzling 13-part British television drama of class, sex and power, will return to public television starting in May 2015.

Based on John Galsworthy’s novel of the same name, The Forsyte Saga chronicles the lives of an English family over 34 years from the Victorian era through World War I. Superior, arrogant and confident, the Forsytes are the ultimate power family. What lies beneath is a festering core of unhappy and brutal relationships, riddled with tensions and jealousy. The stellar cast includes Damian Lewis (Homeland, Wolf Hall on MASTERPIECE); Ioan Gruffudd (King Arthur, Fantastic Four); Corin Redgrave, Gina McKee, and Rupert Graves.

The protagonist of the saga is Soames Forsyte (Damian Lewis): at 31, Soames is a rich, successful partner in the family law firm. He is the original ‘man of property’ and a true believer in Forsyte family values. His fiery, tormented relationship with his beautiful wife Irene (Gina McKee), is at the heart of the saga. Her life changes forever when she meets Philip Bosinney (Ioan Gruffudd), an architect hired by Soames to build a country house, and they fall in love.

A classic of English literature, The Forsyte Saga was originally published in three volumes from 1906 -1920. It painted a fascinating picture of early twentieth century London life, and helped win the author John Galsworthy the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.

The Forsyte Saga was produced by Granada Television and premiered in the US in 2002 on PBS’ Masterpiece. It has been upconverted to high definition for this new broadcast. The mini-series was originally produced by Sita Williams, with Andy Harries as Executive Producer. It is distributed internationally by ITV Studios Global Entertainment and will be broadcast by public television stations beginning May 26, 2015 (check local listings). A new DVD box set of the series will be available in June 2015.

Press contact: Joan Koury, PBS 703-739-5793 ([email protected])