The Forsyte Saga - To Let

After a brief interlude before the war, it was time for the Forsyth descendants to come of age and the turbulent 1920s began. Cabs are thus replaced by fast cars, crinolines by plunging necklines, and new knits replace old ones. Classic. Soames and Irene's ancient feud is passed on to their children and a modern-day Romeo and Juliet-style romance is imminent. Things like this win Nobel Prizes, so we have official confirmation that it's not kitsch. In reality, it’s material to be enjoyed in sips. It's still great, but the really good stuff in this saga was in Season 1, in the part based on the novel "The Man of Property." Back then you could cut the tension with a knife and no one was more statuesque than Ioan Gruffudd. (12/27/2013)