The Forsyte Saga so captured the imagination of end of the decade TV viewers that it inspired what is today known as the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to create a series called Masterpiece Theater. Originally broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1967, the Forsyte Saga crossed the "pond" in 1969, airing on Sunday nights. It not only inaugurated the arrival of the British drama to the US but also the dramatic form of the mini-series. Although sharing some qualities with the soap opera format, The Forsyte Saga had a beginning and an end and was never intended for more than one season. The story, roughly, is that of a large family in Victorian England. We see three generations of Forsytes struggle with love, money, and family secrets that will hang over them. The series can be safely divided into two sections thematically.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | January 1967 | February 1969 | 6 |
| Season 1 | January 1967 | July 1967 | 26 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 32 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 32 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Galsworthy | 26 | 01/07/1967 - 07/01/1967 | |
| Donald Wilson | 26 | 01/07/1967 - 07/01/1967 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Giles | 26 | 01/07/1967 - 07/01/1967 |
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The BFI TV 100 is a list of 100 television programmes or series that was compiled in 2000 by the British Film Institute (BFI), as chosen by a poll of industry professionals, with the aim to determine the best British television programmes of any genre that had been screened up to that time.
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