Netflix drops every episode of 'suspense-filled' period drama with Line of Duty
The Forsyte Saga will be catnip for fans of Downton Abbey, with a similar time period and even premise, as the show chronicles the lives of three generations of the wealthy Forsyte family.
Based on Nobel Prize winner John Galsworthy's novel, the show is a sweeping portrait of the well-off British family in 1880s London, running up to 1920.
This Bafta-winning adaptation – which is now available in its entirety to stream on Netflix – was originally released in 2002 on ITV, with a cast including Wolf Hall's Damian Lewis as well as Gina McKee.
The novel had previously been adapted for TV by the BBC in 1967 and was watched by audiences of up to 18 million – in the heyday of terrestrial TV. It is widely considered to be the first modern costume drama.
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Lewis stars in the drama as Soames Forsyte – an uptight man in an evolving London – who is married to Gina McKee's chilly character Irene, who quite openly marries for money and loathes her husband. She strives to redefine herself as a woman in a changing England.
The rest of The Forsyte Saga is one of rivalries, resentments and sumptuous manor houses, set against the dying embers of the British Empire.
'It's a family of power that saw its world crumbling around it,' Lewis told The New York Times in an interview on the show.
'It's a moment in time encapsulated by Downton Abbey and The Forsyte Saga that people really respond to, I think.'
Viewers have shared their glowing reviews of the show on Google, with Reba Hatfield describing it as a plot that evolves over 'suspense-filled episodes'.
'Tour de force performances from the entire cast,' wrote Bill Ranieri in his review. 'Very moving story with many emotional moments. Worth the trouble. Old Jolyon was a favorite of mine.' More Trending
Kitty Black added: 'I love to watch this every 5 or 10 years. Long enough so I don't remember everything. It's such a top notch production. The costumes, the properties, the drama of it all just sweeps you into another time.'
It comes amid another adaptation of Galsworthy's novel for Channel 5, starring Doctor Who's Millie Gibson and Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson.
This third TV version was confirmed by Deadline, with Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield on board as the writer of the adaption, which is set to become a returning series. The show does not yet have a release date.
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