Airdate: The Forsytes

Airdate: The Forsytes | TV Tonight

Prepare your stiff collar shirts and parasols for a new period drama that has just premiered in Britain. In those days, social distancing was unheard of.

The six-part UK period drama The Forsytes premieres this Sunday on ABC. Inspired by John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga novels, the series follows the lives, loves, challenges, and successes of a wealthy late Victorian stockbroking family. Their generations struggle between upholding tradition and self-sacrifice or pursuing personal happiness and love.

Cast

Francesca Annis
Fiona Button
Jack Davenport
Tom Durant-Pritchard
Stephen Moyer
Millie Gibson
Joshua Orpin

The series originally debuted in the UK in October.

Episode 1 Overview

Cousins Jolyon and Soames Forsyte, rival heirs to the family business, have a chance encounter that triggers a series of events threatening both their personal lives and the family’s reputation. Jolyon, who is married, reconnects with a former lover, while the eligible bachelor Soames becomes infatuated with a penniless dancer. Both face an impossible choice: fulfill their duty or follow their heart.

Airdate: 8:50pm Sunday, November 9 on ABC.

"Each is faced with an impossible dilemma: do your duty or follow your heart."

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Author’s summary: The Forsytes elegantly portrays the tension between duty and desire within a Victorian family, blending tradition with heartfelt personal conflicts.

TV Tonight | Australia's Leading TV Blog — 2025-11-04