The Forsyte Saga BBC complete series (1967) DVD 7-disc box set

The Foresyte Saga (1967) BBC complete series on DVD in a beautiful 7-disc box set. The Forsyte Saga, the BBC's adaptation of the novels of John Galsworthy, began on 7 January 1967. The drama - which spanned the period from 1879 to 1926 - was effectively a period soap opera, with each episode ending on a cliffhanger. The Forsyte Saga starred Kenneth More as Jolyon Forsyte, Eric Porter as his cousin Soames, and Nyree Dawn Porter as his wife Irene. It featured many remarkable performances and confirmed the stardom of Susan Hampshire, who played Fleur Forsyte. Based on The Forsyte Saga books, published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature.