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The Forsyte saga.

Summary:
BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's work, chronicling nearly 50 turbulent years of a wealthy English family.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790773422
  • Physical Description: 7 videodiscs (approximately 1,300 min.) + booklets.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Video, 1967.
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed in the US and Canada under license from BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. by Warner Home Video

Content descriptions

General Note:
Videodisc recording of a program produced in 1967.
"The complete series"--Container.
Duration: discs 1-6 each ca. 200 min. ; disc 7 ca. 100 min. ; bonus features on disc 7 ca. 2 hr.
Bonus features over 2 hours: from the rehearsal room ; interviews behind the scenes ; Soames vs. Irene ; the Forsyte phenomenon ; deleted and alternate scenes ; outtakes ; cast bios.
Formatted Contents Note:
disc 1. episodes 1-4. A family festival ; A family scandal ; The pursuit of happinesss ; Dinner at Swithin's -- disc 2. episodes 5-8. A man of property ; Decisions ; Into the dark ; Indian summer of a Forsyte -- disc 3 episodes 9-12. In Chancery ; The challenge ; In the web ; Birth of a Forsyte -- disc 4 episodes 13-16. Encounter ; Conflict ; To let ; A family wedding -- disc 5. episodes 17-20. The white monkey ; Afternoon of a Dryad ; No retreat ; A silent wooing -- disc 6. episode 21-24. Action for Libel ; The silver spoon ; Strike ; Afternoon at Ascot -- disc 7. episodes 25-26. Portrait of Fleur ; Swan song ; Bonus features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Written by Donald Wilson, Constance Cox, Laurie Craig, Vincent Tilsley and Anthony Steven.
Participant or Performer Note:
Kenneth More, Eric Porter, Nyree Dawn Porter, Joseph O'Conor.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama.
Television adaptations.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Hughes Library DVD FOR (Vol. 1) (Text) 32378005132636 Adult DVD - TV Series Available -
Hughes Library DVD FOR (Vol. 2) (Text) 32378005132677 Adult DVD - TV Series Available -


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