The Forsytes


The Forsytes is a six-part television series adaptation of the novels by John Galsworthy. The series is led by an ensemble cast which includes Francesca Annis, Jack Davenport, Millie Gibson, Danny Griffin, Tuppence Middleton, Stephen Moyer, Joshua Orpin and Eleanor Tomlinson. It is broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 since 20 October 2025.
The renewal for second season was announced months before the series premiered.

Premise

The series is set in the late-Victorian period Great Britain and follows the lives of an upper-class family of stockbrokers across four separate generations.

Cast

The six-part adaptation is written by Debbie Horsfield with Meenu Gaur and Annetta Laufer both directing episodes. Sheena Bucktowonsing and Debbie Horsfield, Gaur, Damien Timmer and Susanne Simpson are executive producers. It is the third television adaptation of the The Forsyte Saga novels by John Galsworthy, after a version which aired in 1967 on the BBC and a second 35 years later that aired on ITV.
An ensemble cast includes Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Davenport, Millie Gibson, Stephen Moyer, Joshua Orpin, Tuppence Middleton, Francesca Annis, Jamie Flatters and Susan Hampshire. Hampshire, who starred as Fleur Forsyte in the original 1960s series, will play dowager Lady Carteret. More casting, including Fiona Button and Naomi Frederick, was announced in June 2024.
Filming started in Bristol in May 2024, with filming locations including Christmas Steps, Bristol. Filming was also scheduled to take place in Wales and Italy.
Filming of the second season also started in Bristol in June 2025.

Broadcast

It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 on 20 October 2025.