There's a new period drama coming to 5 this autumn, and fans of the genre will definitely want to mark their calendars for this one.

5 has shared some new images for its upcoming six-part series, The Forsytes , which is a reimagining of John Galsworthy's popular novel series The Forsyte Saga .

The story centres around the romances, family bonds and ambitions of the titular Forsytes, a prominent upper-class family in late 1800s London.

I'm personally very excited about this one. Not only is the show penned by acclaimed screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, who created the BBC's hit period drama Poldark , starring Aidan Turner , but it's based on Nobel Prize-winning material, which was last adapted for television over 20 years ago in ITV's The Forsyte Saga , starring Damian Lewis

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