The Forsytes, a fresh series that premiered on Channel 5 on Monday, October 20, has been a hit with period drama enthusiasts. The show offers a new interpretation of John Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga novels and boasts an impressive cast.

Penned by Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield, the adaptation features Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson, Susan Hampshire, who first appeared in The Forsyte Saga in 1967, Coronation Street's Millie Gibson, and Home and Away's Joshua Orpin.

Also joining the cast are Downton Abbey's Tuppence Middleton, True Blood actor Stephen Moyer, Jack Davenport, and The Crown's Tom Durant Pritchard. View 3 Images

The synopsis for The Forsytes reveals: "Family stability is threatened by two chance encounters for rival cousins, Jolyon and Soames, throwing their previously

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