Episode 7
Soames fears history will repeat itself, as Fleur rushes headlong towards Jon. Starring Joseph Millson and Jonathan Bailey.
by John Galsworthy, dramatised by Shaun McKenna
As Fleur rushes headlong towards her old love, Jon Forsyte, she has no idea how things will rebound on her.
Original music by Neil Brand
Produced & directed by Marion Nancarrow
"The Forsytes Returns" continues John Galsworthy's epic tale of sex, money and power in the lives of an upper middle-class family in London, spanning 50 years from 1886 to 1936. It's narrated by Fleur Forsyte, the baby born at the end of series one. More than 20 years has passed since Soames divorced the love of his life, Irene, who left him after he forced himself upon her and went on to marry his cousin Jo. Fleur then fell head over heels in love with Irene's son, Jon, neither knowing their parents' troubled history and this eventually divided them, with Jon leaving for America with his mother. To mend a broken heart, Fleur married the adoring Michael Mont on the rebound and threw herself into smart society, determined to embrace all that is considered modern. This is the generation that survived the war, now hell-bent on not taking life too seriously.
"The Forsytes Returns" continues ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4's dramatisation of all John Galsworthy's Forsyte novels and interludes and covers Books 5 and 6 - "The Silver Spoon" and "Swan Song".
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Fleur Forsyte | Jessica Raine |
Soames Forsyte | Joseph Millson |
Jon Forsyte | Jonathan Bailey |
Michael Mont | Ben Lambert |
Anne Forsyte | Janine Harouni |
Holly Forsyte | Sarah-Jane Holm |
June Forsyte | Clare Perkins |
Harold Blade | Carl Prekopp |
Riggs | James Lailey |
Vicar | Nick Underwood |
Author | John Galsworthy |
Adaptor | Shaun McKenna |
Director | Marion Nancarrow |
Producer | Marion Nancarrow |
Broadcasts
- Sat 1 Oct 2016 14:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
- Sun 2 Oct 2016 16:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 3 Oct 2016 04:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 9 Jun 2017 21:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
The rather nifty twenties slang quiz
So ‘wise head’, think you 'know your onions'?