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''The Forsyte Saga'' is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of ''The Forsyte Saga'' novels, and its sequel trilogy ''A Modern Comedy''. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene.〔 It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive this channel. It was therefore the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969.〔 It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.〔''(The Forsyte Saga )'' at PBS Masterpiece Theatre, URL accessed 12 October 2009〕〔''(The Forsyte Saga )'' at televisionheaven.co.uk, URL accessed 12 October 2009〕 ==Production== Donald Wilson initially intended to produce the series as a 15-part serial adapted by Constance Cox in 1959. However, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer held the rights to the novels, having adapted the first novel ''A Man of Property'' into ''That Forsyte Woman'' in 1949. After a distribution arrangement with MGM was reached in 1965, the series developed into a groundbreaking 26-part serial, depicting the fortunes of the Forsyte family between 1879 and 1926.〔''(The Forsyte Saga )'' at BFI screenonline, URL accessed 12 October 2009〕 ''The Forsyte Saga'' was the last major British drama serial to be made in black-and-white, even though the BBC was beginning to equip for full-time colour transmission. In an interview for the DVD release, Wilson admits he would have loved to have shot the programme in colour, but delaying recording would have meant re-casting and he felt he had the perfect cast for this adaptation. The series was a gamble for the BBC, with a budget of £10,000 per episode.〔 Although never credited, the music that opens and closes each episode is the first movement, "Halcyon Days", from the suite ''The Three Elizabeths'' written in the early 1940s by Eric Coates. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Forsyte Saga (1967 series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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