The Forsyte Saga · SEASON 1
Birth of a Forsyte
Episode 12 · 1967-02-25
- Drama
Episode overview
Queen Victoria’s isn’t the only death in this episode which also includes births, marriages, and divorce. Young Jolly dies in South Africa, while his sister Holly and Val Dartie marry and decide to remain there. Soames’s divorce is granted, uncontested, and he hurries to marry Annette and sire a son. His cousin Jo beats him to the punch when he marries Irene, who gives birth to their own son, Jon. On James’s deathbed, Soames tells a bold lie to allow his father to die in peace. Annette’s pregnancy is a difficult one; she can have no more children. Soames is introduced to the newest Forsyte, his one and only child, Fleur.
50 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. A Family Festival1967-01-07
2. A Family Scandal1967-01-14
3. The Pursuit of Happiness1967-01-21
4. Dinner at Swithin's1967-01-28
5. A Man of Property1967-02-04
6. Decisions1967-02-11
7. Into the Dark1967-02-18
8. Indian Summer of a Forsyte1967-02-25
9. In Chancery1967-03-04
10. The Challenge1967-03-11
11. In the Web1967-03-18
12. Birth of a Forsyte1967-02-25
13. Encounter1967-04-01
14. Conflict1967-04-08
15. To Let1967-04-15
16. A Family Wedding1967-04-22
17. The White Monkey1967-04-29
18. Afternoon of a Dryad1967-03-06
19. No Retreat1967-05-13
20. A Silent Wooing1967-05-20
21. Action for Libel1967-05-27
22. The Silver Spoon1967-06-03
23. Strike1967-06-10
24. Afternoon at Ascot1967-06-17
25. Portrait of Fleur1967-06-24
26. Swan Song1967-07-01
