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Monday at 9 pm. Based on the novels by John Galsworthy, this lavish production of The Forsyte Saga chronicles the vicissitudes of the leading members of a large commercial upper class English family, similar to Galsworthy's own. Only a few generations removed from their farmer ancestors, the family members are keenly aware of their status as "new money." The main character, Soames Forsyte, sees himself as a "man of property" by virtue of his ability to accumulate material possessions—but this does not succeed in bringing him pleasure.
