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  • The Forsyte Saga The Pursuit of Happiness (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | Drama, Romance

The Forsyte Saga

The Pursuit of Happiness (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Drama, Romance

Wnifred is distraught when she finds a promissory note in her husband's jacket and realizes that he owes £500. He assures her that her father will no doubt be generous when their child is born. They have a son, a few months later. Young ...See moreWnifred is distraught when she finds a promissory note in her husband's jacket and realizes that he owes £500. He assures her that her father will no doubt be generous when their child is born. They have a son, a few months later. Young Jolyon and Helen also have a baby boy who they call Jolly. Young Jolyon's wife Frances has refused him a divorce and she and June move to the country. Frances is killed in a riding accident however and Old Jolyon decides to take charge of June, to whom he intends to leave his fortune. Soames has taken to spending his weekends visiting Miss Heron and finally asks her to marry him. She is shocked when he professes to love her and rejects his proposal of marriage. He refuses to accept her refusal, continuing to pursue her until she eventually relents, but with conditions. Written by garykmcd See less
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Director
Writers
John Galsworthy (novel) | Donald Wilson (dramatisation)
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Status
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Updated Jan 21, 1967

Release date
Oct 19, 1969 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Kenneth More
'Young Jolyon' Forsyte 'Young Jolyon' Forsyte   See fewer
Margaret Tyzack
Winifred Dartie Winifred Dartie   See fewer
Terence Alexander
Montague Dartie Montague Dartie   See fewer
Garry Marsh
Doctor Dewar Doctor Dewar   See fewer
Lana Morris
Helene Hillmer Helene Hillmer   See fewer
Ursula Howells
Frances Forsyte Frances Forsyte   See fewer
Joseph O'Conor
'Old Jolyon' Forsyte 'Old Jolyon' Forsyte   See fewer
Fay Compton
'Aunt Ann' Forsyte 'Aunt Ann' Forsyte   See fewer
Maggie Jones
Smither Smither   See fewer
George Woodbridge
Swithin Forsyte Swithin Forsyte   See fewer
Nora Nicholson
Aunt Juley Forsyte Aunt Juley Forsyte   See fewer
John Baskcomb
Timothy Forsyte Timothy Forsyte   See fewer
John Welsh
James Forsyte James Forsyte   See fewer
Fanny Rowe
Emily Forsyte Emily Forsyte   See fewer
Eric Porter
Soames Forsyte Soames Forsyte   See fewer
Nyree Dawn Porter
Irene Forsyte née Heron Irene Forsyte née Heron   See fewer
John Barcroft
George Forsyte George Forsyte   See fewer
Jenny Laird
Mrs. Heron Mrs. Heron   See fewer
Robert S. Young
Vicar (as Robert Young) Vicar (as Robert Young)   See fewer
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