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The Forsytes S01E04
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00:00The call of duty. Is it to ourselves?
00:07Or to others?
00:12Each generation debates the dilemma.
00:18Follow the money or follow your heart.
00:25.
00:54June and I agree, you mustn't reproach yourself.
01:06The children, it's not as if you left them unprovided for.
01:11They'll inherit a considerable sum when they reach their maturity.
01:15They will.
01:18And I understand the struggle.
01:20The power of first love, and when there are consequences...
01:25I've cut ties with her, Frances.
01:28There's nothing more to be said.
01:31And for that, June and I are grateful.
01:35So, may we now turn our attention to the Carterettes?
01:42Brace you.
01:44Oh, Figaro, he's slower than Treacle.
01:50I feel quite neglected.
02:03Two weeks and not even a postcard.
02:07Surely he can't be that busy.
02:09Oh, I don't know.
02:11Well, firstly, I'm enjoying the peace.
02:14So much less drama.
02:15I doubt Jay would agree with you.
02:19Oh, my dear.
02:21Yes!
02:24Once the dust has settled, we need to implement the succession without delay.
02:28Why the agency?
02:29I waited a long time to become chairman.
02:41Nothing prepares you for the loneliness, the lack of a mentor, everyone waiting for you to fail.
02:48So, I want you to take on the mantle now, while I'm still here to guide you.
03:01And since Soames is away, we can use his absence.
03:07To do what?
03:08To assure the doubters that you and not he are the man for the job.
03:13When will you tell them?
03:21I've already written to my father.
03:31I told him Forsyte and Co. should explore new markets.
03:34That I intend to set up an office here in Paris where I can have complete autonomy.
03:40Won't he applaud that?
03:41No.
03:42They want me in London.
03:44Fulfilling his lifelong ambition to thwart his brother.
03:47Oh, believe me, I do a better job than my cousin, but I've told him I need a new challenge.
03:52You have me.
03:54Am I not challenge enough?
03:57You are.
03:59Let me see.
04:00What are you?
04:02A wild thing?
04:05A wood nymph?
04:07A goddess?
04:08I saw the samurais today.
04:13What?
04:15Where?
04:16When?
04:17In the gardens.
04:20You went out alone?
04:22I loved the early morning light.
04:25But, my darling, we're husband and wife now.
04:27We should want to do everything together.
04:31Everything?
04:31Is that not what marriage is about?
04:36Of course.
04:39Next time I'll wake you.
04:41Hmm.
04:45Ah, Forsyte.
04:47Is it true?
04:49Soames missing in action?
04:50Yes.
04:51Miss Honeymoon.
04:52Poor excuse, I grant you.
04:53Can I help?
04:54Hmm.
04:55So long gold.
04:56Sir Jimmy Buckland's venture.
04:58Soames told me it's a gold mine.
05:00Literally.
05:02Good.
05:03Count me in.
05:04To the tune of...
05:08Well, it's your choice, of course, Mr. Cully, but...
05:11I'd advise against.
05:14Sir Jim has a dubious safety record.
05:17Prone to accidents and human fatalities.
05:19I really want...
05:20And?
05:21If there are a few careless labourers lost down a mine.
05:25Small price to pay for such fabulous returns.
05:27Couldn't agree more.
05:28James Forsyte.
05:29Allow me to expedite your purchase this way.
05:34With me?
05:34With me?
05:34Give me thisную murder.
05:55Don't worry.
05:56I've appeared there so many hours ago.
05:57Don't worry.
05:58Don't worry.
05:59I'll be free.
06:00I'll be right around.
06:01Sorry.
06:01Let's go.
06:31Let's go.
07:02You don't look a day older.
07:04That's kind of you to say.
07:07How's it been?
07:08A struggle, but so much worse if you hadn't stepped in.
07:11I take no credit.
07:13I gave you a helping hand.
07:15The rest you've done yourself.
07:18Oh.
07:18How inspiring.
07:25And to that end, I have a favor to beg.
07:30Of course, anything.
07:32I hesitate to ask.
07:34It would involve a risk.
07:37And it concerns my forthcoming fundraising event.
07:40June.
07:58June.
07:58Sir Philip of Culver Street?
08:06Jean Renegade of High Park.
08:07Thanks.
08:29I thought you might not come.
08:30It was very impertinent of you to ask me.
08:33But perhaps you think the rules of polite society don't apply to us.
08:35Perhaps I think they're petty.
08:37Parochial?
08:38Irrational.
08:39Seriously, can men and women not be friends?
08:46Do friends accept gifts?
08:52Cute.
08:56Recite me one.
09:02When old age shall this generation waste,
09:04thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe than ours,
09:07a friend to man, to whom thou say'st...
09:10Beauty is truth.
09:12Truth, beauty.
09:13That is all you know on earth.
09:15And all you need to know.
09:16Where shall we live?
09:25Where shall we live?
09:25Versailles.
09:29The Tuileries.
09:30The Champs-Elysees.
09:32When I was tiny, we lived in three rooms above a baker's shop.
09:41And my father bought me a canary.
09:43But my mother said that wild things should never be kept in cages.
09:48So she let it fly away.
09:51No doubt to be eaten by a cat.
09:52No doubt to be eaten by a cat.
09:53Mm-hmm.
09:54Mm-hmm.
09:55Mm-hmm.
09:56Well, three rooms won't do for us.
10:01We shall need to entertain.
10:03Forge connections.
10:04Oh, now you're about to discover my guilty secret.
10:08My mum never taught me how to play the hostess.
10:12That's it.
10:13Our marriage is over.
10:17You realise we'll have a housekeeper, the servants?
10:20And your mother will think me woefully lacking.
10:23I'm sure she already thinks I've led you astray.
10:25Led me astray.
10:30Have you?
10:33My father taught me university was a waste of time and money.
10:38Likewise, Europe.
10:40The grand tour.
10:42So at 16, I was on the floor of the stock exchange,
10:45learning the ropes.
10:47Now, don't mistake me, none of it was wasted.
10:49But now?
10:55Is my duty to the company or to myself.
11:12You haven't led me astray.
11:15You've set me free.
11:16Someone's all of aglow.
11:37Must be the ride.
11:38The wind was bracing.
11:41It suits you.
11:43You should go more often.
11:45Well, I think I will.
11:47So, the hunt is on.
12:06Yes.
12:06Will it be a chase or a trap?
12:09Yes.
12:10Frances will have it all planned.
12:12She learned from the master.
12:13Yes.
12:14Utterly brazen.
12:16Might as well stick her on a plate with an apple in her mouth.
12:20Olivia sends her regrets.
12:23She's visiting the Fitzgeralds.
12:24She and young Anthony have formed an attachment.
12:27Oh, how delightful.
12:29That was quick.
12:30Poor Cyril finds it all so confusing.
12:33Shall we find you a little treat?
12:35Why don't you?
12:36There we are.
12:37Have you met Mrs. Parker Barrington?
12:41She's back in London.
12:43I'd be happy to introduce you.
12:44Oh, no.
12:45No need.
12:46I knew her in Geneva when she was first married.
12:50Sweet girl.
12:51Husband and absolute stick.
12:54She and I hiked the Matterhorn together.
12:57And I understand you have an extensive collection of moths.
13:10Yes.
13:10I've been longing to know, what distinguishes a moth from a butterfly?
13:15Oh, well, in fact, they do have things in common.
13:18Both belong to the Lepidoptera species.
13:21From the Greek Lepis, meaning scale, and Teron, meaning wing.
13:25Fascinating.
13:25Fascinating.
13:31Well, that could hardly have gone better.
13:35June was transformed.
13:38You did her very proud.
13:42Susplendid evening.
13:43Do you really think she's had a change of heart?
13:45It would certainly make things easier.
13:55Soames.
14:17Finally.
14:22I trust he's announcing his imminent return.
14:27You did her very happy.
14:47We'll see you in the room.
14:49not coming home
14:58on my heart i shall faint
15:00can it be true
15:01it must be her doing
15:02well you can't deny she's a bewitching little creature
15:05what can he be thinking
15:07setting up on his own in perishable places
15:10although
15:10with soames gone might a fellow step up
15:13what fellow
15:14someone with expertise on risk
15:17investment
15:18gambling you mean
15:19and for the mantle of favoured child
15:21think about it freddy
15:22with soames away
15:23you and i are the preeminent pair of our generation
15:26nobody is to hear of this
15:30understood
15:31of course
15:32on my honour
15:33my heart will break
15:35how should we live without him
15:39prepare yourselves
15:46is he serious
15:52no he's clever
15:52if joe gets the chair
15:54do you see soames taking orders
15:56this way he gets to be master of his own domain
15:58good thinking
16:00no not good
16:01defeatist
16:02joe mustn't be allowed to get the chair
16:04soames must return and fight his corner
16:06i need to send a telegram
16:09dear mrs foresight
16:14so good of you to come
16:16did i hear
16:17there may soon be exciting news about your daughter and young horatio
16:22i couldn't possibly comment
16:24lady carteret herself
16:28dropped a hint
16:29she's asked me to donate to her charity
16:34for the reclamation of fallen women
16:36and i wondered whether you might be persuaded
16:39to join us
16:41of course
16:43one must support
16:45any scheme that takes these wretched creatures off the streets
16:48perhaps we can find ways to alleviate their wretchedness
16:52they're both very hot
16:57try to get some sleep my darlings
16:59i don't like it
17:00what mrs barrington wants you to do
17:02she couldn't have asked me her worst time
17:04all these foresights buzzing around
17:06she wasn't to know
17:07i've never told her who the children's father was
17:09if you do it
17:11it could ruin you
17:29an invitation to frampton park
17:39oh
17:40what's that
17:42the carteret family seat
17:44am i invited
17:47i think we both know you're the main attraction my love
17:52oh
18:05oh
18:09oh
18:11oh
18:13oh
18:15oh
18:17oh
18:18oh
18:19oh
18:20oh
18:21for the coat of the balai and wear the crevettes for pre-spector.
18:24Hello, Harry.
18:26Hello.
18:27Hello.
18:28Hello.
18:29Hello.
18:30Hello.
18:31Hello.
18:32Hello.
18:33Hello.
18:34Come on.
18:35Come on, everyone.
18:36Come on.
18:37Come on.
18:38Oh, my dear family.
18:40Oh, it's beautiful.
18:43So, champagne.
18:45You're welcome, guys?
18:46We celebrate, right?
18:48But no.
18:49You should try our home speciality.
18:52Lapsinthe.
18:53Wow.
18:54It's a idea.
18:56Come on.
18:57Come on.
18:58Come on.
18:59Come on.
19:00Come on.
19:01Come on.
19:02Come on.
19:03Oh.
19:04Oh.
19:05Oh.
19:06Oh.
19:07Oh.
19:08Oh.
19:09Oh.
19:10Oh.
19:11Oh.
19:12Oh.
19:13Oh.
19:14Oh.
19:15Oh.
19:16Oh.
19:17Oh.
19:18Oh.
19:19how could I be so stupid I thought if I appeared compliant then mama would be
19:43more sympathetic would take my wishes into account but but now that's front
19:47and park yes that can only mean one thing he intends to propose
19:56I suppose we'll never meet again I wish it could be otherwise
20:11perhaps you should marry me I think I'd prefer
20:20it no I really would prefer it June let's be serious how on earth would we live I'd have my settlement
20:32there'll be no settlement if your father refuses his consent and believe me he will
20:37then we'll run away and live on what I have debts no reputation I'm yet to secure meaningful
20:43commission sometimes live on cocoa but none of this matters if we love each other I I shouldn't have
20:53said that he did and so
21:23it's so funny
21:32when would you like to see you dance with us when I joined at the court of ballet I have a reference to
21:43This is the reference of Madame Lennon-Arlandre.
21:46That's not true.
21:47If I can join him at the start of the new season.
21:49La Cilté Gisèle.
21:51Champagne.
21:52But what do I see?
21:54You don't like the absence?
21:56One can have too much of a good thing.
22:13So, do you intend to make a habit of advising clients against surefire investment?
22:22What's this?
22:23Salon Gold, as predicted.
22:26Colossal profits.
22:27But it seems Joe is unable to conquer his squeamishness.
22:31I doubt I will.
22:32You should ask Darty.
22:33Sure he's made of sterner stuff?
22:35Did I hear my name?
22:37Sir Jimmy Buckland's gold mine.
22:39Shares currently showing a 40% uplift.
22:42Ooh, I like the sound of that.
22:51The purpose of this firm is solely to make a profit for its clients.
22:55But if the heir apparent shows queasiness at its methods,
23:00is he really acting in our best interest?
23:12It appears Horatio Carteret is partial to June.
23:17Hmm.
23:18Well.
23:19Hmm.
23:20Think of that.
23:21When we go to Frampton Park, I believe he will ask for her hand.
23:26Hmm.
23:27And he's the heir.
23:28Which eventually means, of course, that June herself will be Lady Carteret.
23:32Just what those high and mighties need.
23:35A bit of spark and personality.
23:37Hmm.
23:39Feather on your cap, my dear.
23:40And to you too, June, of course.
23:43Assuming her father consents?
23:46Why wouldn't he?
23:47Why wouldn't he?
23:48Can you think of a reason?
23:51Not unless June can.
23:56My love?
24:01Sorry.
24:02It was miles away.
24:03What was the question?
24:04Is there any reason I shouldn't consent to you marrying Horatio Carteret?
24:11Yes.
24:12I believe there is.
24:13On account of the fact that I'm already engaged.
24:19His name's Philip Bassini.
24:21He's an architect.
24:22One of the New School and very bright.
24:25He lives on Culver Street.
24:27It's also his office.
24:29He's still awaiting his first commission, but he's so talented.
24:33He's sure to be in great demand once a while.
24:35Darling, that's enough.
24:37No one finds this remotely amusing.
24:39I don't know.
24:41I met him at the opera.
24:44He's a modernist and utterly rejects outmoded traditions such as...
24:48Asking your father for his daughter's hand before he proposes?
24:52Well, actually...
24:54I proposed.
24:56Of course you did.
24:58Am I to understand there's actually some truth to this ridiculous...
25:04June?
25:06What are you doing?
25:08Following my heart.
25:12Oh, dear.
25:13But how did...
25:15Where could you...
25:16Tell her? It's out of the question.
25:17June.
25:19A word, please.
25:20Did you know anything about this?
25:30Why would I?
25:32We know she likes to confide in you.
25:35Perhaps you thought I'd disapprove.
25:38Which obviously you do.
25:39You don't understand.
25:40He's not like anyone I've ever known.
25:41He cares about things that matter.
25:42About right and wrong.
25:43He doesn't want to control me.
25:44He wants me to be just who I am.
25:45And that's unlike anyone you've ever known?
25:46Yes.
25:47So I should meet him.
25:48So I should meet him.
25:57It's unlike anyone you've ever known?
25:58Yes.
26:06So I should meet him?
26:27So I should meet him.
26:57So I should meet him.
27:27So...
27:29What is it?
27:48What is it?
27:50Why are you looking at me like that?
27:54May a man not look upon his most treasured possession.
27:58Am I really such a thing?
28:02And more.
28:04How could I have done this?
28:18How could I have done this?
28:22I would advocate the foresight imperative.
28:26Seize the crown.
28:28Lead.
28:30I would advocate the foresight and fiddle.
28:34What's been the point of my life if not to set my son on the chair?
28:38Is that what you put in your telegram?
28:40Obviously not.
28:42I told him if he didn't take the next train home from Paris I'd come and drag him home by his ear loads.
28:48Oh well that'll do it.
28:50This way sir.
28:54Ah.
28:55Mr. Bissini.
28:56Please.
28:58Please.
28:59Ladies.
29:00You've done me the honour of...
29:01inviting me to join your campaign.
29:02And...
29:03while I suspect that the scale of my donation may have influenced your choice...
29:07I hope I may have something more than guineas to offer.
29:10please ladies you've done me the honor of inviting me to join your campaign and
29:26while I suspect that the scale of my donation may have influenced your choice
29:30I hope I may have something more than guineas to offer
29:40no doubt you think we presumptuous daring to aspire to the hand of an heiress as you can see
29:54my cuffs are frayed my coat is worn and to demonstrate the gulf between us you invite
29:58me to a place whose membership is four times my annual salary actually I chose it because
30:04it's around the corner from your office
30:05tell me about yourself
30:10I'm a radical
30:18I've declined bow to convention
30:22my family's undistinguished my studies have left me in debt so if you've come here to tell me that
30:29I must look elsewhere I've come here to ask why you love my daughter
30:35I've never met anyone like her
30:40we see the world in the same way
30:43she's spirited and brave and yes I love her and if you don't believe me then
30:52what if I do believe you
30:53you've supported this cause long before I arrived
30:58the hostels you fund for the women you save
31:02the clergy you pay to instruct them in the error of their ways
31:06the homes you find amongst the childless gentry for their wretched offspring
31:11no one can doubt the rigor of your purpose but what is the ultimate aim of your charity
31:18punishment
31:19moral superiority
31:20or material assistance
31:23let me introduce to you a lady whose history
31:27you may find instructive
31:30some of you know me
31:37you honour me with your custom
31:39and kind enough to invite me into your homes
31:42ten years ago I was penniless
31:45homeless
31:46Mrs. Parker Barrington heard of my distress
31:50she could have judged me
31:52made a reckoning of my failings
31:55but instead she asked me how she could help
31:57she found me lodgings
31:59a midwife
32:00sustenance
32:01she asked me what skills I possessed
32:03and employed me as a dressmaker
32:04recommended me to her friends
32:06many of you have helped to make me what I am today
32:09not a burden on society
32:12but a contributor
32:14heartwarming story
32:17but there's a vast difference between you
32:20and the women that we try to help
32:22you are not what we call fallen
32:25and if I was would I deserve the workhouse
32:28my children removed
32:29myself consigned to penitence and shame
32:32widowhood and poverty are not sins
32:35I wasn't a widow
32:43my children were born out of wedlock
32:48their father
32:51died
33:01before they were born
33:04now do you judge me
33:10do I appear less deserving to you now
33:13not to me
33:16and not I hope
33:19to any
33:20here
33:21here
33:27thank you
33:28a
33:51Forgive me, I must go.
34:12You don't strike me as a fortune hunter.
34:18How would you support her?
34:21I will.
34:22That is, at present.
34:25I can't.
34:26But I have prospects.
34:27I'm currently seeking a major commission.
34:29But is money the be-all and end-all?
34:31It is for those who are used to it.
34:37I can't agree to this marriage.
34:40Until you've completed your first commission.
34:46Till then I consent to an engagement.
34:48I have no doubt we'll be seeing a lot of each other.
34:55I'm here, my dear friends.
35:18I'm here now.
35:19You agreed to an engagement?
35:28Why?
35:30He's impulsive, argumentative, and currently without means.
35:35Could be years before he makes his first commission.
35:36Exactly.
35:37And by then, the romance would have lost its sheen.
35:41Or stood the test of time.
35:42And you're willing to take that chance?
35:44What is this?
35:48You living vicariously?
35:53Allowing June to do what you always regretted not doing?
35:57Not in the slightest.
36:02I'm wholly at peace with my decision.
36:13I knew it.
36:14You were never going to consent because you've no idea how it feels to truly follow your heart.
36:20So go on.
36:21Tell me.
36:22Tell me.
36:22Tell me.
36:22Tell me.
36:27Tell me.
36:31We give you permission to get engaged.
36:35She...
36:35And now we assure the outside world that we couldn't be happier.
36:45No, no, no.
36:53What was off the table pudding?
36:54You know the rules.
36:56Is there a pact to lower the tone of this family?
37:01First Soames, now June.
37:04There's no one regard for pedigree.
37:07You'll note the lack of announcement.
37:09June's engagement?
37:10No surprise.
37:12I wouldn't advertise such a mismatch.
37:14No wonder the engagement party is close family only.
37:18Poor Frances had such high hopes.
37:21She must be so disappointed.
37:29Did I ever tell you that when I was five I fell into the Seine?
37:33Where were your parents?
37:35Beside me.
37:36But I could swim so my mother was happy for me to take risks.
37:39She was a gambler?
37:39Mm-hmm.
37:40Like you?
37:41With other people's money?
37:43I take calculated risks.
37:45No.
37:46Like chance in your happiness with someone you barely know.
37:51Come with me.
37:53I have a surprise.
37:54Isaac mentioned June's engagement.
38:00Oh, we couldn't be more delighted.
38:03Of course, June could have had her pick, but we believe that young people should follow their hearts.
38:07Oh, I wholly agree.
38:10I want to thank you for joining us the other day.
38:13I hope you were persuaded of the cause.
38:15Dear Louisa, she's such a shining example of what can be achieved.
38:22Yes.
38:23Yes.
38:24Very commendable.
38:25Still, it's a struggle with two little ones to take care of.
38:30And when they both go down with a fever...
38:32Well, I'm so sorry.
38:33I have to dash.
38:35I'm expected at the Devonshires for luncheon.
38:36Are they very sick?
38:50Scarlet fever, apparently.
38:54Poor darlings.
38:56But tell me, how is dear Isaac?
38:58Isaac?
41:21Thank you for that.
41:24Good good.
41:26...
41:30And when we're settled in our new apartment, shall we invite your family to come visit?
41:36Yes, yes, of course, my love, there's something I haven't mentioned, a telegram from my father.
41:48Is he well?
41:50Beside himself, that I told him my plans in a letter when I should have done it face to face.
41:55What was I thinking?
41:58I believe I must return.
42:01Cat shows our honeymoon. And my audition, should I rearrange?
42:07By all means. But you must see I owe my father an explanation.
42:12In person.
42:16Of course. Of course, I do see that.
42:21So let's return to London and settle things. Once and for all.
42:31How do we know that this fellow isn't some money-grubbing opportunist?
42:49What is Frances thinking?
42:51She will know that when the heart is set on something, the more it's forbidden, the more it's craved.
42:55Surely you don't imagine June wants this boy just to prove she can have him.
42:59I once knew a couple of young men who pursued the same girl, simply so the other wouldn't get her.
43:09Let me throw you a drink.
43:13June wants this boy just to prove she can have him.
43:18I once knew a couple of young men who pursued the same girl,
43:22simply so the other wouldn't get her.
43:28Let me fetch you a drink.
43:43Something amiss?
43:45What?
43:47Nothing to concern you.
43:51No one would believe we used to be best of friends.
43:54It was a long time ago.
43:56Before the old man pitted us against each other.
44:00Yes. Shape up. Make sacrifices.
44:04Was it a sacrifice?
44:07For you?
44:09Alexandra?
44:12No more than it was for you.
44:18Do you sometimes wonder where she disappeared to?
44:22As do I.
44:25Still, it all turned out for the best?
44:29Emily and you?
44:32Edith and I?
44:34Yes.
44:35Splendid women.
44:38Saved us from ourselves.
44:41I almost feel sorry for him.
44:49Don't.
44:51Did you see his hat?
44:53Left it on a chair and Emily mistook it for a cat.
44:57Uncle James, you look as if you'd like to commission a new house and here's Phil just brimming with clever ideas.
45:07I suspect your uncle's perfectly content with his own house.
45:09But should the opportunity ever arise, I'm sure you could come to my office and view my portfolio.
45:15And now what a kind invitation.
45:17Well, here we are.
45:21Frances and I ask you to join us in raising a glass to the newly engaged couple.
45:25June and Philip.
45:27June and Philip.
45:29June and Philip.
45:33How to thwart a rebel, take away their cause.
45:43And then, I'll take your eyes.
45:44You can see him.
45:45I have to ask him and he will.
45:46I have to ask him to ask him and hear your name.
45:48So, have you got to ask him, please?
45:50After you, invite him to go to the gate.
45:51You better ask him, please?
45:53Give me your name, please.
45:54Spend me, please.
45:55I'm pretty sure you should.
45:57Let's see what's going on here.
45:59Let's go.
46:27Let's go.
46:57Are they?
47:04Please tell me they're not.
47:07They're not.
47:09Their fever's passed.
47:10They're sleeping.
47:14Thank God.
47:27They're not.
47:28They're krijgd.
47:29They're in love.
47:31They're my heart.
47:33They're young.
47:35They're very happy.
47:36They're very happy.
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