The Forsytes S01E04 (2025)
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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?
05:34No.
05:35Bye-bye.
05:44No.
05:45No.
05:46No.
05:55No.
05:56No.
05:56No.
05:56No.
05:57No.
06:59My dear Louisa.
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.
07:16Oh, how 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, thou shalt remain,
09:06in midst of other woe than ours,
09:07a friend to man to whom thou sayest...
09:10Beauty is truth.
09:12Truth.
09:12Beauty.
09:13That is all you know on earth.
09:15And all you need to know.
09:16And all you need to know is that.
09:24Where shall we live?
09:26Versailles.
09:29The Tuileries.
09:30The Chans-Elysee.
09:31when i was tiny we lived in three rooms above a baker's shop and my father bought me a canary
09:45but my mother said that wild things should never be kept in cages
09:49so she let it fly away no doubt to be eaten by a cat
09:53hmm well free rooms won't do for us we shall need to entertain forge connections
10:04oh now you're about to discover my guilty secret my mom never taught me how to play the hostess
10:12that's it our marriage is over
10:17you realize we'll have a housekeeper servants and your mother will think me woefully lacking
10:23i'm sure she already thinks i've led you astray led me astray
10:30have you my father taught me university was a waste of time and money likewise europe the grand tour
10:41so at 16 i was on the floor of the stock exchange learning the ropes now don't mistake me none of
10:48it was wasted but now
10:55is my duty to the company
10:56you haven't led me astray you've set me free
11:16someone's all of a glow
11:35it must be the ride the wind was bracing suits you you should go more often
11:44oh i think i will
11:58so the hunt is on yes will it be a chase or a trap
12:10francis will have it all planned she learned from the master
12:13yes
12:13utterly brazen might as well stick her on a plate with an apple in her mouth
12:20olivia sends her regrets
12:22she's visiting the fitzgeralds she and young anthony have formed an attachment oh how delightful
12:28that was quick poor cyril finds it all so confusing
12:33shall we find you a little treat
12:35why don't you
12:39have you met mrs parker barrington
12:41she's back in london i'd be happy to introduce you oh no no need
12:47i knew her in geneva when she was first married sweet girl husband an absolute dick
12:54she and i hiked the matterhorn together
12:57and i i understand you have an extensive collection of moths uh yes i've been longing to know what
13:12what distinguishes a moth from a butterfly oh well in fact they do have things in common
13:18both belong to the lepidoptera species from the greek lepis meaning scale and terror meaning wing
13:25fascinating
13:31well that could hardly have gone better june was transformed you did her very proud
13:42splendid evening do you really think she's had a change of heart it would certainly make things easier
13:54soames finally
14:22well i trust he's announcing his imminent return
14:35not 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 Paris of all places
15:10although
15:10with Soames gone might a fellow step up
15:13what fellow?
15:15someone with expertise on risk
15:17investment
15:18gambling you mean?
15:19and for the mantle of favoured child
15:21think about it Freddie
15:22with Soames away you and I are the preeminent pair of our generation
15:28nobody 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?
15:45prepare 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 Forsyte
16:14so good of you to come
16:16did I hear
16:17there may soon be exciting news
16:20about your daughter
16:21and young Horatio
16:22I couldn't possibly comment
16:24Lady Carteret herself
16:28dropped a hint
16:29she's asked me
16:32to donate to her charity
16:34for the reclamation
16:35of fallen women
16:36and I wondered whether
16:38you might be persuaded
16:39to join us
16:41of course
16:43one must support
16:45any scheme
16:46that takes these wretched creatures
16:47off the streets
16:48perhaps we can find ways
16:50to alleviate
16:51their wretchedness
16:52they're both very hot
16:57try to get some sleep
16:58my darlings
16:59I don't like it
17:00what Mrs Barrington
17:02wants you to do
17:02she couldn't have asked me
17:04at a worse time
17:04with all these foresights
17:05buzzing around
17:06she wasn't to know
17:07I've never told her
17:08who the children's father was
17:09if
17:10you do it
17:11it could ruin you
17:22an 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
17:50you're the main attraction
17:51my love
17:52oh
18:06this is my wife
18:11Oh, my dear friend, Mary.
18:18And here's my dear friend, Mary.
18:21My friends with the coat of ballet.
18:23Yvette Colette, Patrice Victor.
18:25Hi, Mary.
18:27Hi.
18:28Hi.
18:29Hi.
18:30Hi.
18:31Hi.
18:32Hi.
18:33Hi.
18:34Hi.
18:35Hi.
18:36Hi.
18:37Hi.
18:38Hi.
18:39Hi.
18:40Hi.
18:42Oh, c'est magnifique.
18:44Alors, Champagne, vous êtes prêts, les gars ?
18:47On célèbre, n'est-ce pas ?
18:49Mais non.
18:50Il faut absolument essayer notre spécialité de maison, l'absinthe.
18:54Ah.
18:55Allez, la tournée.
18:59Allez, tous ensemble.
19:02Regardez, regardez, regardez.
19:04Oh.
19:05Oh.
19:06Oh.
19:07Oh.
19:08Oh.
19:09Oh.
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19:24Oh.
19:25Oh.
19:26Oh.
19:27Oh.
19:28Oh.
19:29Oh.
19:30Oh.
19:31Oh.
19:32Oh.
19:33Oh.
19:34Oh.
19:35How could I be so stupid?
19:38I thought if I appeared compliant,
19:41then Mama would be more sympathetic,
19:44would take my wishes into account, but now that's...
19:47Frantam Park.
19:48Yes.
19:50That can only mean one thing.
19:54He intends to propose.
20:05I suppose we'll never meet again.
20:10I wish it could be otherwise.
20:14Perhaps you should marry me.
20:19I think I'd prefer it.
20:24No, I really would prefer it.
20:28June, let's be serious. How on earth would we live?
20:31I'd have my settlement.
20:33There'll be no settlement.
20:33If your father refuses his consent, and believe me, he will...
20:37Then we'll run away.
20:38And live on what?
20:39I have debts.
20:41No reputation.
20:42I'm yet to secure a meaningful commission.
20:43Sometimes I live on cocoa for a week.
20:45But none of this matters if we love each other.
20:51I shouldn't have said that.
20:55But you did.
21:03And...
21:04And...
21:04So...
21:07So...
21:38to be able to dance with us.
21:40When will I join them at the ballet?
21:42I have a letter of reference to Madame Leneur-Arlandre.
21:46If I can join them at the start of the new season.
21:48La Ciltie Giselle.
21:50Champagne.
21:52But what do I do?
21:54Do you like the absence?
21:56One can have too much of a good thing.
22:08So, do you intend to make a habit of advising clients
22:18against sure-fire investment?
22:22What's that?
22:23Salon Gold, as predicted.
22:25Colossal profits.
22:27But it seems Joe is unable to conquer his squeamishness.
22:30I doubt I will. You should ask Darty.
22:33Sure he's made of sterner stuff?
22:35Did I hear my name?
22:36Sir Jimmy Buckland's gold mine.
22:39Shares currently showing a 40% uplift.
22:42Ooh, I like the sound of that.
22:50The purpose of this firm
22:52is solely to make a profit for its clients.
22:55But if the heir apparent shows queasiness at its methods,
22:59is he really acting in our best interest?
23:06It appears Horatio Carteret is partial to June.
23:16Hmm.
23:17Well.
23:18Think of that.
23:20When we go to Frampton Park,
23:22I believe he will ask for her hand.
23:25Hmm.
23:26And he's the heir.
23:27Which eventually means, of course,
23:29that June herself will be Lady Carteret.
23:31Yeah.
23:32Just what those high and mighties need.
23:34A bit of spark and personality.
23:38Feather in your cap, my dear.
23:40And to you too, June, of course.
23:43Assuming her father consents?
23:46Why wouldn't he?
23:48Can you think of a reason?
23:49Not unless June can.
23:56My love?
24:00Sorry.
24:01It was miles away.
24:02What was the question?
24:05Is there any reason I shouldn't consent
24:07to you marrying Horatio Carteret?
24:08Yes.
24:09I believe there is.
24:11On account of the fact that I'm already engaged.
24:15His name's Philip Bassini.
24:17He's an architect.
24:18One of the New School and very bright.
24:20He lives on Culver Street.
24:22It's also his office.
24:23He's still awaiting his first commission,
24:25but he's so talented.
24:26He's sure to be in great demand once a while.
24:28Darling, that's enough.
24:30No one finds this remotely amusing.
24:31I don't know.
24:32I met him at the opera.
24:34He's a modernist
24:35and utterly rejects outmoded traditions,
24:36such as...
24:37Asking your father for his daughter's hand
24:38before he proposes?
24:40Well, actually,
24:42I proposed.
24:44Of course.
24:45He's a modernist
24:46and utterly rejects outmoded traditions,
24:47such as...
24:48Asking your father for his daughter's hand
24:49before he proposes?
24:51Well, actually,
24:53I proposed.
24:54Of course you did.
24:58Am I to understand
24:59there's actually some truth
25:00to this ridiculous...
25:03June.
25:05What are you doing?
25:07Following my heart.
25:11Oh, dear.
25:12But how did...
25:15Where could you...
25:16Tell her. It's out of the question.
25:17June.
25:18A word, please.
25:24Okay.
25:25Did you know anything about this?
25:30Why would I?
25:31We know she likes to confide in you.
25:34Oh.
25:35Perhaps you thought I'd disapprove.
25:37Which, 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.
25:48Yes.
25:49So I should meet him.
25:50And...
25:51I'm...
25:52I'm...
25:53I'm...
25:54He wants me to be just who I am.
25:56And that's unlike anyone you've ever known?
25:58Yes.
26:06So I should meet him.
26:24I should meet him.
26:42Okay, look.
27:44What is it?
27:51Why are you looking at me like that?
27:54May a man not look upon his most treasured possession.
28:00Am I really such a thing?
28:02And more.
28:02How could I have done this?
28:21Failed to communicate the foresight imperative.
28:23Seize the crown, lead, instead of playing second fiddle.
28:34What's been the point of my life if not to set my son on the chair?
28:37Is that what you put in your telegram?
28:41Obviously not.
28:43I told him if he didn't take the next train home from Paris, I'd come and drag him home by his earlobes.
28:48Oh, well, that'll do it.
28:49This way, sir.
28:59This way, sir.
29:05Ah.
29:07Mr. Bassini.
29:08Ladies, you've done me the honor of inviting me to join your campaign.
29:25And while I suspect that the scale of my donation may have influenced your choice,
29:31I hope I may have something more than guineas to offer.
29:36No doubt you think we'd be presumptuous, daring to aspire to the hand of an heiress.
29:53As you can see, my cuff's afraid, my coat is worn, and to demonstrate the gulf between us,
29:58you invite me to a place whose membership is four times my annual salary.
30:01Actually, I chose it because it's around the corner from your office.
30:06Tell me about yourself.
30:17I'm a radical.
30:19I've declined bow to convention.
30:24My family's undistinguished.
30:26My studies have left me in debt.
30:27So if you've come here to tell me that I must look elsewhere, I can't...
30:30I've come here to ask why you love my daughter.
30:36I've never met anyone like her.
30:42We see the world in the same way.
30:45She's spirited and brave.
30:48And yes, I love her.
30:50And if you don't believe me, then...
30:52Oh, what if I do believe you?
30:53You've supported this cause long before I arrived.
30:59The 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.
31:14But what is the ultimate aim of your charity?
31:18Punishment?
31:19Moral superiority?
31:21Or material assistance?
31:24Let me introduce to you a lady whose history you may find instructive.
31:30Some of you know me.
31:37You honour me with your custom.
31:40I'm kind enough to invite me into your homes.
31:43Ten years ago, I was penniless.
31:45Homeless.
31:47Mrs. Parker Barrington heard of my distress.
31:51She could have judged me.
31:53Made a reckoning of my failings.
31:55But instead, she asked me how she could help.
31:57She found me lodgings, a midwife, sustenance.
32:01She asked me what skills I possessed and employed me as a dressmaker.
32:04Recommended me to her friends.
32:06Many of you have helped to make me what I am today.
32:10Not a burden on society, but a contributor.
32:15Heartwarming story.
32:17But there's a vast difference between you and the women that we try to help.
32:23You are not what we call fallen.
32:24And 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.
32:46My children were born out of wedlock.
32:50Their father...
32:59...died before they were born.
33:05And how do you judge me?
33:11Do I appear less deserving to you now?
33:15Not to me.
33:18And not, I hope, to any here.
33:24Thank you so much.
33:43Forgive me, I must go.
34:05You don't strike me as a fortune hunter, how would you support her?
34:21I will, that is, at present, and I can't, but I have prospects, I'm currently seeking
34:28a major commission, but is money the be-all and end-all?
34:32It is for those who are used to it.
34:37I can't agree to this marriage, until you've completed your first commission, till then
34:47I consent to an engagement.
34:51I have no doubt we'll be seeing a lot of each other.
35:02I'm here, my dear friends, I'm here now.
35:25You agreed to an engagement, why?
35:30He's impulsive, argumentative, and currently without means.
35:35Could be years before he makes his first commission.
35:37Exactly.
35:38And by then, the romance would have lost his sheen, or stood the test of time.
35:43And you're willing to take that chance?
35:46What is this?
35:50You living vicariously, allowing June to do what you always regretted not doing?
35:59Not in the slightest.
36:00I'm holding at peace with my decision.
36:13I knew it.
36:15You were never going to consent, because you've no idea how it feels to truly follow your heart.
36:20So go on, tell me.
36:22And now we assure the outside world that we couldn't be happier.
36:49No, no, no, you pause off the table pudding, you know the rules.
36:56Is there a pact to lower the tone of this family?
37:00First 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.
37:15No wonder the engagement party is close family only.
37:18Poor Frances had such high hopes.
37:22She 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.
37:38She was a gambler.
37:39Mm-hmm.
37:40Like you.
37:41With other people's money.
37:42I take calculated risks.
37:44No.
37:45Like chance in your happiness for someone you barely know.
37:51Come with me.
37:52I have a surprise.
37:57Isaac mentioned June's engagement.
37:59Oh, we couldn't be more delighted.
38:01Of course, June could have had her pick, but we believe that young people should follow
38:06their hearts.
38:07Oh, I wholly agree.
38:08I want to thank you for joining us the other day.
38:12I hope you were persuaded of the cause.
38:16Dear Louisa, she's such a shining example of what can be achieved.
38:21Yes.
38:22Yes.
38:23Very commendable.
38:24Still, it's a struggle with two little ones to take care of.
38:29And when they both go down with a fever...
38:31Well, I'm so sorry.
38:32I have to dash.
38:33I'm expected at the Devonshire's for luncheon.
38:47Are they very sick?
38:50Scarlet fever, apparently.
38:53Poor darlings.
38:55But tell me, how is dear Isaac?
41:31And when we're settled in our new apartment, should we invite your family to come visit?
41:37Yes.
41:38Yes, of course.
41:39My love.
41:41There's something I haven't mentioned.
41:45A telegram from my father.
41:47Is he well?
41:49Beside himself.
41:51That I told him my plans in a letter when I should have done it face to face.
41:55What was I thinking?
41:57I believe I must return.
42:01You can't show us our honeymoon.
42:05And my audition, should I rearrange?
42:07By all means.
42:08But you must see I owe my father an explanation.
42:11In person.
42:13Of course.
42:15Of course.
42:17Of course.
42:18I do see that.
42:20So let's return to London.
42:22And settle things.
42:24Once and for all.
42:43How do we know that this fellow isn't some money-grubbing opportunist?
43:00What is Frances thinking?
43:02She will know that when the heart is set on something, the more it's forbidden, the more it's craved.
43:09Surely you don't imagine June wants this boy just to prove she can have him.
43:17I once knew a couple of young men who pursued the same girl.
43:21Simply so the other wouldn't get her.
43:27I'd be that you a drink.
43:39Something amiss?
43:45What?
43:47Nothing to concern you.
43:52No one would believe we used to be best of friends.
43:54It was a long time ago.
43:57Before the old man pitied us against each other.
44:01Yes. Shape up. Make sacrifices.
44:05Was it a sacrifice?
44:06For you?
44:10Alexandra?
44:16No more than it was for you.
44:19Do you sometimes wonder where she disappeared to?
44:23As do I.
44:26Still.
44:27It all turned out for the best?
44:31Emily and you?
44:33Edith and I?
44:34Yes.
44:36Splendid women.
44:40Saved us from ourselves.
44:48I almost feel sorry for him.
44:50Don't.
44:52Did you see his hat?
44:54Left it on a chair and Emily mistook it for a cat.
44:56Uncle 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.
45:10But should the opportunity ever arise, I'm sure you could come to my office and view my portfolio.
45:14There, now, what a kind invitation.
45:19Well, here we are.
45:21Frances and I ask you to join us in raising a glass to the newly engaged couple.
45:26June and Philip.
45:28June and Philip.
45:29June and Philip.
45:30June and Philip.
45:31In Yesibility.
45:37How to thwart a rebel.
45:39Take away their cause
45:42Kristen.
45:44Noob!
45:53Nooon and Philip.
46:57Are they?
47:05Please tell me they're not.
47:07They're not.
47:09Their fever's passed. They're sleeping.
47:14Thank God.
47:23ORGAN PLAYS
47:53ORGAN PLAYS
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