Desire, ambition, and betrayal, simmer at the heart of the sumptuous costume drama, The Forsytes.

From the writer and producers of Poldark, and inspired by John Galsworthy's celebrated Forsite

Saga novels, this new series chronicles the lives, loves, trials, and triumphs of a wealthy Victorian stockbroking family,

one whose generations find themselves torn between tradition and self-sacrifice and personal

happiness and the pursuit of love.

We can't afford to be sentimental.

Can we afford to be human?

The illustrious ensemble cast includes Francesca Anas, Stephen Moyer, and Eleanor Tomlinson.

To love and be loved.

To trust and be trusted.

To dance.

And it will be a dance.

Don't miss the U.S. premiere of this highly anticipated drama

on Sunday, March 22nd on Masterpiece on PBS.

I'm J. Slay Cobb, and you're listening to Masterpiece Studio.

From the outside, the Forsyte family could be described as ambitious, successful, loyal, and elegant,

aspiring to climb the dizzying heights of high society in Victorian London.

But as with any family, fictional or otherwise,

we often find far more than meets the eye.

There are rules, often punishing ones,

for what it means to belong to this clan.

As a four-side woman, you're expected to shine.

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