Joshua Orpin, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio
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🗓️ 12 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Forsytes Season 1.
When preparing for a role, actor Joshua Orpin opens his heart to the human being behind the character and tries to understand why they are the way they are. In this episode, Joshua talks about getting into the mind of the controlling and possessive Soames Forsyte in Season 1 of The Forsytes, and how his character is shocked back into reality while honeymooning in Paris.
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| 0:58.1 | SOMS' foresight is a force to be reckoned with. |
| 1:01.1 | At first glance, his reserved nature and buttoned-up demeanor suggests a calm politeness and civility. |
| 1:07.1 | But spend any time with Soames, and one soon becomes aware that this polished facade conceals a seething and insatiable ambition. |
| 1:15.5 | As expected for a young man of his time and standing, Soames's family eagerly tries to secure a strategic match for him. |
| 1:23.0 | But Soames has other plans, as he proposes to the free-spirited and artistically-minded ballet dancer Irene Haren. |
| 1:30.5 | This match surprises just about everyone. |
| 1:33.1 | Everyone except his perspicacious grandmother, the foresight matriarch, Anne. |
| 1:38.3 | I've brought Miss Heron to see you. |
| 1:40.8 | I congratulate you. |
| 1:43.3 | Thank you, Grandmama. |
| 1:45.0 | For catching them all unawares. |
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