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🗓️ 26 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 6 of The Forsytes Season 1.

On screen, actors Stephen Moyer and Jack Davenport play brothers and bitter rivals Jolyon Forsyte Sr. and James Forsyte. But off screen, the two couldn’t be closer. In this episode, we talk with Stephen and Jack about being neighbors, playing golf, raising children, and how their off-screen friendship of 35+ years informs their on-screen dynamic.

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0:00.0	Ocean voyages, expeditions, river journeys. Viking is dedicated to bringing travelers closer to
0:07.1	the destination, offering a small ship experience and a shore excursion in every port. Learn more
0:13.5	at Viking.com. I'm J. Slay Cobb and you're listening to Masterpiece Studio. When it comes to bitter rivalries,
0:24.3	none are quite as heated as that between Julian Forsyte, Sr. and his younger brother James.
0:30.3	Then again, sibling rivalry has its own rulebook. From vacation destinations to dinnerware,
0:36.7	these two spare no opportunity for jabs or jousts.
0:40.3	I was thinking to go to bath next month.
0:43.3	What nonsense, Harrogate's far superior if you really know your waters.
0:47.3	Hmm. Is this sure this is real old Worcester?
0:51.3	I think my brother's been diddled.
0:53.3	Beneath their banter lies real tension and resentment, as the old Worcester? I think my brother's been diddled.
0:57.4	Beneath their banter lies real tension and resentment.
1:03.1	As the eldest son, Julian Sr. heads the family business, the reputable stockbroking firm Forsyde and Co. A position his younger brother James has been coveting for years.
1:08.8	As such, Julian Sr. and James have both consciously and unconsciously
1:13.2	pass this dynamic down to their sons, Julian and Soames.
1:17.5	Just as James strives to surpass Julian Sr., Soames takes any chance he can to undermine his
1:23.1	cousin, heir-apparent young Julian.
1:25.7	And of course, he has the support of his father James.
1:29.3	The Carterets and Latimer's have confirmed, but for some reason the Armstrongs have sent their regrets.
1:34.3	I can think of a few reasons. Four pits, 2,000 jobs, and a family a morning.
1:38.3	Need we revisit this?
1:39.3	Oh, I realize it's inconvenient to be reminded.
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