Original release 19 novembre 2023
Previous episode S02E03 - Head to Head
Number S02E04
Episode runtime 52 minutes
Director Deborah Kampmeier
Writer Julian Fellowes
Country United States
Original language English
Genre Drama
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His Grace the Duke

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After receiving discouraging news about the Met, Bertha deals with rumors that are swirling about Larry. Fearing her sister’s disapproval, Ada asks Marian to cover for her as she continues to see Mr. Forte. Later, Bertha vies for position with the visiting Duke of Buckingham, and, in Tuskegee, Peggy navigates a tense dinner with Mr. Fortune and Booker T. Washington.

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The Forsytes (The Forsyte Saga 2025) Season 2 Finale: Irene's Bid for Freedom, Jolyon Snr's Will and What Comes Next on the French Riviera

The second chapter of The Forsytes, Debbie Horsfield's bold new take on The Forsyte Saga (also listed as The Forsyte Saga (2025)), ended on Sunday 18 October 2026 on Channel 5. The six-episode run started on 13 September. It confirmed that this adaptation of John Galsworthy's novels has found its own voice. Horsfield is the writer behind Poldark, and she again mixes period glamour with real emotional cruelty. This finale was the season's most pointed hour yet. If you've just finished it and are still thinking about that last stretch, this debrief is for you.

What worked: a season built around control

From the first episode, Season 2 had one clear theme: who gets to control a life, a body or a fortune. Soames, played with icy precision by Joshua Orpin, opened the season dreaming of fatherhood. That wish turned possessive once we learned that Irene (Millie Gibson) was secretly avoiding pregnancy. This was a smart change to the source material. Galsworthy's "man of property" has always treated his wife as an asset, and the show makes that hunger personal and frightening. It also gives Irene her own plans and her own secrets. Gibson, who became known worldwide as Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who, plays Irene's quiet resistance with great control. When the finale finally lets her try to escape Soames, it feels earned, not sudden.

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