He is the man of business, the trusted adviser, discreet and dependable. Soames is different the tragic hero we admire. Think of Jaggars in Dickens or the lawyers in Willkie Collins’ books. Most lawyers in literature are two dimensional, stuffy men with no life outside the law. He makes a fortune, sells his firm and retires to a large mansion by the river to build up his art collection. Soames is unlucky in love and lucky in his profession. One of the main characters in the books is Soames Forsyte, a solicitor, art collector and the conservative antithesis to the free-spirited Jolyon. Many babies were named Fleur or Jolyon in tribute to this family drama. The BBC version was extremely successful and commanded huge audiences. Amazingly, it is 45 years since the BBC series of the Forsyte Saga and 10 years since the second one on ITV.
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