Theseriesunfoldsasanepicdrama,chroniclingthreegenerationsoftheinfluentialForsytefamilyduringtheearly20thcentury.Beneaththeirimposingfacade,thefamilyharborsatumultuouscoreofunhappyandbrutalrelationships.SoamesForsyte,aformidableLondonsolicitorandakeyfigureintheinfluentialfamily,accustomedtosecuringhisdesires,becomesfixatedo..