In the final episode of Masterpiece: The Forsytes, the world of the upper-class family comes crashing down as well-laid plans unravel, long-buried secrets surface, and carefully maintained appearances can no longer hold. Alliances fracture, marriages dissolve, and the consequences of ambition, control, and repression finally come due, leaving the Forsytes to reckon with the lives they have built and the damage left in their wake.

In the sixth and final episode of Season 1, the chapter closes on the many couples who populate the series, including the manipulative Soames (Joshua Orpin) and his trusting, blushing bride Irene (Millie Gibson); the prudent Frances (Tuppence Middleton) and the romantic Jo (Danny Griffin), whose past love Louisa (Eleanor Tomlinson) becomes a complication in their marriage; and June (Justine Moore) and Philip (Jamie Flatters), whose engagement hinges on his ability to secure a commission.

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