Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teenager June Forsyte has found love with an artist, Phillip Bosinny. The interactions between the Forsytes and the people and society around them is the truss for this love story set in the rigid and strict times of the Victorian age.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Errol FlynnSoames Forsyte | Soames Forsyte |
 Greer GarsonIrene Forsyte | Irene Forsyte |
 Walter Pidgeonle jeune Jolyon Forsyte | le jeune Jolyon Forsyte |
 Robert YoungPhilip Bosinney | Philip Bosinney |
 Janet LeighJune Forsyte | June Forsyte |
 Harry DavenportOld Jolyon Forsyte | Old Jolyon Forsyte |
 Aubrey MatherJames Forsyte | James Forsyte |
 Gerald Oliver SmithWilson | Wilson |
 Lumsden HareRoger Forsyte | Roger Forsyte |
 Halliwell HobbesNicholas Forsyte | Nicholas Forsyte |
 Matt MooreTimothy Forsyte | Timothy Forsyte |
 Florence AuerAnn Forsyte Heyman | Ann Forsyte Heyman |
| PPhyllis MorrisJulia Forsyte Small | Julia Forsyte Small |
 Marjorie EatonHester Forsyte | Hester Forsyte |
| EEvelyn BeresfordMrs. Taylor | Mrs. Taylor |
 Lilian BondOld Jolyon's Maid | Old Jolyon's Maid |
 Richard LupinoChester Forsyte | Chester Forsyte |