1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,060 I have no idea what you could possibly want. To ask for your forgiveness. 2 00:00:03,380 --> 00:00:04,380 Where can we speak? 3 00:00:04,500 --> 00:00:05,500 This has to stop. 4 00:00:05,620 --> 00:00:08,240 Are you sure? I've never been more certain of anything in my life. 5 00:00:08,460 --> 00:00:11,760 He's not who I thought he was. Or who you wanted him to be. 6 00:00:11,980 --> 00:00:12,980 You are at liberty. 7 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:15,520 I am not. I don't think she wants a child. 8 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:16,698 What the deuce do you mean? 9 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:20,840 The thing that makes you the rightful heir to this company is your ability to 10 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:22,140 see beyond sentiment. 11 00:00:22,460 --> 00:00:25,180 For all our sakes, I very much urge you to finish that house. 12 00:00:25,790 --> 00:00:29,510 You'd make her a Forsyte? I would. You cannot marry Alexandra. 13 00:01:13,320 --> 00:01:20,300 to err is human to forgive divine little words so 14 00:01:20,300 --> 00:01:27,100 easily said but easily done what does it take 15 00:01:27,100 --> 00:01:33,540 to forgive and forget is this really where you used to live have we ever the 16 00:01:33,540 --> 00:01:38,500 right to expect it and what if any 17 00:01:39,470 --> 00:01:43,570 are the sins for which there can never be absolution. 18 00:01:48,730 --> 00:01:49,730 Come on. 19 00:01:55,370 --> 00:01:57,450 You know how much this means to me? 20 00:01:57,730 --> 00:01:58,810 It's a visit, Dad. 21 00:01:59,030 --> 00:02:00,510 What, just to have you home again? 22 00:02:30,710 --> 00:02:31,710 Oh, dear. 23 00:02:32,490 --> 00:02:33,490 Demands of etiquette. 24 00:02:34,090 --> 00:02:35,710 Your little tricks have a lot to learn. 25 00:02:36,090 --> 00:02:38,210 Well, we're very glad to have you here. 26 00:02:38,430 --> 00:02:40,170 We'll do our best to make you feel at home. 27 00:02:41,410 --> 00:02:46,590 Won't we, Pubby? Question is, where does all this leave Pubby? Bumped down the 28 00:02:46,590 --> 00:02:47,388 ladder of succession? 29 00:02:47,390 --> 00:02:50,550 He was never on it. His family name is Darty. 30 00:02:50,890 --> 00:02:53,850 But in the absence of any named Forsyte offshoot? Absence? 31 00:02:54,230 --> 00:02:55,550 There's a whole array of them. 32 00:02:56,150 --> 00:02:57,830 And should there be any doubt? 33 00:02:58,510 --> 00:03:00,030 Which there is not. 34 00:03:01,060 --> 00:03:07,880 My new will names Joe and June, Joss and Holly, as my 35 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:08,880 official heirs. 36 00:03:17,740 --> 00:03:18,760 Sorry. Sorry. 37 00:03:19,580 --> 00:03:20,399 I've slept. 38 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:21,400 Sorry. 39 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:24,920 Is that what I'm paying you for? 40 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,500 Feel free to add it to the bill. Oh, I shall. 41 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:29,360 With interest. 42 00:03:38,570 --> 00:03:39,570 Say thank you. 43 00:03:41,170 --> 00:03:42,490 Thank you for having us. 44 00:03:42,790 --> 00:03:44,890 I was hoping to show the children around the house. 45 00:03:45,450 --> 00:03:46,450 Would you like that? 46 00:03:47,210 --> 00:03:48,510 We asked for par, can't we? 47 00:03:48,850 --> 00:03:50,250 We'll be very quick. 48 00:03:50,670 --> 00:03:51,670 I don't see why not. 49 00:03:59,690 --> 00:04:00,690 What's going on? 50 00:04:01,310 --> 00:04:03,670 What did Soames mean? Add it to the bill with interest. 51 00:04:04,090 --> 00:04:05,090 Don't ask. 52 00:04:15,950 --> 00:04:19,290 Irene seemed very off today, and the architect. 53 00:04:19,649 --> 00:04:20,649 What was all that about? 54 00:04:20,910 --> 00:04:22,950 Believe me, Pa, I have everything under control. 55 00:04:23,990 --> 00:04:25,050 Are you sure? 56 00:04:25,830 --> 00:04:28,350 What about the advent of Joe's Bratz? 57 00:04:28,930 --> 00:04:30,370 Potential usurpers. 58 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:14,060 Doesn't worry you, then, the prospect of a cuckoo in the nest. 59 00:05:15,100 --> 00:05:17,700 Or should I say, two. 60 00:05:19,580 --> 00:05:20,580 Joe's brass. 61 00:05:21,420 --> 00:05:25,280 Can you guarantee they won't turn out to be hostile invaders? 62 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,400 Hostility is not only confined to outsiders, brother, as you well know. 63 00:05:29,660 --> 00:05:36,520 Yes, but you must admit... the risk is very 64 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:37,520 much increased. 65 00:05:45,770 --> 00:05:50,450 Of course, it's entirely possible that Harry is a perfectly amiable chap who 66 00:05:50,450 --> 00:05:53,510 will not try to threaten the status quo. 67 00:05:54,410 --> 00:05:55,410 True. 68 00:05:56,390 --> 00:06:01,650 But of course, there's no getting around the fact that if I marry Alex, she will 69 00:06:01,650 --> 00:06:04,090 expect me to recognize him as my heir. 70 00:06:06,310 --> 00:06:09,150 And thus the first in line to succession. 71 00:06:09,850 --> 00:06:10,910 Exactly so. 72 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:26,420 You've had word from Harry? 73 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:27,760 Not yet. 74 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:30,500 My love. 75 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,580 To have found you again. 76 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:38,740 To glimpse even the possibility of a second chance. 77 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:40,760 It's my heart's dearest wish. 78 00:06:42,700 --> 00:06:43,700 And mine. 79 00:06:45,700 --> 00:06:47,960 But clearly there are implications. 80 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:50,640 Obligations. 81 00:06:51,580 --> 00:06:53,120 Mine to you. 82 00:06:54,760 --> 00:07:01,560 But also to my family To the firm and to abandon everything that I have built 83 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:06,320 and sustained for over 30 years. I'd never ask it of you Surely, you know 84 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:11,680 that Of course 85 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:18,520 All I want is to fit quietly into your life and to 86 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:19,520 make you smile again 87 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:37,840 There you are. 88 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,380 I used to sit in this chair and read stories to June. 89 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,340 How she used to laugh. 90 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:52,180 Joe and I always thought we'd fill this room with our children's laughter. 91 00:07:53,060 --> 00:07:55,440 And now there are his children. 92 00:07:57,820 --> 00:08:04,480 And if you and he were to resume... I could hold my head up on the mall. 93 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,780 No longer be that specter at the feast. 94 00:08:08,340 --> 00:08:09,880 The abandoned wife. 95 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,760 Joe's become quite feral this past year. 96 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:18,760 He needs coaxing back into civilized society. 97 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:21,840 Perhaps even foresight and co. 98 00:08:23,140 --> 00:08:27,020 And the marriage bit? Do you still... Desire him. 99 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:30,680 Love him, even. 100 00:08:34,539 --> 00:08:39,880 In truth, it would be by far the most convenient option. 101 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:47,620 Papa, would you be sad if we packed all this away? 102 00:08:48,100 --> 00:08:51,920 It's just, the more I look at it, the more I miss her. 103 00:08:54,380 --> 00:08:55,380 Of course. 104 00:08:56,560 --> 00:08:57,560 We'll all help. 105 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,740 Will you ever go back to where you used to work? 106 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:17,100 To Forsyth and Co? 107 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:19,200 Hope not. 108 00:09:22,500 --> 00:09:23,500 Can you keep a secret? 109 00:09:25,700 --> 00:09:29,480 Papa's been invited to exhibit at the Royal Academy. 110 00:09:29,980 --> 00:09:30,819 What's that? 111 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:32,940 Where all the famous painters get to show their work. 112 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:38,360 And not so famous? But soon could be. I told you. I said people would see how 113 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:39,360 good you are. 114 00:09:46,060 --> 00:09:49,460 I'm glad to see you're bearing up after your ordeal today. 115 00:09:50,560 --> 00:09:52,240 Well, we somehow survived. 116 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,720 Then can I hope you'll join us tomorrow? 117 00:09:55,660 --> 00:09:56,820 The grand opening? 118 00:09:57,380 --> 00:09:59,240 Of course you must do what feels right. 119 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:00,900 But it would mean a lot. 120 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:02,640 To me, personally. 121 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:15,160 What's this? 122 00:10:17,900 --> 00:10:18,900 Robin Hill. 123 00:10:18,980 --> 00:10:23,980 I sent Knowles to check on the progress, or lack thereof. And what did Bassini 124 00:10:23,980 --> 00:10:25,240 have to say for himself? 125 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,100 Bassini, of course, was absent. 126 00:10:27,380 --> 00:10:29,440 The workers say he hasn't been there for days. 127 00:10:29,680 --> 00:10:31,040 Well, now you see what he's about. 128 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:33,880 No intention of finishing the job. 129 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,800 Pinning his hopes on eloping with your wife. 130 00:10:38,140 --> 00:10:39,480 Then he's about to be disappointed. 131 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,040 Mrs. Forsyte. 132 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:03,500 I was about to call on you. 133 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,360 But you said you were leaving for Europe. 134 00:11:05,820 --> 00:11:06,820 Yes. 135 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,260 Well, when the moment came, I found I still had matters to attend to. 136 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:12,020 But you wished to see me. 137 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:16,700 To let you know, I'll be attending the ceremony tomorrow. 138 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,120 Lest my appearance should be inconvenient. 139 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:22,980 It will not be inconvenient. 140 00:12:09,450 --> 00:12:10,450 Wear white tomorrow. 141 00:12:11,750 --> 00:12:12,750 With your hair down. 142 00:12:13,510 --> 00:12:14,710 And dressed with pearls. 143 00:12:16,550 --> 00:12:18,970 Why? Makes you look angelic. 144 00:12:19,250 --> 00:12:20,910 Which is how I like to think of you. 145 00:12:21,790 --> 00:12:22,790 As an angel? 146 00:12:24,090 --> 00:12:25,090 My own angel. 147 00:12:26,670 --> 00:12:28,310 Pure and untouched. 148 00:12:30,070 --> 00:12:31,110 Except by me. 149 00:12:43,660 --> 00:12:45,940 I confess, I'm a little disappointed. 150 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,660 Your life has taken you so far in a new direction. 151 00:12:55,480 --> 00:13:01,500 As wife, hopefully soon to be mother, it grieves me to see you dwelling on the 152 00:13:01,500 --> 00:13:02,500 past. 153 00:13:36,589 --> 00:13:43,030 Dear friends, Mrs Cole and I would like to thank all of you who, by your kind 154 00:13:43,030 --> 00:13:46,310 donations, have helped to bring about this momentous day. 155 00:13:46,750 --> 00:13:52,690 At the outset, some of us, myself included, were hesitant, inclined to 156 00:13:52,690 --> 00:13:54,150 place ourselves in judgment. 157 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,680 of those unfortunate women in need of our assistance. 158 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:04,780 But we've come to learn that behind every such woman is a story 159 00:14:04,780 --> 00:14:10,920 of grief, abandonment, loss, 160 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:17,100 deserving not our scorn, but our compassion. 161 00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:21,880 And today, I personally pay tribute 162 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:29,360 to one such woman whose life became intimately connected with ours 163 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:35,180 and whose story exemplifies everything we hope to achieve. 164 00:14:42,740 --> 00:14:49,440 I dedicate this house to her and declare the house of 165 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,520 hope and kindness 166 00:15:14,890 --> 00:15:16,150 Give Frances her due. 167 00:15:16,770 --> 00:15:18,910 You'd never know that Joe had all but ruined her life. 168 00:15:19,870 --> 00:15:20,870 Yet here she is. 169 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:22,820 Taking everything in her stride. 170 00:15:23,900 --> 00:15:25,180 She's... A credit to the family? 171 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:27,420 And Joe is not. 172 00:15:28,060 --> 00:15:30,320 I believe that's the general view. 173 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,820 But then, Joe has an artist soul. 174 00:15:34,620 --> 00:15:37,640 And a family where artistry and soul are not esteemed. 175 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,220 I'm sorry you think so. 176 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,740 Go on, have a look. Go on, there. 177 00:15:56,750 --> 00:15:58,110 What you said today was generous. 178 00:15:58,830 --> 00:16:00,110 You didn't have to mention her. 179 00:16:00,690 --> 00:16:01,710 I'm not a monster. 180 00:16:03,410 --> 00:16:04,410 Far from it. 181 00:16:07,790 --> 00:16:11,290 I wonder, would you come with me to meet some of our guests? 182 00:16:13,690 --> 00:16:14,870 It's hardly my forte. 183 00:16:15,110 --> 00:16:16,730 I think you underestimate yourself. 184 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,460 My dear, how are the wedding plans coming along? 185 00:16:32,940 --> 00:16:35,280 I hadn't given them much thought. 186 00:16:35,500 --> 00:16:36,500 That I don't believe. 187 00:16:37,180 --> 00:16:39,340 Freddie talked of nothing else in the lead-up to our wedding. 188 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:40,700 And rightly so. 189 00:16:40,940 --> 00:16:44,680 A woman truly comes into her own when she becomes a wife. 190 00:16:45,260 --> 00:16:48,680 Well, some of us have higher aspirations. 191 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,200 Indeed we do. 192 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:58,400 The question is... 193 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,320 How do we know they're actually his? 194 00:17:03,220 --> 00:17:05,380 She said they were, but where's the proof? 195 00:17:06,060 --> 00:17:07,060 Why would she lie? 196 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,660 To secure for them the many advantages of being a foresight. 197 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:18,480 You have my note? 198 00:17:19,180 --> 00:17:20,180 Which? 199 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,060 I sent it to your house. 200 00:17:22,339 --> 00:17:23,780 My God, why would you do that? 201 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,339 I was desperate. I had to know. Will you come away with me? Phil, whatever you 202 00:17:27,339 --> 00:17:28,780 think exists between us, it's nothing. 203 00:17:29,340 --> 00:17:31,280 You kissed me. Less than a second. 204 00:17:31,620 --> 00:17:32,620 And that's how I know. 205 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:33,680 There's nothing to know. 206 00:17:34,340 --> 00:17:35,480 I cannot be with you. 207 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:45,580 Would you excuse me? 208 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:47,640 Yes. 209 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,120 A word, sir? 210 00:18:04,140 --> 00:18:05,140 This is about June. 211 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:06,920 Obviously. 212 00:18:08,580 --> 00:18:09,900 You've always been decent to me. 213 00:18:10,620 --> 00:18:15,160 So I'll be honest, I must say... My situation has changed. 214 00:18:15,420 --> 00:18:16,420 In what way? 215 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,400 I have developed feelings for someone other than June. 216 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,660 And does this person reciprocate? 217 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:23,280 Yes. 218 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,340 That is, she's given me no encouragement, but I know it's only a 219 00:18:27,340 --> 00:18:28,700 matter of time before she leaves her husband. 220 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,000 And your fiancé? 221 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,040 June is a remarkable young woman. 222 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:33,069 I know that. 223 00:18:33,070 --> 00:18:35,130 And you will not find her equal in all conscience. 224 00:18:36,950 --> 00:18:38,170 I must follow my heart. 225 00:18:39,170 --> 00:18:41,090 I'm sure June will applaud you for your gallantry. 226 00:18:52,750 --> 00:18:53,750 You're right. 227 00:18:54,970 --> 00:18:56,950 I needed to hear him say it. 228 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:20,320 I know what you must think. 229 00:19:21,140 --> 00:19:26,240 After I gave you my word. If you truly love my son, you'll make no more claim 230 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:27,240 on him. 231 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:28,660 I do love him. 232 00:19:29,020 --> 00:19:30,020 Are you sure? 233 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:33,020 James believed you loved him. 234 00:19:33,620 --> 00:19:34,620 He's mistaken. 235 00:19:35,260 --> 00:19:37,200 You say you came here for your son. 236 00:19:38,420 --> 00:19:39,740 What if he can't be found? 237 00:19:41,020 --> 00:19:42,980 Then at least I'll have found something else. 238 00:19:44,340 --> 00:19:47,620 The man I was forced to give up all those years ago. 239 00:19:50,090 --> 00:19:52,070 And this time I won't be bought off. 240 00:20:04,890 --> 00:20:09,690 What could they be plotting? 241 00:20:11,270 --> 00:20:14,870 Perhaps your father's hoping to press you back into Forsyte and Co. 242 00:20:15,650 --> 00:20:16,650 I wish he would. 243 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,860 And now I know how it feels to be at odds with them. 244 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,200 I've been sounding the alarm of a rant frontier, and if I can't prevail... 245 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:25,200 You're what? 246 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:27,900 Resigned? How could I not? 247 00:20:29,900 --> 00:20:31,480 Papa is also grand. 248 00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:33,100 Could we come and stay a while? 249 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:34,820 She did say we could. 250 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,300 So glad you decided to join us. 251 00:20:45,930 --> 00:20:47,630 I see Lord Carrick over there. 252 00:20:48,810 --> 00:20:50,090 Did he ever donate? 253 00:20:51,210 --> 00:20:53,830 Still mulling. Shall we see if we can persuade him? 254 00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:00,250 Ah, your ladyship. 255 00:21:00,910 --> 00:21:02,030 What a treat. 256 00:21:02,230 --> 00:21:03,610 Yes, it must be. 257 00:21:04,170 --> 00:21:05,930 How are you enjoying the spectacle? 258 00:21:06,630 --> 00:21:08,250 Which in particular? 259 00:21:08,510 --> 00:21:13,150 My son squaring your granddaughter-in-law about the room? Of 260 00:21:13,150 --> 00:21:14,470 course, it must be said. 261 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:16,300 He's far the better fit. 262 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:17,880 For what? 263 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,920 Consort to the High Priestess of London society. 264 00:21:22,140 --> 00:21:27,280 Though, in the end, my son will come to his senses and all will be well. 265 00:21:36,360 --> 00:21:37,600 Curious how alike they are. 266 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:39,980 Far more so than she and Joe. 267 00:21:41,780 --> 00:21:42,780 Or you and I. 268 00:21:47,790 --> 00:21:48,790 Shall we be going? 269 00:21:49,050 --> 00:21:50,410 It's all becoming rather tedious. 270 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:52,390 Oh, is it? I hadn't noticed. 271 00:21:53,610 --> 00:21:55,070 I think I'll stay a little longer. 272 00:21:59,710 --> 00:22:00,710 As you wish. 273 00:22:01,550 --> 00:22:02,550 I'll see you at home. 274 00:22:06,710 --> 00:22:07,110 I 275 00:22:07,110 --> 00:22:15,230 can't 276 00:22:15,230 --> 00:22:16,230 give Alex up. 277 00:22:17,820 --> 00:22:20,260 I've done it once, and it was the greatest mistake of my life. 278 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:25,420 Not giving her up now would be an even greater one. 279 00:22:49,230 --> 00:22:55,990 Go to our room remain there till I return Do 280 00:22:55,990 --> 00:23:02,790 you see You see what she's done to him I see what 281 00:23:02,790 --> 00:23:07,150 we've done which is modeled a marriage in which the husband is a dictator What 282 00:23:07,150 --> 00:23:12,330 the values his wife only as an ornament a hostess But ignores her opinions and 283 00:23:12,330 --> 00:23:15,570 expects her to have no ambition beyond that of providing his heirs. Have you 284 00:23:15,570 --> 00:23:16,570 gone mad? 285 00:23:16,650 --> 00:23:19,990 which has left him wholly unprepared for a woman who isn't willing to be simply a 286 00:23:19,990 --> 00:23:20,990 decorative accessory. 287 00:23:21,450 --> 00:23:26,710 Oh, he may be entranced by a woman of spirit, but our example has led him to 288 00:23:26,710 --> 00:23:30,730 think she must be firmly under his control. And the law of the land 289 00:23:30,730 --> 00:23:31,890 supports him! 290 00:23:32,130 --> 00:23:36,710 It may do so, but that will be of little consolation in the end. 291 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,980 How dare you write to my wife? How dare you open her private mail? A married 292 00:23:51,980 --> 00:23:53,800 woman has no private mail. 293 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,140 You are a despicable tyrant. 294 00:23:58,700 --> 00:24:00,940 You have no idea how to value Irene. 295 00:24:01,180 --> 00:24:03,900 Kindly, remove yourself from my rooms before I... What? 296 00:24:04,340 --> 00:24:06,800 Forgive me, but you're in no position to be issuing orders. 297 00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:08,540 I dispute that. 298 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,820 Robin Hill will not be finished in three months. 299 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:15,840 So you will face me in court, where I will win, hands down. 300 00:24:16,330 --> 00:24:18,450 Your reputation will be in ribbons. 301 00:24:19,010 --> 00:24:22,230 And my wife will never leave me. 302 00:24:23,710 --> 00:24:26,070 You seriously think your threats scare me? 303 00:24:28,590 --> 00:24:29,590 They should. 304 00:24:31,210 --> 00:24:35,090 But because I'm a reasonable man, I have a further proposal. 305 00:24:36,070 --> 00:24:38,490 The perfect solution for us all. 306 00:24:40,910 --> 00:24:43,370 Was it hard to forgive Papa? 307 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,020 I'm not sure that I have, completely. 308 00:24:47,300 --> 00:24:48,780 But you've been so welcoming. 309 00:24:49,460 --> 00:24:52,680 And at the House of Hope opening, you spoke so generously of her. 310 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:54,280 Of course. 311 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,320 And I meant it. 312 00:24:57,860 --> 00:24:59,820 Though part of me enjoys the victory. 313 00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:04,940 Look how I've recaptured my husband, taken my rival's children. 314 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,420 Revenge is sweet. 315 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:11,360 And ugly. 316 00:25:13,770 --> 00:25:19,310 And even the smallest glint of it tells me I haven't quite let go. 317 00:25:21,530 --> 00:25:22,630 Of what? 318 00:25:24,070 --> 00:25:25,710 A need to triumph? 319 00:25:26,090 --> 00:25:28,450 A righteous indignation? 320 00:25:29,610 --> 00:25:34,510 Sustaining which, in truth, is really quite exhausting. 321 00:25:37,270 --> 00:25:42,750 But haven't you even the tiniest right to resent him? 322 00:25:43,130 --> 00:25:44,130 Oh, yes. 323 00:25:45,430 --> 00:25:47,790 But in the end, does it really serve me? 324 00:25:51,570 --> 00:25:55,790 I wonder if I could simply forgive him. 325 00:25:57,150 --> 00:26:02,070 But wouldn't that be saying everything he did was fine? 326 00:26:02,270 --> 00:26:04,590 It obviously wasn't fine. 327 00:26:07,410 --> 00:26:11,170 But does it really serve me to keep revisiting it? 328 00:26:12,590 --> 00:26:16,550 And if I stopped, could I simply move on? 329 00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:19,870 You think it's that easy? 330 00:26:20,570 --> 00:26:21,570 No. 331 00:26:23,850 --> 00:26:25,290 But I think it's essential. 332 00:26:56,510 --> 00:26:57,650 Run away with him. 333 00:26:58,210 --> 00:27:00,410 That's preposterous. You don't seriously imagine. 334 00:27:00,770 --> 00:27:03,090 That you'd betray me with that idiot boy. 335 00:27:03,870 --> 00:27:04,870 No. 336 00:27:06,190 --> 00:27:07,310 Not for one moment. 337 00:27:07,570 --> 00:27:11,650 Well, then. But your true betrayal, the real purpose of your visits to Brighton, 338 00:27:11,710 --> 00:27:13,630 that I cannot forgive. 339 00:27:14,610 --> 00:27:19,770 Knowing what it would mean to me to have a son, to carry on the family name. 340 00:27:21,790 --> 00:27:22,930 You would deny me that? 341 00:27:23,610 --> 00:27:24,710 Am I a bad husband? 342 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:28,360 Have I not given you everything a woman could possibly want? Is that a serious 343 00:27:28,360 --> 00:27:29,360 question? 344 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,880 You tricked me into a marriage. How? 345 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,160 You promised me we'd live in Paris. You lied about the reasons for our return. 346 00:27:39,260 --> 00:27:43,340 You forced me to give up dancing. Because I came to realize you could 347 00:27:43,340 --> 00:27:45,160 never be a dancer and a proper wife. 348 00:27:45,420 --> 00:27:46,700 The two are incompatible. 349 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,600 You would have made us both miserable. I am miserable. 350 00:27:50,940 --> 00:27:53,520 You must allow me to act as I think appropriate. 351 00:27:54,830 --> 00:27:58,290 To know what's best for us. For you. How can you know what's best for me? 352 00:27:59,550 --> 00:28:01,510 You are not me. 353 00:28:01,870 --> 00:28:03,170 No, I am not you. 354 00:28:04,590 --> 00:28:05,670 But you are mine. 355 00:28:06,270 --> 00:28:09,090 Body and soul. You belong to me. 356 00:28:09,930 --> 00:28:11,350 I belong to no one. 357 00:28:13,730 --> 00:28:15,630 Have you forgotten your marriage vows? 358 00:28:17,750 --> 00:28:20,170 With this ring, I thee wed. 359 00:28:20,990 --> 00:28:22,110 Please let go of me. 360 00:28:22,550 --> 00:28:23,610 With my body. 361 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:25,560 I thee worship. 362 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:27,600 Take your hand off me. 363 00:28:29,300 --> 00:28:31,040 You are my lawful wedded wife. 364 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:37,620 You swore to love, honor, and obey, to worship and submit. 365 00:28:39,740 --> 00:28:41,080 You have failed to obey. 366 00:28:41,580 --> 00:28:43,000 You have failed to submit. 367 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,500 Do not require me to. 368 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:46,800 I do require it. 369 00:28:47,540 --> 00:28:53,380 I require it now that you submit, as a beloved wife should. 370 00:28:54,730 --> 00:28:55,950 to her loving husband. 371 00:29:35,830 --> 00:29:37,330 Well, less than Lunt. 372 00:29:37,610 --> 00:29:39,090 We shall need a new architect. 373 00:29:41,430 --> 00:29:42,770 You seem very quiet. 374 00:29:44,530 --> 00:29:47,230 Last night was an exception. 375 00:29:48,850 --> 00:29:50,130 And you proved a point. 376 00:29:50,910 --> 00:29:51,910 What point? 377 00:29:52,810 --> 00:29:54,150 That you were willing to submit. 378 00:29:55,610 --> 00:29:56,950 As a loving wife should. 379 00:30:00,310 --> 00:30:01,490 I did submit. 380 00:30:03,310 --> 00:30:04,370 And I thank you for it. 381 00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:07,050 But it was not what I wanted. 382 00:30:10,870 --> 00:30:11,870 I'll be home at six. 383 00:30:12,570 --> 00:30:14,190 Perhaps we can take a stroll after dinner. 384 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:45,360 I wish to break off our engagement. 385 00:30:46,300 --> 00:30:47,420 The fault is mine. 386 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,520 I convinced myself you were something you are not. 387 00:30:51,420 --> 00:30:56,920 I wish you every happiness, but doubt the one you seek will oblige you. 388 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:58,200 Meaning? 389 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:00,280 Irene. 390 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:09,820 In case you're wondering, I forgive you. 391 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:19,960 I forgive you too. 392 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:24,420 Oh, and you're welcome to him if you actually do want him. 393 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:37,920 You once said you'd die for me. 394 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:40,800 Yes. 395 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,340 All I require is your help. 396 00:31:44,380 --> 00:31:45,740 Take me to a safe place. 397 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:49,540 where I can gather my thoughts and consider how to extricate myself from my 398 00:31:49,540 --> 00:31:50,540 marriage. 399 00:31:55,580 --> 00:31:58,700 Where are you going? You didn't actually think I'd run away with you. 400 00:31:58,980 --> 00:31:59,980 No. 401 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:02,180 And I see that now. 402 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,360 It's clarified things for me. 403 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,220 And Soames has made it easier. 404 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:08,520 How? 405 00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:13,660 Dropped the court case, offered me a substantial sum to leave London. 406 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,200 Cut ties with all four sides. 407 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:18,800 You especially never return. 408 00:32:20,700 --> 00:32:21,700 Apologies. 409 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,700 I'm not your knight in shining armor. 410 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,880 And if Soames were to learn that, I'd help you. But I'm not leaving him for 411 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,320 you. No, you're leaving him for you. 412 00:32:30,780 --> 00:32:34,120 And that, at least, is some consolation. 413 00:32:57,610 --> 00:32:58,670 I don't know. 414 00:33:47,850 --> 00:33:54,130 Rand frontier gold the goose that laid the literal golden egg 415 00:33:54,950 --> 00:33:57,030 Forsyth syndrome has cornered the market. 416 00:33:57,290 --> 00:33:59,810 So, on that subject, 417 00:34:00,050 --> 00:34:05,990 I must now tender my resignation. 418 00:34:07,190 --> 00:34:12,030 I cannot be part of a firm which profits while turning a blind eye to a process 419 00:34:12,030 --> 00:34:16,830 which is fatal to all who encounter it. My dear Mr Cole, 420 00:34:17,590 --> 00:34:20,110 my man in the round has assured me there's nothing to fear. 421 00:34:20,690 --> 00:34:24,900 And as he's just announced his imminent return to London, Mr. Peregrine himself 422 00:34:24,900 --> 00:34:28,080 can allay any fears you or any here might have. 423 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:33,060 Is that likely? He'll admit to the hazards of something he's so heavily 424 00:34:33,060 --> 00:34:35,679 invested in? Ah, but you're an artist, nephew. 425 00:34:36,460 --> 00:34:40,659 And your opinions have literally no value in the real world. 426 00:34:40,940 --> 00:34:43,920 A world I'm delighted to be absent from. 427 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:48,360 My friend... I salute you. 428 00:34:49,179 --> 00:34:51,040 As do I, dear Isaac. 429 00:35:01,870 --> 00:35:03,010 The man has principles. 430 00:35:05,610 --> 00:35:09,330 If you were to return, you might persuade him he is much needed here. 431 00:35:10,030 --> 00:35:12,590 Dad, you understand the children are my priority now. 432 00:35:13,290 --> 00:35:15,770 I need to take time to plan our next move. 433 00:35:16,690 --> 00:35:17,750 Of course, my boy. 434 00:35:18,510 --> 00:35:19,830 You take all the time you need. 435 00:35:26,470 --> 00:35:27,470 Thank you. 436 00:36:07,150 --> 00:36:08,810 June took the children to the park. 437 00:36:10,330 --> 00:36:11,890 How did you... I asked her to. 438 00:36:15,330 --> 00:36:17,510 You know I can actually see the attraction. 439 00:36:18,670 --> 00:36:19,670 This life. 440 00:36:21,030 --> 00:36:23,250 Simplicity. No pressure to conform. 441 00:36:23,930 --> 00:36:26,450 You were such a poor fit for Forsyte and Co. 442 00:36:27,610 --> 00:36:29,730 I'm sorry I tried to make you so. 443 00:36:29,970 --> 00:36:30,970 No, don't be sorry. 444 00:36:31,030 --> 00:36:33,690 You gave me the reason to apply myself. 445 00:36:34,290 --> 00:36:35,390 I learnt discipline. 446 00:36:35,830 --> 00:36:38,270 Rigour. The things that served me as an artist. 447 00:36:38,650 --> 00:36:41,310 And I learnt that not everything is in my control. 448 00:36:42,990 --> 00:36:44,090 All my gift. 449 00:36:44,410 --> 00:36:45,450 And what's in your gift? 450 00:36:45,750 --> 00:36:46,750 A home. 451 00:36:47,230 --> 00:36:48,350 For your children. 452 00:36:50,430 --> 00:36:51,430 And for me. 453 00:36:51,730 --> 00:36:52,790 Would you want it? 454 00:36:53,290 --> 00:36:54,670 It would be a happy solution. 455 00:36:55,810 --> 00:36:56,810 They're like you. 456 00:36:57,430 --> 00:36:58,430 Joss and Ollie. 457 00:36:58,490 --> 00:36:59,890 They're like dad and grandma. 458 00:37:00,130 --> 00:37:01,910 But they'll always be a reminder. 459 00:37:02,990 --> 00:37:03,990 Of my betrayal. 460 00:37:09,550 --> 00:37:10,710 And I deserve more. 461 00:37:13,290 --> 00:37:16,750 Someone who shares my views of what matters most in life. 462 00:37:17,550 --> 00:37:18,550 It's true. 463 00:37:19,150 --> 00:37:20,970 You thrive in a world I dislike. 464 00:37:21,350 --> 00:37:23,410 Which has never known how to value you. 465 00:37:24,210 --> 00:37:26,950 For ten years I tried to mold you. 466 00:37:28,950 --> 00:37:31,110 And I should have simply enjoyed you. 467 00:37:37,430 --> 00:37:38,570 I'll always love you. 468 00:37:40,230 --> 00:37:41,230 And I, you. 469 00:37:43,870 --> 00:37:48,150 And there'll always be a home for you and your children. 470 00:37:50,550 --> 00:37:55,310 But for now... Yes. 471 00:37:57,570 --> 00:37:58,830 I think we both know. 472 00:37:59,190 --> 00:38:00,790 That we should both step away. 473 00:38:31,610 --> 00:38:33,810 Finally, he's back in our midst. 474 00:38:34,030 --> 00:38:35,110 And who knows? 475 00:38:35,970 --> 00:38:37,530 A return to Francis? 476 00:38:38,590 --> 00:38:45,470 Perhaps even Forsyte and co.? And now, how to let Alexandra down 477 00:38:45,470 --> 00:38:46,470 gently. 478 00:38:47,390 --> 00:38:49,310 I'm not sure I can. 479 00:38:50,790 --> 00:38:52,570 But there is another way. 480 00:38:53,430 --> 00:38:55,910 Harry Faulkner has no idea he's my son. 481 00:38:57,250 --> 00:38:58,390 Alexandra does. 482 00:38:59,660 --> 00:39:02,260 But she has no idea where he is. 483 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:10,160 If he ever contacts me, I shall simply... not tell her. 484 00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:22,620 Forgive me. I couldn't wait to share the news Harry has written. 485 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:23,960 To you? 486 00:39:24,020 --> 00:39:28,540 Yes. And he's coming to London. And he's agreed to meet with me. Oh, my dear. 487 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:30,160 I'm so grateful. 488 00:39:30,740 --> 00:39:35,440 And to you, Anne. Had you not written to me? I really don't think this is the 489 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:39,360 best place for... Oh, I know, but I just couldn't wait to tell you. The thought 490 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:40,360 of seeing Harry again. 491 00:39:41,180 --> 00:39:42,180 Alex? 492 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:49,520 How are you, James? 493 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:54,800 How are you here? 494 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:01,820 How long have you two been... And who is Harry? 495 00:40:04,820 --> 00:40:05,820 Falconer. 496 00:40:06,420 --> 00:40:07,660 What, our client? 497 00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:09,640 And my son. 498 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:13,380 And his father. 499 00:40:15,740 --> 00:40:22,300 So, Harry Falconer, our client. You say Grandmama repaid his Ceylon gold losses. 500 00:40:23,420 --> 00:40:24,860 Why would she do that? 501 00:40:25,870 --> 00:40:27,650 Because she's a meddling old fool. 502 00:40:28,470 --> 00:40:30,710 And that lady, his mother? 503 00:40:31,230 --> 00:40:34,510 Her name is Alexandra. 504 00:40:35,770 --> 00:40:37,710 Why was my uncle being so defensive? 505 00:40:38,150 --> 00:40:41,510 Because that lady has a special place in his heart. 506 00:40:44,110 --> 00:40:45,670 And in your father's. 507 00:40:46,330 --> 00:40:50,630 As his first love and the reason he was rushed into marrying me. What? To stop 508 00:40:50,630 --> 00:40:54,030 him disgracing the family by pursuing a common actress. 509 00:40:56,620 --> 00:41:01,580 Pa, is this true? I refuse to dignify such a preposterous suggestion. 510 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:05,060 Is that why you've never had the decency to talk to me about it? 511 00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:06,720 But then we never do talk. 512 00:41:06,980 --> 00:41:08,660 You hold forth and I listen. 513 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:11,680 Beware, darling. 514 00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,560 It's taken me a long time to come to my senses. 515 00:41:15,020 --> 00:41:20,040 I really hope you learn from your father's mistakes before it's too late. 516 00:42:01,490 --> 00:42:02,890 So, Europe. 517 00:42:03,490 --> 00:42:05,370 When do you actually leave? 518 00:42:06,150 --> 00:42:08,010 If nothing else detains me. 519 00:42:09,810 --> 00:42:10,810 Tomorrow. 520 00:42:11,690 --> 00:42:13,610 Then we should say our farewells. 521 00:42:15,690 --> 00:42:16,690 If you wish. 522 00:42:19,710 --> 00:42:24,450 What I wish is for the subject you raised at Frampton Park to be forgotten. 523 00:42:26,510 --> 00:42:27,550 My proposal. 524 00:42:29,110 --> 00:42:34,010 I'm amazed you had the temerity to broach it, knowing the disgrace into 525 00:42:34,010 --> 00:42:35,370 which it would plunge us both. 526 00:42:35,610 --> 00:42:37,270 We'd be social pariahs. 527 00:42:38,030 --> 00:42:41,770 Your mother would self-combust. I should certainly create a merry blaze. 528 00:42:43,890 --> 00:42:50,550 That... I could cheerfully endure if you would only... 529 00:42:50,550 --> 00:42:52,330 I won't. 530 00:42:53,890 --> 00:42:55,530 Joe and I remain married. 531 00:42:58,930 --> 00:42:59,930 Understood. 532 00:43:00,770 --> 00:43:03,510 However... Yes. 533 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:08,340 We are spending some time apart. 534 00:43:10,540 --> 00:43:15,180 And if, in the course of that time apart, I should find myself in Venice 535 00:43:15,180 --> 00:43:21,540 on, say, the 12th of August, three o'clock, half-past four a.m., 536 00:43:21,540 --> 00:43:27,500 and should I choose to order vermouth cocktails for two, might I expect 537 00:43:27,500 --> 00:43:28,500 company? 538 00:43:29,580 --> 00:43:30,960 Do you even need to ask? 539 00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:15,180 It's happened, hasn't it? 540 00:44:17,620 --> 00:44:18,620 She's gone. 541 00:44:24,820 --> 00:44:25,820 No word. 542 00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:28,540 No explanation. 543 00:44:29,420 --> 00:44:36,220 But wherever she 544 00:44:36,220 --> 00:44:39,980 is, I'll find her. 545 00:44:42,730 --> 00:44:43,890 I'll go and bring her back. 546 00:44:50,050 --> 00:44:52,110 And I'll never let her out of my sight again.