Debbie Horsfield, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio

About this episode

Debbie Horsfield returns to discuss her adaptation of The Forsytes and the creative choices made for a modern audience.

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 2 of The Forsytes Season 1. Screenwriter Debbie Horsfield was last on the podcast in 2019 to talk about the series finale of her adaptation of Poldark . Today we welcome her back to talk about her latest project, The Forsytes . In this episode, Debbie discusses the choices she made reimagining John Galsworthy’s novels about the landmark British family saga for a modern audience.

People in this episode

Host: MASTERPIECE

Guest: Debbie Horsfield

Topics covered

• screenwriting
• adaptation
• British literature
• family saga
• modern audience

Keywords

• Debbie Horsfield
• The Forsytes
• Poldark
• John Galsworthy
• screenwriter
• adaptation
• British family saga

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MASTERPIECE

Books & works: The Forsytes, Poldark

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