# Joshua Orpin, The Forsytes, Season 1| MASTERPIECE Studio

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Published: 2026-04-12T23:59:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/podcasts/masterpiece-studio/joshua-orpin-the-forsytes-season-1-masterpiece-studio/
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Duration seconds: 1939

## Resource

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Forsytes Season 1. When preparing for a role, actor Joshua Orpin opens his heart to the human being behind the character and tries to understand why they are the way they are. In this episode, Joshua talks about getting into the mind of the controlling and possessive Soames Forsyte in Season 1 of The Forsytes , and how his character is shocked back into reality while honeymooning in Paris.

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