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 | | Nyree Dawn Porter, who has died aged 61, became a star when she was one of the popular television players used by the producer Donald Wilson to persuade a reluctant BBC to make The Forsyte Saga, the memorable 1967 series created from the novels of John Galsworthy attacking the dominance of property over humanity. |
 | | Porter's classical good looks, slightly wan and other-worldly, were ideal for the part of Irene Forsyte, wife of the cold "man of property" Soames Forsyte, played by Eric Porter (no relation). |
 | | Some of her scenes "with" Eric Porter had to be played in his absence, with her uttering answers to questions that had not been asked, since Eric Porter had gone down with appendicitis. |
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