It is not surprising to find that the creator of this series also had a hand in writing quite a few episodes of "Midsomer Murders", the UK detective series that took implausibility and caricature-melodrama to new depths. The writing and story construction here are rarely better than mediocre – and often worse. The producers assemble a well-known cast of players, and everyone seems to be trying hard, but there are too many howlers in the dialogue, art design and direction to allow the audience to settle into anything like a willing suspension of disbelief. The idea that this offers anything like a realistic portrayal of life in an English coastal town during the Second World War is best left to one side if you are considering tasting this piece of confection.
Review of Foyle's War
