Foyle's War (2002– )

As World War II rages around the world, a police inspector fights his own war on the home-front in investigating murder, robbery, and espionage on the south coast of England.

Creator:

Anthony Horowitz

Stars:

Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Kitchen	...	Christopher Foyle (25 episodes, 2002-2013)
Honeysuckle Weeks	...	Samantha Stewart (25 episodes, 2002-2013)
Anthony Howell	...	Paul Milner (21 episodes, 2002-2010)

Storyline

It is 1940 and Britain stands almost alone against the might of Nazi Germany across the continent. The terrors of nightly bombing raids are only matched by the fear and hysteria of the population at the prospect of the seemingly inevitable German invasion. It is in this environment that Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle, of the Hastings Police on the south coast of England, works. Denied a transfer to the war effort, Foyle is nonetheless forced to confront the darkest acts of humanity on a daily basis. With his official driver, Sam, and his subordinate, Paul Milner, Foyle investigates murders, looting and theft, crimes of opportunism, crimes of war, crimes of passion and crimes of greed, because crime isn't stopped because of warfare.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | looting | racket | woman driver | woman in uniform | 

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Taglines:

While the world is at war, one man fights his own battle on the home front.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | War

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Details

Official Sites:

ITV [United Kingdom] PBS [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Foyle háborúja

Filming Locations:

Balls Park, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greenlit Productions, Paddock Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To the considerable mystification and annoyance of Anthony Horowitz (writer) and the cast, Simon Shaps, former Director of Television for ITV, who only stayed in the job for eighteen months, announced in 2007 that he would kill off this well-respected and lucrative series after making one final season of episodes. Horowitz had to abandon several scripts for episodes set in 1944, and jump forwards to episodes covering the end of the war in 1945. However in February 2009 it was announced that this decision had been reversed now Shaps had left his TV executive role, and three more episodes would be filmed. Foyle's War: The Russian House, set in peace-time, was the first of these episodes.

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Goofs

In the first episode, Foyle's War: The German Woman it is explained that Sergeant Milner joined the police after being been invalided out of the army because he lost part of his leg while fighting. He has a false leg and for the first few episodes he walks with a noticeable limp. However in later episodes his limp has miraculously disappeared and he is able to sprint when he needs to chase suspects.

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Quotes

[Andrew has joined his father on a fishing trip]
Andrew Foyle: I can't see the attraction of standing ankle deep in mud, trying to catch a fish too stupid to come any where near us.
DCS Christopher Foyle: Don't underestimate the intellegence of the average trout, and besides, they can hear you from forty feet away, so please try and keep quiet!

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Connections

Featured in Drama Trails: 'Doc Martin' to 'Foyle's War' (2008)

User Reviews

This is very , very good.

I'm constantly amazed by Michael Kitchen's ability to be intense and agonised but still seem laid back to the point of being almost comatose at times . Very well written and directed apart from the odd driving through the countryside scene with Foyle's and Sam's dialogue being obviously overdubbed . Speaking of Sam , I'm not sure if the fragrant Miss Weeks (Honeysuckle , flowers , oh forget it!) is being slightly tongue in cheek with her Dame Anna Neagle/Celia Johnson " frightfully super " accent but hey , a woman in a uniform is a woman in a uniform ! She can talk anyway she likes . Always very excellent guest actors like Bill Paterson and John Wood so all in all , a quality show .