Foyle's War
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As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
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The series begins in May 1940, a time when local Germans are being interned, the bombing of England has commenced, and anti-German feelings are running high. Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle's request for a service transfer is again denied, and he returns to local police work in Hastings. First broadcast in 2002 and covers the Spring/Summer of 1940.
1The German Woman27 Oct 2002 · 99m · ★ 7.5May 1940. At a time when German nationals are being interned in British camps, the beautiful Austrian wife of a local magistrate is resented by the locals. When she is found murdered, a swastika painted on a nearby tree, Foyle realizes the seemingly peaceful Sussex town harbors any number of suspects.
2The White Feather3 Nov 2002 · 97m · ★ 7.6May 1940. The arrest of a young girl on a sabotage charge brings Foyle into contact with a group of English Nazi sympathizers. Shots are fired at the group's charismatic leader, but it is the hotel owner who dies. Foyle investigates the murder and uncovers a plot to smuggle a vitally important letter to the enemy.
3A Lesson in Murder10 Nov 2002 · 98m · ★ 8.2June 1940. A conscientious objector dies in police custody, setting in motion a series of suspicious deaths and a complicated puzzle for Foyle. When Foyle has pieced together the truth, the entry of Italy into the war engulfs a close friend in tragedy.
4Eagle Day17 Nov 2002 · 98m · ★ 7.9August 1940. In the course of investigating a murder, Foyle uncovers a plot to steal art treasures being moved from the local museum to Wales for safekeeping. Meanwhile, Foyle's son flies his first mission as a Royal Air Force pilot and is accused of passing top-secret information to the enemy.
Details
- Created by
- Anthony Horowitz
- First aired
- 27 Oct 2002
- Last aired
- 18 Jan 2015
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 28
- Votes
- 112 on TMDB
Cast
Michael KitchenDCS Foyle
Honeysuckle WeeksSamantha Stewart
