"Foyle's War" (2002)TV series 2002-????

Creator:

Anthony Horowitz

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

2 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

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

Plot:

It is 1940 and Britain stands alone against the might of Nazi Germany across the continent. The terrors...

Plot Keywords:

Collaboration | Looting | Murder | Racket | Spy

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Michael Kitchen	...	DCS Foyle / ... (19 episodes, 2002-2008)
Honeysuckle Weeks	...	Samantha Stewart (19 episodes, 2002-2008)
Anthony Howell	...	Sgt. Paul Milner / ... (19 episodes, 2002-2008)
Julian Ovenden	...	Andrew Foyle (9 episodes, 2002-2008)

Runtime:

UK:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:LH (some episodes) | Iceland:12 (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Balls Park, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Greenlit Productions

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 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. There are rumours that further episodes may be made now Shaps has left his TV executive role.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Foyle is a Chief Superintendent. But the series is set during the Second World War and the rank was not introduced until 1949.

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!

Just watched Season 3-

My sister who lives in Minnesota, told me about this series after she started getting at the library.. I got Season 1 & 2 for her birthday, watched them and pre-ordered Season 3.. Everyone in my family now is watching it-that would be Minn, Washington state, and Florida. My Dad was a B-17 pilot during WWII, both he and my mother really enjoy this story. One really bonds with the characters and the added plus of learning about wartime Britain is fascinating. I highly recommend this series-really good stories and history too. Each DVD seems to have an extra about the actual events that take place in the story. More and more I find I am looking towards the UK, for quality entertainment both in movies and TV..Hope they keep it coming!