Foyle's War

Foyle's War is a British detective television series. It was created by Anthony Horowitz, who also writes most of the episodes. It is broadcast on ITV, which commissioned it as a replacement of sorts for Inspector Morse (though it is an original work, rather than drawn from books as was Morse).

The series is set during the Second World War in Hastings, England, where Inspector Foyle (Michael Kitchen) attempts to catch criminals who are taking advantage of the confusion the war has created. He is assisted by his driver Sam Stewart (Honeysuckle Weeks) and his Sergeant, Paul Milner (Anthony Howell). Each episode runs for around 100–105 minutes, filling a two-hour slot when commercials are included. The stories are largely self-contained though there are some running strands, mainly involving the career of Foyle's son Andrew (played by Julian Ovenden) in the Royal Air Force.

In the United States, the series has been shown by PBS under its Masterpiece Theatre banner.

Episode list

• Series 1, set in Spring/Summer 1940. Shown Autumn 2002.
  1. The German Woman
  2. The White Feather
  3. A Lesson In Murder
  4. Eagle Day
• Series 2, set in Autumn 1940. Shown Autumn 2003.
  1. Fifty Ships
  2. Among the Few
  3. War Games
  4. The Funk Hole
• Series 3, set early 1941. Shown Autumn 2004.
  1. The French Drop
  2. Enemy Fire
  3. They Fought in the Fields
  4. War of Nerves

External links

• Foyle's War Unofficial Website
• PBS Masterpiece Theater: Foyle's War
• Foyle's War: Hastings and WWII in Austerity by Victoria Seymor, a Hastings historian
• Fighting on the Homefront: Foyle's War Fanlisting
• Foyle's War at the Internet Movie Database