The series takes place in England during WWII. Foyle (played by Michael Kitchen) is a British police detective during the early 1940s who does not want to work as a civilian detective. He is forced to remain a non-military detective. His assignment is to work the crimes not deemed of a military nature, and he excels at this job he doesn’t particularly want.
Foyle does not drive, making it necessary for him to have an assigned driver – enter Honeysuckle Weeks (as Sam – as in Samantha.) Anthony Howell plays Foyle’s sergeant – a man wounded in the war >>> both emotionally & physically. The acting is terrific!~
Foyle’s War series takes place in quaint British villages – however, the devastation of WWII is apparent. Large stately mansions have been converted into hospitals for the troops, cobblestone streets wind through bombed-out sections of villages, it is not all cozy, quaint, and picturesque.
Michael Kitchen displays his pensive & expressive facial mannerisms, which is normal fare for him. Honeysuckle Weeks is too adorable for words. The productions are far superior to most US detective shows, the ambiance, settings, wardrobe, hair styles (especially Sam’s) are exactly what I would expect of the time and location of the series.
Anthony Horowitz both created and wrote scripts for the Foyle’s War series. Horowitz is responsible for writing other British series: Bravo to him!
The only negative I have about the show is when WWII ends. Why mess with perfection? I know I am in the decided minority on this, though. Even though Christopher Foyle didn’t want to investigate civilian crimes during WWII, I wanted him to so!
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As of this post, Foyle’s War is available on Acorn.
Now that the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel holiday season (Christmas in July) is over – except for every Thursday night, they will be getting back to reruns of mystery shows and two of their regular Hallmark channel’s shows (Good Witch and Cedar Cove). Unfortunately, there are no premieres during August 2020.
orry I’m so late in posting the July 2020 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel line-up of mystery movies. However, I have a good reason for not rushing to post it. As it is July, a lot of you are familiar with the channel’s yearly decision to run reruns of their Christmas movies. However, this year it looks like things may be a little different. 