Touted as the new Inspector Morse, this ITV detective show stars Michael Kitchen as a police inspector frustrated at being stuck at home investigating provincial crimes during the Second World War. Honeysuckle Weeks is an inspired choice as Foyle's sidekick, a clergyman's daughter posted from the Women's Royal Army Corps to serve as his driver, and she plays the part with an admirable period style. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940 - which may seem a strangely remote period in which to place a new detective, but the setting turns out to be a means of adding moral and dramatic depth to the storylines.
Written by Sophie and last updated on oct 24, 2022.
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Foyle's investigation of the death of a young black marketeer and stolen food is interrupted by his suspension on charges of sedition.
The episode was rated 7.98 from 108 votes.
After Foyle is a guest at a friend's home at a dinner for an important American diplomat, a suicide victim and German agent both are discovered near the house.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 109 votes.
Sam volunteers to go undercover to discover how rationed gasoline is being stolen from a fuel depot, and Andrew becomes a suspect in a murder case.
The episode was rated 8.05 from 101 votes.
When a British food corporation signs a secret agreement with the Nazis to provide essential food services to the enemy during wartime, murders result.
The episode was rated 8.12 from 104 votes.
