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Foyle's War - Series 1 Complete [2002]
from Acorn Media
starring Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Julian Ovenden
directed by Jeremy Silberston, David Thacker

Features:

• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Foyle's War - 10 Stars not enough!
  We are going on a journey. Sam (Honeysuckle Weeks) is at the wheel whilst Foyle (Michael Kitchen) sits and ponders on aspects of the case. Until he finds the answers we are all kept in suspense. Now, there are those who interrupt you as you sit glued to the box watching a favourite detective series, with those words you dread the most "I think it was him" "It was him, it's got to be him" Your concentration is lost and you've said "Be quiet" more times than you remember. Well, relax this is unlikely to... more info

• Television at its best
  There are television series and then there's "Foyle's War." If one had to choose a production that depicts what the Brits are best at, it's this show.
  So what are they best at? In my opinion, it's a natural leaning towards understatement combined with a steady growth in suspense. Several plot lines are developed until the conclusion which always leaves you thinking about ethics and politics. Alfred Hitchcock was a master of it and so is Anthony Horowitz, Foyle's creator.
  The action takes place... more info

• Beware there are no subtitles
  I bought this series and series 2 for my father and mother to watch away on holiday, but while the series content itself is excellent and stories varied and interesting, the dvd box set is limited because there are no subtitles which is especially tough on my mother who is hard of hearing. I think this is a huge oversight on the bbc's part hence my award of a mere 3 stars for what is a series deserving of 5 stars.

• Excellent mysteries set in Britain at the start of WWII, with Michael Kitchen
  Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) is a British cop based in the southern part of England. It's Spring, 1940. Britain, woefully unprepared, is at war with Germany. Foyle is a taciturn man, even sad. He has lost his wife and his only child has signed up with the Royal Air Force and is a fighter pilot. Foyle knows his son is going to be at high risk every time he takes off. Foyle desperately wants to join up, too, but is told by his superiors that his talents are far better utilized... more info

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