FOYLE'S WAR: SET 1

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• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Crime, Drama
• Plot: Foyle's War is the rare mystery series that does more than plop a good detective into the middle of a decorative and bygone era. Created by writer Anthony Horowitz, Foyle's War makes profoundly resonant use of British society in 1940, a terrifying time in which the threat of an Axis assault on England disrupted ordinary life in often horrible ways, from the resettlement of city children (into the care of rural strangers) to a spike in xenophobia to a loss of personal freedoms. Against this heady backdrop is the near-solitary figure of Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen), a London investigator who would rather be fighting Hitler abroad but is stuck solving domestic homicides--generally sparked by wartime fervor--with the help of a plucky driver (Honeysuckle Weeks) and a steadfast assistant (Anthony Howell). Kitchen's magnificently measured performance and Horowitz's masterful grasp of the moral and dramatic issues of his battle-scarred milieu make Foyle's War a must.
• Cast: Michael Kitchen, Anthony Howell, Honeysuckle Weeks, Julian Ovenden, Geoffrey Freshwater, Jay Simpson, Mali Harries, Michael Simkins, Caroline Martin, Anthony Flanagan, Fergus Webster, Corin Redgrave, Martin Turner, Ellie Haddington, Tony Turner, Richard Syms, Tim Delap, Nicholas Audsley, Tom Bennett, Jonah Lotan, Michael Parkhouse, Phil Joanou
• Director: Phil Joanou
• Runtime: 6:52
• Company: Icon Productions, Acron Media
• Media Format: Series