Foyle's War: Set 1 (The German Woman / The White Feather / A Lesson In Murder / Eagle Day)
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Actor: Anthony Howell, Honeysuckle Weeks, Julian Ovenden, Michael KitchenDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 400 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-11
Studio: Acorn Media
DVD Reviews of Foyle's War: Set 1 (The German Woman / The White Feather / A Lesson In Murder / Eagle Day)
DVD Review: Very entertaining - superb insight into wartime culture
Summary: 4 Stars
Beautifully photographed series with very good acting. The greatest value to the series for me has been the insights into how a constant condition of war touches and affects every aspect of the ordinary lives of non-combatants. We never stop and think, for example, how casket making becomes a wartime priority, or how valuable junk metals (tin cans) can be.
The story lines are always interesting and keep your attention. There is a bit of Deus ex machina when the plot is wrapped up. Foyle usually reveals some critical piece of knowledge that has been withheld from the audience or else something happens that causes everything to fall into place. That said, the plots are interesting, the characters well portrayed and the series well worth watching.
DVD Review: Gripping!
Summary: 5 Stars
This series is fantastic. It has agreat cast, Michael Kitchen nails the role as somewhat somber but very intelligent and likeable detective Foyle. This is a great show for history buffs and mystery lovers alike. I highly recommend it!DVD Review: Top Notch
Summary: 5 Stars
Top notch script, acting, direction and editing. Bittersweet storylines in a bittersweet time of history set off perfectly by the wonderful theme score, the harmony and disharmony of which feels so perfect for the emotions of the time. The locales, beautifully restored autos and aircraft, period sets and costumes take you easily into this historically-based world and the wonderfully complex intertwining of plot and character.
We missed some of the episodes in this set when watching on TV, and are glad we got the set as the full widescreen production upscaled beautifully on our HD set. Will no doubt purchase the rest of the series eventually.
Only disappointment is that with our DVD player connected via HDMI to our HD set, we were not able to view closed captioning and no subtitles are available. The sound mix is generally execellent for music and effects, but the dialog is quite muddy. I can hardly take a star away for this, as I would have rated these episodes, and the series, 6 stars otherwise.
DVD Review: Murder & Life in England During the War - Great TV
Summary: 5 Stars
This series is so good that I am re-posting my review of the entire series here as well. You should not miss the series.
I have an Anglophile fondness for British literature, British detective stories and British TV detective series. I recently came across a phenomenally good series called Foyle's War. The show stars Michael Kitchen as Detective Chief Superintendent (DCS) Christopher Foyle, a frustrated detective in the backwater of Hastings who would rather be serving more directly in the war effort. Things have been quiet in Hastings for the past millennium since the Invasion of England, 1066.
Fortunately for us, the British government turns down his requests for a transfer and he goes about solving murders and other crimes in East Essex on the southeast coast. His driver is a young woman with the unlikely name of Sam Stewart played an actress with the even more unlikely name of Honeysuckle Weeks. His sergeant is a vet who lost his leg in Norway.
Foyle's demeanor and doggedly persistent approach to solving crimes is one attraction. The back story of England during the war and the meticulous attention to detail is another. The era is rich in subject matter, some of it surprisingly fresh (did you know about English detention camps for alien residents?), some of it expected but done very well (for example, the series treats rationing, shortages, secret military operations, the arrival of the Yanks, war fatigue, black markets, and of course, the bombings).
Kitchen was marvelous as the prince/king in House of Cards Trilogy (House of Cards / To Play the King / The Final Cut) and is even better here. But as with the Wire, while the acting is superb and production quality is top notch, it is the writing of Anthony Horowitz (Midsomer Murders - Set One) that really sets the series apart.
While I still consider The Wire: The Complete Series the best TV show ever, Foyle's War has taken second place by such a log margin that I'm not even sure what number three is. Foyle's War is a good deal more accessible than The Wire, i.e. watch any episode from any season and you will not only be entertained, but you will also have a good grasp of what is going on - not the case with The Wire.
Having rapidly worked my way through the first four seasons' worth of DVDs, I find myself reluctant to watch the last two episodes because I don't want it to end (But, hey, I can start over and watch them again!).
Drop the English reserve; Foyle's War gets my unreserved highest recommendation.
DVD Review: Great mini-series with a lot of plot twists,well done acting
Summary: 5 Stars
Even though this review is about the first season I hope everyone who watches it gets hooked as it only gets better until you realize it is all over with the 5th season, then you wish they had gone on a few more years. However, that said, most good series know when to stop. There will not be one episode that disappoints or does not keep your rapped attention for the full hour. Michael Kitchen is a great actor and does a splendid job as well as Sam his driver. The interplay among the main charaacters is well done without being overdone as so many US series are these days. You will not regret owning all 5 seasons.
Description of Foyle's War: Set 1 (The German Woman / The White Feather / A Lesson In Murder / Eagle Day)
An original masterpiece theatre mystery series set on the southern english coast against the backdrop of world war ii. Christopher foyle is a detective who is prevented from enlisting by superiors afraid of losing his talents on the home front. Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 03/11/2003 Starring: Michale Kitchen Run time: 400 minutesFoyle'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. --Tom Keogh
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