Foyle's War - Fifty Ships / Among the Few [2002]

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Series 2 of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2003; comprising four episodes, it is set in autumn 1940. Series 2 was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery!, on 18 and 25 July, and 1 and 8 August 2004, as Foyle's War II, [1] and on Netflix as of April 2014. [2] Episodes [ edit ] "Fifty Ships" [ edit ] Writer: Anthony Horowitz The German spy also provides the key information that enables Foyle to figure out how the spy got to be landed on that particular beach -- although it was not the spy's intention to reveal that fact. Award-winning actor Alan Howard relished playing a barrister with a complicated past in Foyle's War.

When the body of local alcoholic Richard Hunter is found on the beach in 1940, it is first thought that it was suicide. However Foyle discovers that Hunter was an Oxford graduate and at university he made acquaintance with an American student Howard Paige who subsequently became rich by inventing a special type of car gearbox. Paige just happens to be in town involved in secret negotiations with the British government to pave way for American involvement in the war.

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It was very tough filming in Rumania. Eastern Europe in the middle of winter is no fun and I have never felt that cold. The cast and crew glued ourselves together to make it work." Tinned cat and dog food was even scarcer than fresh meat and dog biscuits too were hard to come by, encouraging many people to devise their own homemade dog biscuit recipes. Given the scarcity of proper food for them, many cats and dogs turned to 'petty crime' and there are tales from many families during the war who emerged from their air-raid shelters only to find that, in their absence, Rover had happily scoffed the Sunday roast! As to the actor playing the obnoxious American, I'm a born and 60-years-life-long American who has lived in many parts of the US, and I thought his accent was fine. I thought he was an American actor. one."Michael worked closely with writer Anthony Horowitz to create the character of Christopher Foyle, a quiet yet driven detective given the task of fighting crime on the 'home front'. Tom has enjoyed a long and successful career on stage and screen. He starred as tough cop Harry Naylor in Between The Lines, and his other many credits include The Manageress, City Central, Liverpool One and Cause of Death on television, and the films Land Girls, A Fish Called Wanda and Morality Play. He plays a detective inspector in the forthcoming new Poirot films.

I loved playing Rex and I was determined not to give anything away. I got to wear the original uniform, complete with mothballs. When the make-up artists gave us all a severe parting, we looked like our grandfathers!" Amanda is great, she is completely off the wall. She is eccentric and slightly mad and I really enjoyed playing her, even though she is very selfish by hiding away during the war. I worked closely with the make-up designer to give her a slightly eccentric look and the costume designer gave me some wonderful clothes. The Spitfire was fantastic - it would have been nice to go up in it but unfortunately my skills don't stretch to that. Instead we shoot the scenes against a blue screen. You get in, they blow wind at you and then project the sky, clouds and whatever scenery on afterwards. But being in the Spitfire did give me a sense of how vulnerable you are."

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In none of these three instances did Foyle expect that the particular conversation that led to the information would produce such information -- in each case it is an accident that the information given happens to be relevant to solving a crime. But the information is quite logical to have been mentioned in these conversations, it is not artificially stuffed-into the character's mouth just to move the plot along. This is excellent quality story-craftsmanship and deserves recognition. Foyle's War - Series 7, New Series filmed in 2009". Violetdesigns.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 27 June 2010. I like playing the bad guys but it's good to give them some humanity. Simon's very vulnerable and he allowed fascist views to dominate him because of losing his mum. The world allowed his mum to die unfairly and I think he is already dead in a strange way. Final Foyle's War episode". ITV.com. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017 . Retrieved 15 May 2017. I'm writing a children's series in three parts - it's a parable, a fairytale about childhood. I think childhood is a good metaphor to life. As it doesn't last long, it has an added poignancy."

The couple meet again when Elizabeth and her husband Arthur (Nicholas Le Prevost) invite Foyle to a dinner party with visiting American Howard Paige (Henry Goodman). Rex flies with Andrew Foyle and they are old school friends. He always defends Andrew and in one scene gets involved in a brawl. I was told to run into the middle of the bar, flatten Damian O'Hare and then spin around and pull off this guy who was punching Julian Ovenden. It was great. All but the last two series have been released on Blu-ray in Australia (all discs are region-free). [41] While it may appear the "complete collection" [42] box set includes seven seasons, there are only the first six series included. This is due to Icon entertainment releasing parts 1 & 2 of series four as seasons 4 & 5 respectively. Hence after the fourth season the Australian season numbering is one greater than the series that is included in the release. [43] Blu-ray seasons/sets Caroline's other credits include I Saw You, Armadillo, A Touch of Frost, A Dance To The Music of Time, Holding On and Chancer. She also appeared in the film The Madness of King George. Dowell, Ben (10 February 2009). "Foyled again – ITV revives wartime drama Foyle's War". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 . Retrieved 2 May 2010.Foyle's War Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015 . Retrieved 5 January 2018. Cummins, Steve (29 August 2012). "Exclusive: Irish Cast Join 'Foyle's War' As Production Gets Underway in Dublin". The Irish Film & Television Network. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017 . Retrieved 15 May 2017. The production design, costumes and props are all meticulously crafted to capture the mood and atmosphere of the era. The attention to detail is evident in every frame, with the landscapes, fashions, and decor all adding to the immersive experience. The acting is also top-notch, with the cast delivering nuanced and convincing performances. One night, while Foyle is dining with his one-time love Elizabeth, a local man, Richard Hunter, the father of one of the suspected looters, dies on the beach from a single gunshot to the head. Many think his death is suicide - he was, after all, a hopeless, bitter alcoholic. But Foyle isn't so sure.

He taught Foyle's son Andrew before he enlisted. He describes him as a young man who was against the establishment but as soon as his country was under threat, he volunteered and went to the other side of the fence." After five series, Foyle's War was cancelled abruptly by ITV director of programmes Simon Shaps. [7] This forced Horowitz to discard scripts set during most of 1943 and 1944, resulting in time jumps of nine months to a year between episodes; previous series had gaps of a month at most. In April 2008, the presumed final episode, "All Clear" (during which the end of the war is announced) was broadcast. The speech that Jane Harrington delivers to Foyle when it is discovered that she has been buying 'under the counter' pet food for her dog, Charlie, is all based on truth. Cashing in on the legendary British love of their pets, some enterprising firms offered safe accommodation on farms for 'animal evacuees' - charging about ten shillings a week for a normal sized dog down to a penny a week for a budgerigar.

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I have done masses of costume drama but it was great to spend the summer in Chilworth Manor, an incredible house near Guildford," adds Phoebe. Hunter is a working class lad who went to Oxford. In the 1920s it was good if a working class boy got to grammar school, and very unusual to go to Oxford. So he must have been very bright but he let someone take advantage of him.