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

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My character Jane does very little apart from going to Haute Couture fashion shows, reading magazines, or hunting, shooting and fishing. She's a bit of a 'Sloane'. I had a great costume designer and we got hold of some authentic clothes from the period. Africa - The series began broadcasting in 2009 on the pay service DStv (broadcast from South Africa) on the Universal Channel. [13] Have always admired the visual detail that went into 'Foyle's War' and how high quality the production values are, with beautiful costumes, the evocative way the characters are made up, the look of the houses and cars, pretty locations and authentic-looking scenery. The music is in keeping with the mood and doesn't overpower the drama while still making an impact. Ultimately, high-powered political forces over which Foyle has no control wade in when this small town murder investigation puts at risk the vital donation of American aid and the crucial start of Land-Lease in the war.

The first six series are set during the Second World War in Hastings, Sussex, England, and in series seven, Foyle works after retirement for MI5 on Cold War espionage. The stories are largely self-contained. There are some running plot strands, primarily involving the career of Foyle's son Andrew Foyle ( Julian Ovenden) – a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force – or Foyle's relationships with minor characters. Each episode runs for 90 to 100 minutes, filling a two-hour time slot on ITV when commercials are included. I liked the idea of him being a closeted lunatic and I really enjoyed playing him. I loved working with Michael Kitchen - if I could bottle how he holds an audience I know I could make a fortune!" Milner started working for Foyle (Michael Kitchen) after losing a leg while fighting at Trondheim. As he feels more settled and valued, he begins to accept his disability. Milner's convinced that there's something dubious happening at the house but he can't prove anything. Then, just when Mathew Farley's body is uncovered in the nearby woods, Foyle is suddenly taken off the case and placed under house arrest, accused of sedition and spreading disaffection.

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Elizabeth has beautiful clothes, elegant and sophisticated. I love the clothes from that era, they were fantastic and comfortable to wear. The heels and skirts show off your figure very well. Amanda is used to a variety of period costumes, thanks to her roles in The Forsyte Saga, Daniel Deronda, Anna Karenina and Franco Zefferelli's Jane Eyre. David's other credits include Madame Bovary, Trevor's World of Sport, Born and Bred, The Last Detective, Cider With Rosie and Undercover Heart.

Lucy and Harry (Luke de Woolfson) inherited their farm after the death of their father and are finding it difficult to keep afloat. Harry is bitter about his lot, which has landed him in trouble. Milner makes the key observation about the distinctiveness of the items NOT looted as compared to those looted, which leads Foyle to realize where the loot is hidden -- and thus to expose who stole the loot. a b Horowitz, Anthony (17 December 2008). "I'm off for Christmas…and the next Alex". anthonyhorowitz.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009 . Retrieved 16 May 2017. Loved 'Foyle's War' and was immediately hooked when first getting into it. Love it even more now, on re-watches things that didn't quite make sense at first are clearer and things that were not noticed or appreciated before are and much admired. Everything that came over as brilliant on first viewings still are brilliant on re-watches.Award-winning actor Alan Howard relished playing a barrister with a complicated past in Foyle's War. I researched the period for a Noel Coward play I was in, called Peace In Our Time. It's one of my favourite periods of history because it was so romantic - lovers being torn apart and fighting for their country. I love the dress and even used my own 1940s shoes I got from the play for Connie in Foyle's War. Adds Tom: "Richard Hunter is my son's name, strangely enough. His full name is Richard Hunter Georgeson and he's in the business also, as a director, although we have never worked together." Although the beautiful countryside seems far away from the glory of the front, Foyle's battle is an ordinary struggle against everyday evil - in extraordinarily dangerous times.

My father is obsessed with Spitfires and I gave him a flight up in one as a present for his 60th birthday. He was dead jealous that I was going to be working in one and I'm sure he'll be watching the episode closely. He also gave me lots of research and information about the war."

Phoebe plays Amanda Reece, a sharp-tongued journalist who is spending the war at Brookfield Court - a 'funk hole' hideaway for the rich. Paige is a supporter of America's alliance with Britain, but offends some of the locals in Hastings with his brash Anthony Horowitz looks at the darker side of war in this episode. Thieves looting from houses that had just been bombed. People made homeless after the houses were destroyed. Those people who escaped towns and slept in cars at night out in the countryside to avoid the Nazi bombs. Jeremy Silberston directed the pilot of Foyle's War and two further episodes in the first series. He also directed the original Midsomer Murders and many subsequent films in this perennially popular series. Jeremy's other credits include three seasons of the long-running House of Elliott for the BBC as well as episodes of Casualty, Where The Heart Is and The Bill. Our new series is set in 1940 with Foyle, Sam and Milner investigating seemingly minor crimes in and around Hastings while an epic drama is unfolding on the world stage. But the cases soon lead them down dark and dangerous paths and Foyle finds his quest for morality tested to the limit."