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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Binding: DVD EAN: 0054961604890 Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Acorn Media Languages: Manufacturer: Acorn Media MPN: 6048 Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Acorn Media Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 11, 2003 Running Time: 400 minutes Studio: Acorn Media Theatrical Release Date: February 02, 2003 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: 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. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating: - Television at it's best. Superb.Take one of the most compelling, yet excessible times in modern history: England, during World War II. Mix in an intelligent, complex murder mystery & you have Foyle's War. Michel Kitchen is Christopher Foyle, the middle aged Detective Chief Superintendent of Hastings, a seaport south of London. He has been turned down repeatedly for active duty at the outbreak of the war. He is considered too valuable on the home front as the top cop in the area. England is expecting an invasion by the Germans ... Read More Rating: - British perspective on War on the Home FrontStart at the beginning with this series and watch the months of World War II build up. This local constabulary reveals how the Brits faired at home during World War II. The characterizations are fine line drawings and the actors are superb. Such a period piece reveals why the Brits have such grit and why they are our allies even today. Makes you proud to have known what strength of purpose this war revealed at home. Hooks you into watching the entire series so you might as well buy it all now. Rating: - Fighting the other War in Jolly Old England during World War II, right!I find this first series of Foyle's War very well done. The time period is in the early part of World War II in England. Christopher Foyle is left to investigate crimes which always are involved in the intrigues of the great war. I found the casting to be right on. The period depiction of the time period are historically correct. The episodes are well developed and relevant to its time period. Foyle is a Detective Inspector living in Hastings who quietly solves crimes and sets all ... Read More Rating: - Great Series This box series was even better than I expected. I love most of the British mysteries and I am so glad to be able to be able to get them in a box series. Rating: - ONE OF THE BEST TV SERIES!!This is a BBC made for TV series about Chief Detective Christopher Foyle (Kitchen) set in 1940 England in a small coastal community. Foyle would rather be defending his country somewhere but he must stay home solve the crimes (often related to war activities) that still occur on the home front. The chemistry between Foyle and his driver, Samantha Stewart (Weeks), and his assistant, Sgt. Paul Milner (Howell) is outstanding, as they go about solving crimes in this WWII environment which affects everyone ... Read More |
