Foyle's War (series one)
| Foyle's War (series 1) | |
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| No. of episodes | 4 |
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Series 1 of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first broadcast in 2002; comprising four episodes, it is set in Spring/Summer 1940.
William is played by Cassian Horowitz, the son of series creator Anthony Horowitz. Milner is revealed to be a survivor of the BEF's expedition to Northern Norway and the Battles of Trondheim and Narvik.
The episode is set very shortly after the German invasion of Norway and Denmark; Also, Squerryes Court, Westerham, Kent is used as the grand home of estate owner Henry Beaumont (Robert Hardy) and his family.
Maggie Steed plays Margaret Ellis. This episode shows Milner starting back at work as a detective sergeant. He has recently acquired his artificial leg and still requires two crutches to aid him. His wife, Jane, expresses a great dislike for his prosthetic. Stewart tells Foyle that her father is a vicar; he appears in the episode "Eagle Day". Stewart is very pleased to be invited by Foyle to tea at the Crescent and eats more than her share of the food ordered, including the last lemon curd. Her interest and healthy appetite in food appears in other episodes. Foyle receives a letter from his son Andrew (a voice-over by the uncredited Julian Ovenden), who writes about his training and eating haggis (to hint at his location). "Woolton" is the name Robert Wolf assumes when staying at the White Feather. However, that is the name used in the credits for the character and his nephew Isaac, even though Isaac never used the pseudonym.
This episode is set in the days leading up to the Battle of Dunkirk. The characters discuss the fall of Brussels and the German advance. The characters attend church for a 'National day of prayer' as the situation worsens. The episode ends with the Allied evacuation of Dunkirk. One of the plot devices rests on a letter stolen from the Foreign Office; it purports to be from Lord Halifax, well known for his desire for appeasement. The story also involves a (fictional) political organisation, "The Friday Club", which one of the characters likens to the (historical) British Union of Fascists. The arrest of the BUF leader Sir Oswald Mosley is also mentioned; this occurred in May 1940, when the BUF was banned. The fascists were known for their Anti-Semitism and their political allegiance to Nazi Germany. The book which Spencer lends to Milner, , is a notorious anti-Semitic text.
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