Riveting mysteries set against the backdrop of World War II history
“A triumph from start to finish” –The Wall Street Journal
“Brilliantly explores the moral gray areas of war” –San Francisco Chronicle
Combining uncompromising historical accuracy with compelling mysteries, this award-winning British series opens a unique window on a significant time and place. Michael Kitchen (Out of Africa) stars as the laconic Christopher Foyle, detective chief superintendent in the English town of Hastings. As World War II ravages the social fabric of this once quiet coastal community, Foyle investigates crimes the conflict has fostered on the home front. The 19 mysteries in this collection follow the course of the war from 1940 to 1945.
Also starring Anthony Howell and Honeysuckle Weeks. Guest stars include Julian Ovenden, Corin Redgrave, Robert Hardy, Charles Dance, Michael Jayston, Rosamund Pike, Amanda Root, James Wilby, and James McAvoy.
Includes all episodes from Foyle’s War Sets 1–5.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE exclusive interviews with series writer and creator Anthony Horowitz and stars Anthony Howell and Honeysuckle Weeks, making-of documentaries, production notes, historical backgrounds, cast reflections, notes on a real-life Foyle, photo gallery, and cast filmographies.
Buy “Foyle’s War: Series 1-5 – From Dunkirk to VE-Day” For Only $91.14
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March 23, 2010
#1
Package of DVD’s worn. Have not seen them yet. Looks O.K.
C. Geissler
March 23, 2010
#2
This series about the home front in England during WWI is a subject with which I was not familiar. Each mystery episode can stand alone even though there are also continuing stories of the characters intertwined and separate from the action. The attention to detail and extraordinary acting make this a “must see.” You will find yourself wishing it would never end. It has a patina that is unusually distinctive.
March 23, 2010
#3
I missed this series of PBS. I was visiting a friend and she had the series. When I got home I ordered it immediately — I am hooked!
March 23, 2010
#4
Wow! After obsessing on Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler, Dorothy Sayres, Dashiel Hammett, Rex Stout, even Sir Arthur, you might think that the well is dry for great mystery detective fiction. However, author Anthony Horowitz is somewhat of a versatile genius, minus an extra red herring or two, when it comes to screenplay and plot. He more than holds his own against the best of the genre and gives you an historic backdrop that makes “Foyle’s War” qualify as WWII “Mystery History.” If you don’t enjoy these, then you need to buy more potato chips to go with your TV dinners. Painstakingly accurate, lavish cinematography, great costumes, first rate acting, etc. what the hey!!! Poirot eat your heart out. Foyle is a short (actor Michael Kitchen), principled kind of guy, but has a stubborn, subdued charm whose actions do more to win the Battle of Britain than all the limeys combined.
March 23, 2010
#5
I bought this for my husband because he enjoys World War II history. This show is interesting, thought provoking and very accurate for the time period it is depicting. I didn’t think I would watch them, but have and am enjoying them as much as he is.
I would highly recommend these shows to anyone who enjoys mysteries and/or World War II period shows.