Foyle's War series 5
| Foyle's War (Series Five) | |
|---|---|
| Series 5 | |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Series chronology | |
Series Five of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2007. It comprised two episodes. It is set in 1942-43. Series Five was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on 1 and 8 July 2007. Together with Series Four, it was broadcast as Foyle's War IV.
"Bleak Midwinter"
| Writer: Anthony Horowitz | Director: Gavin Millar | Airdate: 11 February 2007 (UK) | Net duration: 93 minutes | Set: December 1942 | Episode 15 (5:1) |
| Guests: Ron Cook, Liz Fraser, John Nettleton, John Kane | |||||
| Foyle returns to investigate the death of Gracie Phillips, a munitions worker. In the course of this investigation, Milner deals with a surprising return of someone from his past. Sam spends the episode longing for a turkey dinner. | |||||
"Casualties of War"
| Writer: Anthony Horowitz | Director: Tristram Powell | Airdate: 15 April 2007 (UK) | Net duration: 94 minutes | Set: March 1943 | Episode 16 (5:2) |
| Guests: Michael Jayston, Harry Eden, Abigail Cruttenden | |||||
| Foyle's god-daughter Lydia and her young son James — traumatised by the bombing of his school — come to stay unexpectedly. Struggling to look after the boy when his mother goes missing, Foyle's life suffers a further complication when the body of a local man is found near a military centre — leading him into the top-secret world of weapons research. In the meantime Milner investigates a crooked gambling ring. However, when Foyle is prevented from bringing the culprits to justice he resigns from the police force. | |||||
Historical context
Much of the historical content of the episode was inspired by the invention of the bouncing bomb and the Dambusters raid of 1943, as portrayed in the film The Dam Busters. Writer Anthony Horowitz planned his story to 'shadow' one aspect of the development of the bomb; the episode depicts a group of scientists experimenting with a mechanism to put backspin on the bomb. The test sequence was designed to replicate the actual tests, including a depiction of the official cameraman, which allowed them to add in archive footage.[1]
Production details
These episodes screened in Denmark on 5 and 12 September 2006, some months before their ITV debut.
Notes and references
- ^ Interview with episode director Tristram Powell in: "Foyle's War: Behind the Scenes Documentary" (DVD Extra feature). Greenlit Productions. 2007.