Foyle's War - Set 4 | 
| Actor: Michael Kitchen
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 5766
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 400
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: ACRDAMP9462D
UPC: 054961946297
EAN: 0054961946297
ASIN: B000PC6YTY
Theatrical Release Date: February 2, 2007
Release Date: July 17, 2007
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Product Description
Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 07/17/2007 Run time: 400 minutes
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The excellent Foyle's War returns with four episodes (each on its own disc) that first appeared on television in 2006 and '07. As before, the show's "history meets mystery" tagline pretty much sums it up, as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle solves murders and various other heinous crimes in and around bucolic Hastings, England, while World War II rages on at home and abroad. "Invasion," the first episode, marks the arrival of American forces in 1942, not long after Pearl Harbor. Not all the locals are thrilled to see them; disparaging remarks about the G.I.s showing up "late" are common, and many a stiff upper lip curls at the Yanks' brash, boisterous behavior. Thus when a Hastings barmaid turns up strangled at a dance arranged by the Americans to get to know their hosts, fingers are quickly pointed at the "invaders." But Foyle and his assistants, Sgt. Paul Milner (Anthony Howell) and driver Samantha "Sam" Stewart (the delightfully named Honeysuckle Weeks), have other suspects, and the detective, who comes on a bit like Columbo without the trench coat and other idiosyncrasies, manages to sort through them while somehow keeping the Brit-Yank enmity from festering and dealing with the deadly effects of the illegal "hooch" the barmaid and her employer were brewing. This balance of deftly intertwined elements typifies a series in which each installment is essentially a 90-minute movie; in "Bad Blood," murder, romance both illicit and international, and the appalling specter of Britain's experiments with biological weapons like anthrax are all on the bill, while gambling, sabotage, personal tragedy, and yet more murder feature in "Bleak Midwinter" and "Casualties of War." The mysteries aren't especially confounding; what the quietly persistent Foyle does is less interesting than how he does it. And while it's set in wartime, the war and its impact on the English (who endure the death and injuries visited upon their young men, along with shortages of gas, electricity, and such) is more often a backdrop than a central focus. Each disc includes a several pages of often fascinating text about the "historical truth" behind a given episode, while other bonus features include cast filmographies and a brief "making of" documentary on disc 1. All in all, while it may not appeal to fans of the fast-paced, effects-laden cop procedurals popular on American TV, Foyle's War is a classy production, well written (by creator Anthony Horowitz), nicely photographed, and well worth the investment of both time and money. --Sam Graham
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The Yanks are coming! September 22, 2008
In the whole oeuvre of Foyle's War, I believe that Series 4 was the best of them all.
The accurate depiction of the coming of the Americans to English soil is historically correct. You must remember England had been in this fray for more than 3 years, when all of a sudden here appears these Yanks in all their cockiness.
In the first episode "Invasion" American GI's build an airbase near Hastings. A murder occurs and this causes tense relations with these upshot Yanks. Foyle calmly goes about his business to solve the crime.
In "Bad Blood" we find out about the efforts of biological warfare. Foyle has to contend with a life threatening sickness to his driver Sam. Foyle seems to manage and life goes on.
In "Bleak Midwinter" the death of a munitions worker and the murder of Paul Milner's wife are linked and Foyle moves in to seek the truth.
In the last episode of Season 4 we see the human compassionate side of Christopher Foyle. He strives to help his Goddaughter to help her severely traumatized son.
As always the props and adherence to period realism are great. Only one mistake! Fort Benning is in Georgia and not Virginia as stated in "Invasion".
Good take! Five Stars! Riightt!
A Class Act September 14, 2008
Series 4 of Foyle's War maintained the same high standard of its predecessors. For me, one of the great joys of the series is the pace ... no frantic rush, no spectacular car chases, no shoot-em-ups. Mostly, it's just people talking quietly to each other, beautifully observed and acted. Christopher Foyle hardly ever even raises his voice.
I would just like to rise to the defence of two of the lead American characters in 'Invasion' (which, incidentally, was a very even-handed portrayal of the tensions caused by the arrival of the US troops in Britain). Contrary to what some commenters seem to believe, both Jay Benedict (Captain Kieffer) and Corey Johnson (Sergeant O'Connor) are, in fact, from the US - the former from St. Barbara, California the latter New Orleans. Granted, they've both lived and worked in Europe for many years, so the accents may no longer be absolutely pure, but they're not bad British fakes either.
Best Series in Years September 10, 2008
The entire Foyle's War series is wonderful. It combines mystery with history of how the second world war affected the daily lives of the English people. Even better it has a central character who is modest and ethical. Awesome
Foyle's War, Sets 1-4 September 6, 2008
This is an amazing series involving World War II history, as well as police detective mysteries. It gives a personal touch to what life was like during World War II Britain in regard to the draft, rationing, intelligence gathering, air raids and bombings, threats of invasion by the Germans, and various other fears caused by war. It also touches on what the war was like for Americans.
Great series September 1, 2008
Yet another excellent British series. If you haven't watched it, you should! The premise is a police drama set in Britain during WWII. The plots are interesting and the acting is low key but excellent.
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