Foyle's War

2002 • ITV1

4.3

102 reviews

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Season 2 episodes (4)

1 Fifty Ships

11/15/03

September 1940. Sam's boarding house is bombed and valuables disappear, alerting Foyle to an organized ring of looters. After the father of one of the suspected looters is found dead on the beach, Foyle and Milner's investigation leads them into conflict with British efforts to secure the donation of American Aid and the crucial start of Lend-Lease in the war.

2 Among the Few

11/22/03

September 1940. As Foyle's son Andrew takes to the skies for dangerous sorties over Germany, Sam goes undercover at a fuel depot to help crack an illicit fuel racket. Sexual indiscretions and racketeering plus links to Andrew combine to make this a delicate case for Foyle.

3 War Games

11/29/03

October 1940. At the London headquarters of a multinational company, a young secretary plummets to her death. In Hastings, a member of the Home Guard is killed. Foyle and Milner discover how these deaths are linked and how money talks a universal language, even in wartime.

4 The Funk Hole

12/6/03

October 1940. London is in the grip of the Blitz. In Hastings, the disappearance of a young boy and a break-in at a local food depot lead Foyle and his team to a "funk hole," a hotel catering to wealthy guests seeking a wartime retreat. There they discover a nest of cowardice, greed, and deceit.

About this show

Combining uncompromising historical accuracy with compelling mysteries, this original PBS Masterpiece Theatre mystery series stars Michael Kitchen (Out of Africa) as Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle. Set in the beautiful southern English countryside amid the disorder and danger of World War II, Foyle's War takes place far from the glory of the front. His is an ordinary struggle-against everyday evil-in extraordinarily dangerous times.

Ratings and reviews

4.3

102 reviews

Halina Dennison

October 23, 2021

Why have the 3 seasons of Foyle's War that I have purchased gone missing from my library?! It is impossible to get in contact with Google regarding this so I am leaving this query/complainr in the review sextion in the slim hope that I'll get a reply!

Gary Phillips

June 28, 2019

I enjoy watching Foyle's War, I am actually watching it at the moment on ITV3. I love it when people make Programmes that have a mix of Historical Period and Detective.

Sarah Ainsworth

April 23, 2018

Strong characters. Excellent plotlines and well-written. Best detective mystery series I've seen.

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