Life imitates art - Foyle's War

[question everything]

We watched the most recent episode of the series on PBS. Actually, one before last.

It was set in Nov. 1946 right after the end of WWII and there was a populist leader who was talking about the Jews, the Poles, the Czechs, the Gypsies who take jobs. Who were the cause of rationing food supplies. Of Britain really losing the war.

And, yes, he wanted to make Britain Great Again - to the cheering crowd. The group was referenced as the "Right Club" which was formed before the war and campaigned against it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Club

The program was filmed in Jan 2015, before Whiny Donny descended from his escalator at his edifice complex. But it was impossible to watch it without thinking of current events.

[wcmagumba]

1. Great show...

I have watched all 28 episodes and after about a year am watching again. All 28 episodes are on NetFlix...I'm up to episode 11...highly recommend this series.

[lunasun]

2. + 1 Good series . I like a lot of Horowitz's work . He has had so many different good series .

For me it started with Collision

[Soundspace]

3. Great show. I also recommend Midsummer Murders by the same director.

[longship]

4. I have all of them on DVD.

It's amazing what Michael Kitchen can communicate without saying a single word. And Honeysuckle Weeks is as talkative in her role as Sam, Foyle's always loyal and helpful driver, as Kitchen's Foyle is a soft-spoken person of few words.

It is a rather astounding series which is part UK WWII history. Altogether thoroughly enjoyable.

Charisma on this series is off the scale. The mysteries are good, too.

[wcmagumba]

6. Check the wiki link on H Weeks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeysuckle_Weeks

Leads an interesting life...

[longship]

7. Interesting to say the least.

But she was awesome in Foyle's War.

However, I get an inkling that she's a bit of a flaky person. That doesn't take away from her performance in Foyle's War.

[wcmagumba]

8. My thoughts exactly...

Very enjoyable in the Foyle's War role but has a few eccentricities...those creative types you know.

[Historic NY]

5. Hooked on the show

[femmocrat]

9. I loved that series.

I liked the early ones set during the war better than the later episodes, but it was absolutely first-rate.

[shenmue]

10. Good show