Foyle's War Set 1 (The German Woman / The White Feather / A Lesson In Murder / Eagle Day)

Product Description The time is the early 1940s; the place is England's southern coast. As WWII rages around him, duty calls Christopher Foyle. Much to his frustration, however, the stalwart detective's responsibilities are on the home front, not the battlefront. Michael Kitchen (Reckless) stars with Edward Fox (The Strauss Dynasty) and Robert Hardy (All Things Great and Small) in a fast-paced four-part drama heavy on suspense and somber atmospherics. 6 hours 52 min. on 4 DVDs. Amazon.com Foyle's War is the rare mystery series that does more than plop a good detective into the middle of a decorative and bygone era. Created by writer Anthony Horowitz, Foyle's War makes profoundly resonant use of British society in 1940, a terrifying time in which the threat of an Axis assault on England disrupted ordinary life in often horrible ways, from the resettlement of city children (into the care of rural strangers) to a spike in xenophobia to a loss of personal freedoms. Against this heady backdrop is the near-solitary figure of Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen), a London investigator who would rather be fighting Hitler abroad but is stuck solving domestic homicides--generally sparked by wartime fervor--with the help of a plucky driver (Honeysuckle Weeks) and a steadfast assistant (Anthony Howell). Kitchen's magnificently measured performance and Horowitz's masterful grasp of the moral and dramatic issues of his battle-scarred milieu make Foyle's War a must. --Tom Keogh Review Classy entertainment. -- London Daily Telegraph For mystery fans, Foyle is a must-see. -- The Houston Chronicle The most engrossing Masterpiece Theatre enterprise to come along in years. -- The Wall Street Journal From the Back Cover A fusion of historical drama and mystery, this provocative new series focuses on the effects of World War II on the villages of England's vulnerable southern coast. As the war heats up in Europe, police inspector Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen, "Reckless", "Our of Africa") is prevented from enlisting by his superiors who need his talent at home. Foyle is an everyday detective, waging war against local crime in an atmosphere suffused with extraordinary personal and social turmoil.