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- Episode 1, "The German Woman"
- Synopsis: At a time when German nationals are being interned in British camps, the beautiful Austrian wife of a local magistrate is resented by locals. When she is found murdered, a swastika painted on a nearby tree, Foyle realizes the seemingly peaceful Sussex town harbors any number of suspects.
- Original air date: October 27, 2002
- Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
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- ASIN: B0036DCJMA
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At a time when German nationals are becoming interned in British camps, the amazing Austrian wife of a nearby magistrate is resented by locals. When she is identified murdered, a swastika painted on a nearby tree, Foyle realizes the seemingly peaceful Sussex town harbors any number of suspects.
- Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
- Original air date: October 27, 2002
- Network: Acorn Media
Foyle's War, Series 1, Ep. 1 "The German Woman"
Buyer Reviews
"The German Woman" is the very first episode of the very first year of the British Tv series "Foyle's War". The plot focuses on the wife of a wealthy, influential official. The woman of German extraction is getting preferential remedy for the reason that of her husband's position and power. Germans living in Britain had been classified as aliens, and if they lived within 5 miles of the coast, they had been supposed to be evacuated and interned since they were deemed to be a threat. The wife was permitted to stay in the family mansion and carry on her normal activities which included energetic horseback riding. The excuse for her becoming allowed to stay was that the family members medical doctor had certified that she wasn't nicely sufficient to be moved.
Police Detective Chief Inspector, Christopher Foyle (subtly delineated by Michael Kitchen) wants to serve in the forces, but his commander says that ordinary crime such as murder will continue in spite of the war and have to be investigated. In the series lots of of the murders that take place are motivated by wartime events and the upheavals brought about by a nation below siege. It begins in England in 1940 during Globe War II. Anti-German sentiment ran high for the duration of the war, and this hatred percolated into murder. Therefore we have Foyle, the civilian cop, performing his essential job to resolve a crime.
This episode has a complex but painless-to-follow plot with a large number of nooks and crannies. We see Foyle's very first meeting with his perky and inquisitive female military driver, Samantha, referred to as Sam (played by Honeysuckle Weeks). She turns out to be a beneficial detective. He also hires on Sergeant Milner who has lost a leg in the war. Foyle's university son is headed for RAF service.
It's a neat plot with a excellent helping of suspects and two murders. The episode has stunning views of the bucolic countryside and outstanding acting. Edward Fox plays a cameo function. The series hallmark is authenticity. People today carry their gas mask bags we see the vintage vehicles, clothes, railroad trains, and see the value of radio in a pre-Tv period.
Immediately after years of wanting to see this series, I lastly began with the very first episode of the first season. The Amazon preview ruined the suspense, considering that it describes what happens, how countless folks die, and so on. It was nonetheless agonizingly taut, nicely acted, and deeply moving. I will be watching extra.
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