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Foyle's War - Season 2

Series: Foyle's War
4.8
(1410)
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Episodes
4
Rating
TV14
Year
2003
Language
English
Publisher
Acorn TV

About

The critically acclaimed PBS series that weaves mystery with real historical events returns with four stories set in Septmber and October 1940. Winner of the Audience Award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2003, the series stars Michael Kitchen (Out of Africa) as quietly enigmatic detective Christopher Foyle whose territory on the south coast of England is rocked by the chaos and danger of wartime.

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Episodes

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1. Fifty Ships

2h

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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

2h

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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

2h

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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

2h

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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.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Giles Fosterdirector
Michael Kitchenactor
Honeysuckle Weeksactor