In Fifty Ships, a visiting American (Henry Goodman) stirs up the locals, especially Tom Georgeson (GBH, Bleak House) and his son Bryan Dick; Amanda Root seems to have some past connection to Foyle; Sam's house is bombed - she moves in with Milner before ending up in a cell; a German spy Jonathan Coy is arrested by the Home Guard. Steven O'Donnell runs a gang that's looting bombed houses; Janine Duvitski and Guy Henry also appear.
Loved Foyle's end speech: "Precisely. It's the war. And no war has lasted forever and neither will this. A year, maybe ten, but it will end. And when it does Mr. Page, you will still be a thief, a liar, a murderer, and I will not have forgotten, and wherever you are, I will find you. You're not escaping justice, merely postponing it. Au revoir."
The conflict that Foyle experiences between War and Law is keenly felt.
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| Foyle's just decked a looter, to Sam's delight. "I rather enjoyed that." |
Among The Few is about airforce pilots (It's October 1940) and I had John Pudney running through my head. This one was co-written with Horowitz by Matthew Hall. Foyle's son Andrew (Julian Ovenden) is a top fighter pilot, Mark Umbers his comrade-in-arms. Shenanigans with local girls confuse matters. In parallel, Sam volunteers to go undercover at a fuel depot where supplies are going missing - Milner encourages her, Foyle's like a father to her. Great stuff with Sam in danger... put lead characters in peril, always a good idea.
We also learn that Foyle is not offended by homosexuality. Of course not - he's a cool customer.
Nicely preserved Spitfires in evidence.
David Troughton, Damian O'Hare, Selina Cadell, Lisa Kay, Christina Cole.
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