| Foyle's War: Set 5 | 
 enlarge | Actors: Michael Kitchen, Anthony Howell, Honeysuckle Weeks
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 2171
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 300
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.9
MPN: ACRDAMP8108D
UPC: 054961810895
EAN: 0054961810895
ASIN: B001A33ZHG
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: August 5, 2008
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Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 08/05/2008 Run time: 277 minutes
Amazon.com
No one was unhappy when World War II ended, but the demise of Foyle's War is something else entirely. For fans of this first-rate British murder mystery series, set against the backdrop of that epic conflict, Set 5 represents something of a reprieve; although Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) retired at the end of Set 4, circumstances force him to return to action in "Plan of Attack," the first of three 90-minute episodes (each on its own disc) offered here. But by the end of this set, the war is over and Foyle has eased back into retirement. That's lamentable. Smartly conceived and often quite masterfully executed, this show will certainly be missed. "History meets mystery" has been the concept from the beginning, as the low-key (like Peter Falk's Columbo, he knows much more than he lets on), unfailingly decent Foyle and his assistants, Sgt. Paul Milner (Anthony Howell) and driver Samantha "Sam" Stewart (Honeysuckle Weeks), solve murders and various other crimes in and around bucolic Hastings, England, while WWII rages on at home and abroad. But this time out, the war provides much more than context, as the murders tend to be directly related to it. What's more, Set 5 affectingly deals with combat's heavy emotional psychological toll. It's a burden we see carried by the cartographer who can't bear knowing that his work is helping to kill innocent German civilians (in "Plan of Attack"); by the maimed former POW struggling to readjust to life at home, the teenager whose job it is to deliver bad news telegrams to soldiers' families, and the Jewish doctor, a refugee from Poland, whose survivor's guilt leads him down a very dark path (all three in "Broken Souls"); and even by Foyle's own son (Julian Ovenden, in "All Clear"). OK, so the mysteries may not be all that mysterious--perceptive viewers will have little difficulty identifying the culprits. But with its multi-layered storytelling (the scripts were written by creator Anthony Horowitz) and fine production values (the cinematography, editing, and music are all excellent), Foyle's War is a whodunit that's both a prime example of its genre and thoroughly successful on its own unique terms. Bonus features include a brief "making of" featurette and cast filmographies. --Sam Graham
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Great Period Detective Stories January 8, 2009
FOYLE'S WAR involves great plotting, great characterization, and great evocation of WWII England. The only apparent concession to modern PC-ness is that our heroes smoke very little and DC Foyle himself is decidedly 2000-ish in his feminist attitude. Happily, his driver Sam (for Samantha) is not made into some sort of proto-feminist harpy; if anything she is more like a gung-ho Girl Guide whose enthusiasm and curiosity gets her into scrapes from which she must often be rescued by (gasp!) men. It's also grand to see men and women wearing grown-up clothes instead of the now ubiquitous baseball caps and tees and shorts bearing advertising.
Foyle's son Andrew, a Spitfire pilot, is a whiny drama queen who is unaccountablity promoted for his repeated irresponsible behavior, and happily disappears, along with his tears and hissy-fits, after the first season or so.
Foyles war series January 6, 2009
The Foyle's War series (5 seasons) is about the best DVD viewing available. The acting, writing, directing are all excellent. You can view WWII history in England with all the shades of grey. The characters were believable and well rounded. The story lines explored aspects of how lives of all classes of people were affected by the war, "the good, the bad and the ugly". I wish I could purchase more of this type of quality drama. Foyle's War is one of the few drama's that I will view again, enjoying and discovering all the fine details. It was sad to see Foyle's war end. I hope this production team will pick another topic to explore. Cannot recommend this series highly enough. The Foyle's War series was enjoyed by ALL members of our family and in our family it is difficult to find a "one size fits all" DVD.
Excellent WWII Mystery December 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is Series 5 of a PBS Masterpiece Theatre Mystery series, excellently done in the UK. I fell in love with this series on TV and wanted to own the set. Was thrilled that part 5 came out. Done in the same classic style as the Merchant and Ivory films. I down't own many DVDs, but started collecting good classics that I love like this. The acting is superb, the English country-side divine, the suspense thrilling, and the overall experience world class. I highly recommend.
John Queue on Foyle's War December 2, 2008
The entire groop is very interesting. It gives a point of view that I have seen nowhere else.
Too bad the war is over. November 19, 2008
This series like the others that preceded it paint a vivid picture of rural England during and just after the Second World War. Who could have ever believed that all these intrigues and treachery existed so far from London and the Front and how Foyle and his band of faithful cohorts solved them all. Too bad the war is over.
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