Foyle's War Series Five

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Series Five of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2007. It was comprised of two episodes. It is set in 1942-3. Series Five was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on July 1 and 8, 2007. Together with Series Four, it was broadcast as Foyle's War IV.

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[edit] "Bleak Midwinter"

Writer: Anthony Horowitz Director: Gavin Millar Airdate: 11 February 2007 (UK) Set: Episode 15 (5:1)
Guests: Ron Cook, Liz Fraser, John Nettleton, John Kane
Foyle returns to investigate the death of Gracie Phillips, a munitions worker. In the course of this investigation, Milner deals with a surprising return of someone from his past. Sam spends the episode longing for a turkey dinner.

[edit] Character and plot development

[edit] Historical context

[edit] "Casualties of War"

Writer: Anthony Horowitz Director: Tristram Powell Airdate: 15 April 2007 (UK) Set: Episode 16 (5:2)
Guests: Michael Jayston, Harry Eden, Abigail Cruttenden
episode summary

[edit] Character and plot development

[edit] Historical context

Much of the historical content of the episode was inspired by the invention of the bouncing bomb and the Dambusters raid of 1943, as portrayed in the movie The Dam Busters. Writer Anthony Horowitz planned his story to 'shadow' one aspect of the development of the bomb -the episode depicts a group of scientists experimenting with a mechanism to put backspin on the bomb. The test sequence was designed to replicate the actual tests, including a depiction of the official cameraman, which allowed them to add in archive footage. [1]

[edit] Production details

These episodes screened in Denmark on September 5 and September 12, 2006, some months before their ITV debut.

[edit] Critical reception

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Interview with episode director Tristram Powell in: (2007). "Foyle's War:Behind the Scenes Documentary" [DVD Extra feature]. Greenlit Productions.


[edit] See also

Foyle's War Series
Series One Series Two Series Three Series Four Series Five Series Six