Foyle's War Series Four

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Series Four of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2006. It comprised two episodes. It is set in 1942. Series Four was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Mystery! on June 17 and 24, 2007. Together with Series Five, it was broadcast as Foyle's War IV.

1 "Invasion"
- 1.1 Historical context
2 "Bad Blood"
- 2.1 Historical context

[edit] "Invasion"

Writer: Anthony Horowitz	Director: Gavin Millar	Airdate: 15 January 2006	Set:	Episode 13 (4:1)
Guests: Corey Johnson, Jay Benedict, Zoe Tapper, Philip Jackson
episode summary

[edit] Historical context

American soldier Farnetti, refers to training at Fort Benning, Virginia. Fort Benning is in Georgia, not Virginia. The engineer unit wears the shoulder insignia of the 1st Infantry Division which was fighting in North Africa in 1942.

[edit] "Bad Blood"

Writer: Anthony Horowitz	Director: Jeremy Silberston	Airdate: 22 January 2006	Set:	Episode 14 (4:2)
Guests: Kenneth Colley, Roy Marsden, Philip Franks, Gawn Grainger
episode summary

[edit] Historical context

Sam is administered streptomycin in 1942, even though it would not be discovered until the following year and was not available for medical use until later. Also, the entire episode seems to bear a strong resemblance to the testing of Anthrax by the British military on the island of Gruinard.