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Series One of the ITV programme Foyle's War was first aired in 2002. It comprised four episodes. It is set in Spring/Summer 1940. Series One was broadcast in the United States on PBS on Masterpiece Theatre on February 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2003 as Foyle's War.
[edit] "The German Woman"
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- William is played by Cassian Horowitz, the son of series creator Anthony Horowitz
[edit] "The White Feather"
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- This episode shows Milner starting back at work as a detective sergeant. He has recently acquired his artificial leg, and still requires two crutches to aid him. His wife, Jane, expresses a great dislike for his leg.
- Sam tells Foyle that her father is a Vicar; he appears in the episode "Eagle Day".
- Sam is very pleased to be invited by Foyle to tea at the Crescent, and eats more than her share of the food ordered. Her interest in food continues to be shown in other episodes.
- Foyle receives a letter from his son, Andrew (a voice-over by the uncredited Julian Ovenden) who speaks about his training, and eating haggis (to hint at his location).
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- This episode is set in the days leading up to the Battle of Dunkirk. Through the dialogue of the characters, we hear of the fall of Brussels and the German advance. We see the characters attend church for a 'National day of prayer' as the situation worsens. The episode ends with the Allied evacuation of Dunkirk.
- The story involves a (fictional) political organisation "The Friday Club" which is likened by one of the characters to the (historical) British Union of Fascists. The arrest of the BUF leader Sir Oswald Mosley is also mentioned; this occurred in May 1940, when the BUF was banned. The fascists were known for their Anti-Semitism, and their political allegiance to Germany.
- One of the plot devices rests on a letter stolen from the Foreign Office; it purports to be from Lord Halifax, well known for his desire for appeasement.
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- 'Woolton' is the name Robert Wolf assumes when staying at the White Feather. However, that is the name used in the credits for the character and his nephew Isaac, even though Isaac never used the pseudonym.
[edit] "A Lesson in Murder"
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- Paul Milner is seen limping, and uses one walking stick; it appears he is becoming accustomed to his false leg. However, his wife, Jane, continues to be upset by it. She leaves him, saying she is going to stay with her sister Kate in Wales.
- We hear of Foyle's long-standing friendship with Carlo Lucciano, the restaurant owner, which dates back to when Foyle was married.
- Foyle mentions that his son Andrew is undergoing pilot training with the RAF in Scotland.
- Tony Lucciano asks Sam to be 'his girl' and write to him while he is serving. She appears a little reluctant but agrees to do this. There is no reference to Tony after this episode, and Sam does not consider herself attached, so presumably Tony did not write to her (he certainly repulsed her at the end of this episode).
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- The plot centres around an eleven-year-old boy who was evacuated from London. In June 1939, 800,000 schoolchildren were evacuated to the country from London and other main cities. However, as a coastal town, Hastings was preparing for invasion, and in June 1940, the setting of this story, vulnerable civilians were evacuated from southern and eastern coastal areas of Britain.
- At the end of the episode, it is heard that Italy has declared war on Britain and France. This occurred on 10 June 1940.
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[edit] "Eagle Day"
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Andrew Foyle is assigned low level flying duty to help calibrate the new British technology of RDF (radar)and finds himself embroiled in the cover-up of a suicide scandal.
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