The official Foyle's War website!

There's a snazzy new website that just launched recently dedicated to one of the very best television shows around, the inimitable Foyle's War, you should check it out. Lots of history and episode info and PRETTY PICTURES! Michael Kitchen, I love you. :) :)

Foyle's War Series 8 trailer

Can. Not. WAIT. Oh I am SO EXCITED for Foyle's return! :)

The Making of Foyle's War Series Seven

Is it Christmas or something? Because this video is the best thing EVER...a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming, BRAND-NEW episodes of Foyle's War that will air on Masterpiece Mystery later this year. I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.



Michael Kitchen, I've missed you SO MUCH.

Foyle's War: Unplugged

This kinda made my day. *wink*

best news ever

Announced today - the seventh series of Foyle's War, starring Michael Kitchen, will return to #MysteryPBS in 2013.
— Masterpiece PBS (@masterpiecepbs) September 12, 2012

I discovered something AMAZING today...

I'm a fan of Acorn Online on Facebook, and while checking my newsfeed this afternoon I came across a post where they mentioned being excited about a new series of Foyle's War (which is one of the BEST MYSTERY SERIES OF ALL TIME, just in case you didn't know). Well that intrigued me, since the last series of Foyle aired in the US on Masterpiece in 2010, and it seemed that funding wasn't going to be forthcoming for new episodes of this incredible gem of a show.

So what does one do when there is a puzzle like this? Why one goes to Google of course! Where you discover things like THIS (click to enlarge image):

Just last month -- LAST MONTH, PEOPLE! -- Anthony Horowitz, that wonderful incredible amazing genius behind Foyle's War tweeted that the show was coming back in 2012. That's NEXT YEAR, PEOPLE!!!

All I can say to that is BRING IT ON. Michael Kitchen, you've been missed. :)

Foyle's War concludes tomorrow...

Tomorrow night series VI of Foyle's War will conclude with the Anthony Horowitz-penned episode "The Hide." Here's a short bit about the story:

Foyle's War concludes on MASTERPIECE MYSTERY this Sunday, May 16, 2010. In The Hide, Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) finally retires, but is inexplicably drawn into the case of well-connected man accused of treason. Is the doomed man hiding evidence that could exonerate him? Written by Foyle's War creator Anthony Horowitz, The Hide may be Foyle's most personal case of all. (One episode; 90 minutes; TV-PG)

For those (like myself) wondering (hoping and praying is more like it!) if Foyle's War will continue, here's some encouragement from a Q&A session PBS posted on their website with Anthony Horowitz (minor spoiler for the end of "The Hide":

The Future

Foyle in America

In the new series, Foyle mentions several times that he's going to America, and at the end of the third episode we see him boarding a ship. What's he up to?

If you go back to an episode called "Fifty Ships" [from Series II], you'll find that there's a character named Howard Paige, played by Henry Goodman, who was a murderer who got away. Foyle swore that after the war he would track him down.

So this is the "unfinished business" Foyle alludes to?

Unfinished business indeed. Yes. It is very much our hope that we will come to America next year and shoot it.

Possibility of a new series

Can we look forward to a new series?

It depends on the financing falling into place. Certainly there is a huge appetite for that next show, and we wouldn't just do one. We would take Foyle into the Cold War. 1946 is a fascinating time in Britain. A lot is happening. Stalin is a new enemy. You could think of Foyle as being a prototype Smiley.

Foyle's War continues tomorrow...

Just a reminder that Masterpiece Mystery continues tomorrow with a brand new episode of the always excellent Foyle's War. This episode is entitled "Killing Time" - here's a bit about the story:

All-new episodes of Foyle's War continue on MASTERPIECE MYSTERY this Sunday, May 9, 2010. In Killing Time, racial tensions are running high between black American GIs and Hastings locals. With tempers flaring, Christopher Foyle must get to the bottom of a vicious murder, bringing him into a confrontation with the U.S. Army. (One episode; 90 minutes; TV-PG)

Considering I'm in the middle of watching Small Island which is largely concerned with racial tensions in postwar England, I'd say this story is quite timely...

Foyle's War VI

Tomorrow night on Masterpiece Mystery, the 2010 season begins with the debut of the highly anticipated series VI of Foyle's War, starring Michael Kitchen as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in his first post-World War II cases. I absolutely adore this show, everything about it from the acting, costumes and settings to the scripts and historical detail is top-notch. If you've never watched this show but love a good historical mystery, I highly recommend checking it out over the next three weeks - and if you find yourself intrigued, Netflix series I-V. Watching the characters develop over the course of the show is a fantastic experience. Kudos to creator and writer Anthony Horowitz for creating this program and for consistently delivering amazing stories - the man's a genius. Here's some info about the show's run this season on Masterpiece:

Now that the war is over in Europe, Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen) finds he still has more battles to win in three gripping new 90-minute episodes. Tracking murderers, escapees and traitors, Foyle is joined by his former driver, Samantha "Sam" Stewart (Honeysuckle Weeks), and his old sergeant, Paul Milner (Anthony Howell), recently promoted to detective inspector in nearby Brighton.

Episodes of Foyle's War: Series VI

May 2, 2010 at 9pm
The Russian House

In the war's aftermath, Hastings is a transit point for Russian POWs who changed sides to fight for the Nazis and now face an uncertain future. The War Office assigns Foyle to track down one escapee, and the reason for his flight becomes shockingly clear.

May 9, 2010 at 9pm
Killing Time

Black American GIs waiting to be shipped home from their camp near Hastings find themselves unwelcome by locals. Tensions are complicated by a mother and her mixed-race baby who live in a rooming house run by Foyle's former driver Sam and her friend Adam Wainwright. A brutal murder ensues, and Foyle must solve it.

May 16, 2010 at 9pm
The Hide

Newly retired, Foyle is drawn to the case of a well-connected local man who is condemned to death for aiding the Nazis during the war. Foyle suspects the doomed man is concealing evidence that will exonerate him. Meanwhile, Sam and Adam fight for the survival of their rooming house — and discover they make a great team.

Masterpiece Mystery preview

I believe I linked to a page on the PBS website where this preview was embedded a while back, but it recently came to my attention that PBS uploaded the 2010 Masterpiece Mystery preview to YouTube. Enjoy clips from Foyle's War, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Inspector Lewis, Wallander, and the new modern-day Sherlock.

Masterpiece Mystery 2010 Schedule

PBS has finally, finally released the upcoming Masterpiece Mystery schedule. I am absolutely thrilled with this schedule:

FOYLE’S WAR
Michael Kitchen returns as Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in three brand new episodes of the acclaimed series. It is June 1945, and VE Day has been celebrated in Britain. The state of the country, however, is far from jubilant in the aftermath of war. Keen to retire, but bound to his old job by the steep rise in violent crime that swept the country, Foyle is thrust into the dangerous worlds of international conspiracy and execution, military racism and national betrayal. He must feel his way through this new world as he faces some of his toughest challenges and gripping plots to date. (All episodes 90 minutes.)

May 2 Foyle’s War, Series VI: “The Russian House”
May 9 Foyle’s War, Series VI: “Killing Time”
May 16 Foyle’s War, Series VI: “The Hide”

MISS MARPLE
Julia McKenzie is back in the role of Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth, pursuing a series of new crimes and dark occurrences. Appearances by Hugh Bonneville (Filth, Ms. Austen Regrets) and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) round out the stellar cast. (All episodes 90 minutes.)

May 23 Miss Marple, Series V: “The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side”
Jun. 6 Miss Marple, Series IV: “A Pocket Full of Rye” (Encore)
Jun 13 Miss Marple, Series IV: “Murder is Easy” (Encore)
Jun 20 Miss Marple, Series V: “The Secret of Chimneys”
Jun 27 Miss Marple, Series V: “The Blue Geranium”

HERCULE POIROT
David Suchet reprises his role as suave detective Hercule Poirot in three new episodes. Whether he’s on holiday or simply going about his business near his London home, Poirot finds himself exercising his “little grey cells” by helping police investigate crimes and murders…whether they ask for his help or not. (All episodes 90 minutes.)

Jul 11 Hercule Poirot, Series X: “Murder on the Orient Express”
Jul 18 Hercule Poirot, Series X: “The Third Girl”
Jul 25 Hercule Poirot, Series X: “Appointment with Death”
Aug 1 Hercule Poirot, Series IX: “Cat Among the Pigeons” (Encore)

INSPECTOR LEWIS
Kevin Whately returns for a third season as Inspector Lewis in five new episodes. Once again joined by Laurence Fox (A Room with a View) as Lewis’ young partner DS Hathaway, the detectives continue solving cases in the seemingly perfect academic haven of Oxford. (All episodes 90 minutes.)

Aug 8 Inspector Lewis, Series II: “Allegory of Love” (Encore)
Aug 15 Inspector Lewis, Series II: “Quality of Mercy” (Encore)
Aug 22 Inspector Lewis, Series II: “Point of Vanishing” (Encore)
Aug 29 Inspector Lewis, Series III: “Counter Culture Blues”

Additional Lewis titles to be announced.
 
You can watch a preview of the new season here. It looks like the schedule is not yet finalized (the Lewis series III eps have apparently not all been assigned broadcast dates yet) since the preview mentions the modern-day Sherlock series and Wallander series II. Perhaps those shows will be incorporated in the Contemporary season? We'll have to wait and see. :) Right now I'm most excited about the return of Foyle's War which is one of the best shows EVER. Seriously.