Milner is unhappy with his new DCS and has asked for a transfer, but after the DCS is murdered, Foyle comes out of retirement to replace him.Milner is unhappy with his new DCS and has asked for a transfer, but after the DCS is murdered, Foyle comes out of retirement to replace him.Milner is unhappy with his new DCS and has asked for a transfer, but after the DCS is murdered, Foyle comes out of retirement to replace him.
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- TriviaDuring the war approximately 90 million aerial photographs were taken. Of them, some 10 million still survive.
On one occasion, a photo analyst was looking through his stereo viewer of a pair of aerial photos. He noticed an image of a man standing up against a wall, responding to the call of nature. A lot of hilarity ensued among the photo analysts and many of them took turns looking at the image. But then someone noticed something else.
Nearby was a set of strange rails and they also saw some tube-like objects - things that would have been overlooked were it not for the man in the photo. It turned out that this was a launcher for V1 "doodle bug" flying bombs. Thanks to the man's need for relief, the bombers were alerted and were able to take down a rocket site.
- GoofsThe episode opens with an obviously Catholic confession (since only Catholics practice confession and the confessor is seen praying the rosary). The character confesses to "breaking the 6th Commandment," and the priest replies: "You've killed someone?" In the Catholic tradition "Thou shalt not kill" is the 5th Commandment; it is the 6th Commandment in the Protestant tradition.
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Rev. Aubrey Stewart: So why don't you tell us what you're doing with yourself, now you've been thrown out of the police?
Samantha Stewart: I wasn't thrown out, I resigned. Anyway, I can't tell you anything except I'm making a vital contribution to the war effort.
Rev. Aubrey Stewart: I'll drink to that.
Samantha Stewart: It's not the same, you know, sir. You should have stayed.
DCS Christopher Foyle: Really?
Samantha Stewart: Well, if you're writing a wartime history of the Hastings police, you ought to stay until the last chapter.
DCS Christopher Foyle: No... Belongs to somebody else.
Samantha Stewart: DCS Meredith, you mean. He was the one who fired me.
Rev. Aubrey Stewart: I thought you said you resigned?
Samantha Stewart: Well, I would have... Given the chance.
I'll start by saying the writing throughout this episode is utterly impeccable, it's such a cohesive story with incredibly interesting elements, some wonderfully interesting historical points as well, such as the freedom of Father Keppler, and the explanation of him being a category C German.
It's a brilliant story, with excellent characters, as a viewer you will pity Jane, and utterly loathe Adam, particularly well played by Vince Leigh. Julian Wadham was born to play a Wing Commander, but thee star of the show is Malcolm Sinclair, who does a fantastic job as the German Priest.
Some lovely humorous moments, Foyle dictating his works to Sam is a wonderful moment, you get the sense that these two superb actors enjoy working with one another. The ending is perhaps a little cheesy, but you can't help but watch it with a wry smile.
Quality. 9/10
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- May 29, 2017
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