April 1941: Foyle questions three Land Army girls about a murder that occurs on a Hastings farm.April 1941: Foyle questions three Land Army girls about a murder that occurs on a Hastings farm.April 1941: Foyle questions three Land Army girls about a murder that occurs on a Hastings farm.
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- TriviaWhile the friendly approach is used with prisoners of war in this episode, the most effective means used by the British was to combine the civilized approach with quite a few hidden microphones. By keeping the stress down. the prisoners were more likely to discuss things between themselves, which resulted in the gathering of a great deal of useful intelligence.
- GoofsWhen Foyle and Milner sit down to dinner with the women there is a dish of Brussels sprouts on the table. These are a winter vegetable who's season is over by March. Elsewhere we are shown fields of bluebells. These flowers normally appear late April to Mid May.
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DCS Christopher Foyle: Where do you get your opinion of men?
Barbara Hicks: Experience.
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They Fought in the Fields
Creator Anthony Horowitz likes to look at different aspects of the war in each new story. Here he looks at the role of the Land Girls, the treatment of German POWs and grieving the loss of a son.
Foyle is called out when a German paratrooper is found dead, his parachute failed to open because the cord was cut off. Two others who survived a plane crash look agitated.
Hugh Jackson is a farmer whose body, drunk and shoe in the chest. It is believed to be suicide, his son has been called up, his wife left him some years ago to go off with a labourer. However another German paratrooper was found nearby so Foyle just wants to make sure the German was not involved in any foul play.
Foyle's investigations are hampered by supercilious Major Cornwall who deals with the German POWs by killing them with kindness. Foyle tells him that the Major should find out first what game they are playing first.
Foyle, Samantha and Milner are in the midst of the action here with various story threads. Sam helps out the Land Girls, one of whom has spent her time demeaning Sam. Her involvement with the Land Girls leads to unearth something deeply buried many years ago.
The various stories flowed very well but something just seemed like padding to me make it look feature length. It all sorted itself out rather to neatly. The people working in the farms were not a likable bunch and Foyle's German seems to have been a lot better than he has let on in previous episodes.
Foyle is called out when a German paratrooper is found dead, his parachute failed to open because the cord was cut off. Two others who survived a plane crash look agitated.
Hugh Jackson is a farmer whose body, drunk and shoe in the chest. It is believed to be suicide, his son has been called up, his wife left him some years ago to go off with a labourer. However another German paratrooper was found nearby so Foyle just wants to make sure the German was not involved in any foul play.
Foyle's investigations are hampered by supercilious Major Cornwall who deals with the German POWs by killing them with kindness. Foyle tells him that the Major should find out first what game they are playing first.
Foyle, Samantha and Milner are in the midst of the action here with various story threads. Sam helps out the Land Girls, one of whom has spent her time demeaning Sam. Her involvement with the Land Girls leads to unearth something deeply buried many years ago.
The various stories flowed very well but something just seemed like padding to me make it look feature length. It all sorted itself out rather to neatly. The people working in the farms were not a likable bunch and Foyle's German seems to have been a lot better than he has let on in previous episodes.
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