Foyle's investigation of the death of a young black marketeer and stolen food is interrupted by his suspension on charges of sedition.Foyle's investigation of the death of a young black marketeer and stolen food is interrupted by his suspension on charges of sedition.Foyle's investigation of the death of a young black marketeer and stolen food is interrupted by his suspension on charges of sedition.
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- TriviaBoth Jonathan Tafler (Max Joseph) and Tom Bennett (Matthew Farley) have appeared in later episodes of Foyle's War, playing different characters.
- GoofsSam refers to bird-watchers as "twitchers" - the term was not used until the 1950s.
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[now that Sam and Andrew are seeing each other]
Samantha Stewart: Do you really have to go back?
Andrew Foyle: Yeah, soon. Arm's almost healed.
Samantha Stewart: Maybe I should break the other one?
Andrew Foyle: You keep your spanner away from me.
- ConnectionsReferences Gone with the Wind (1939)
Featured review
Foyle and the funk hole
Loved 'Foyle's War' and was immediately hooked when first getting into it. Love it even more now, on re-watches things that didn't quite make sense at first are clearer and things that were not noticed or appreciated before are and much admired. Everything that came over as brilliant on first viewings still are brilliant on re-watches.
Previous to this episode, none of the 'Foyle's War' episodes were bad, all of them actually being great or more. The same applies with "The Funk Hole", the second best to me of the Season 2 episodes after "Fifty Ships". Like with many 'Foyle's War' episodes, on re-watch there was much more appreciation had for how well established the character development, tone and themes are for so early on and things that didn't quite connect entirely at first made more sense on re-watches.
Have always admired the visual detail that went into 'Foyle's War' and how high quality the production values are, with beautiful costumes, the evocative way the characters are made up, the look of the houses and cars, pretty locations and authentic-looking scenery. The music is in keeping with the mood and doesn't overpower the drama while still making an impact.
Writing is intelligent, sophisticated and thought-provoking, establishing Foyle's personality with so much depth already and providing some tense and heart-tugging moments. The story is complicated, with a lot of strands that requires full attention, but clever and from start to finish intriguing. It paces itself deliberately but with so much going on it's never once dull and the twists and turns that slowly unfold keep coming. All the conflicts and how the period is portrayed are handled beautifully and tastefully and there is a real sense that war itself is a central character (a real strength of 'Foyle's War' in general with "The Funk Hole" being one of the stronger examples).
One thing that wasn't picked up by me but now is and admired hugely is the tackling of what was seen as truths but some really misconceptions and seeing British during the war in a new light. This was a bold move and dealt with a lot of honesty and tact. The background information is so well researched and is every bit as interesting as the mystery itself. The character tensions were also handled very well and added a lot of intrigue. Andrew is becoming more interesting with every episode.
Michael Kitchen is truly superb as Foyle, subtle, intensely determined, commanding and above all human. One of the most interesting television detectives there's ever been and Kitchen has rarely been better. Honeysuckle Weeks is charming and loyal, with some nice touches of subtle humour as ever, and Anthony Howell is wonderful. Julian Ovendon and his chemistry with Weeks gives the episode a lot of heart.
All the supporting cast, with the likes of Richard McCabe, Joanna David and Adrian Lukis, are hard to fault.
In conclusion, wonderful. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Previous to this episode, none of the 'Foyle's War' episodes were bad, all of them actually being great or more. The same applies with "The Funk Hole", the second best to me of the Season 2 episodes after "Fifty Ships". Like with many 'Foyle's War' episodes, on re-watch there was much more appreciation had for how well established the character development, tone and themes are for so early on and things that didn't quite connect entirely at first made more sense on re-watches.
Have always admired the visual detail that went into 'Foyle's War' and how high quality the production values are, with beautiful costumes, the evocative way the characters are made up, the look of the houses and cars, pretty locations and authentic-looking scenery. The music is in keeping with the mood and doesn't overpower the drama while still making an impact.
Writing is intelligent, sophisticated and thought-provoking, establishing Foyle's personality with so much depth already and providing some tense and heart-tugging moments. The story is complicated, with a lot of strands that requires full attention, but clever and from start to finish intriguing. It paces itself deliberately but with so much going on it's never once dull and the twists and turns that slowly unfold keep coming. All the conflicts and how the period is portrayed are handled beautifully and tastefully and there is a real sense that war itself is a central character (a real strength of 'Foyle's War' in general with "The Funk Hole" being one of the stronger examples).
One thing that wasn't picked up by me but now is and admired hugely is the tackling of what was seen as truths but some really misconceptions and seeing British during the war in a new light. This was a bold move and dealt with a lot of honesty and tact. The background information is so well researched and is every bit as interesting as the mystery itself. The character tensions were also handled very well and added a lot of intrigue. Andrew is becoming more interesting with every episode.
Michael Kitchen is truly superb as Foyle, subtle, intensely determined, commanding and above all human. One of the most interesting television detectives there's ever been and Kitchen has rarely been better. Honeysuckle Weeks is charming and loyal, with some nice touches of subtle humour as ever, and Anthony Howell is wonderful. Julian Ovendon and his chemistry with Weeks gives the episode a lot of heart.
All the supporting cast, with the likes of Richard McCabe, Joanna David and Adrian Lukis, are hard to fault.
In conclusion, wonderful. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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