"Jericho" and "Foyle's War"

[ghost of miles]

Yes--but it's listed as Season 5. In the UK Seasons 4 and 5 were only two episodes apiece, and for U.S. broadcast/DVD distribution purposes they were bundled together as "Season 4." Just a bit of odd duckery there... I've been trawling around for updates on broadcast times for the new, postwar shows (Season 7), but haven't found anything yet. I'm guessing they'll be shown in the UK this winter and on American PBS next summer.

[ghost of miles]

New episodes airing in May on the PBS station here in Bloomington. Here's a rundown of them, all set in the summer of 1945:

Series 7

It is June 1945 and while VE Day has been celebrated in Britain, the war continues elsewhere in the world. The immediate aftermath of war was not a time of jubilation and optimism, as had been expected. The country was exhausted and poverty-stricken, families torn apart and rations tighter than ever before. Like everyone else, Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle needs to feel his way in this new world as he faces some of his toughest challenges and gripping plots to date. 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.

The Russian House

CS Foyle stumbles upon an international cover up, which, if exposed could bring down the British government, and reveal the War Office’s darkest secret yet.

Killing Time

Foyle goes head to head against the might of the US army, as racial prejudices erupt when a local girl is found murdered, and the finger of suspicion points to a black GI at the US military base.

The Hide

The newly retired Foyle battles to save a young man accused of high treason from the executioner's noose, in a case that will shatter his personal world to the core.

[paul secor]

I look forward to seeing them. Thanks for the heads up.

[ghost of miles]

Weizen, you in particular might appreciate this--a glowing review of Foyle's War from the American Spectator:

Foyled Again: American Spectator on "Foyle's War"

According to reports on the FW discussion board, ratings for the new episodes have been through the roof in the UK, and there's talk of continuing the series with more of a Cold War/late 1940s theme (which would work well, I think...certainly there was highly problematic fallout from the war in Europe for years, esp. 1945-49, that could make for interesting storylines).

[paul secor]

Watched the first episode of the new Foyles and, while I enjoyed it, I felt that the plot was sacrificed to advance social/political issues. That's always been the case to some degree in Foyle's War, but this episode tipped the balance a bit too far away from the plot - at least for my tastes.

I'll continue to watch - I'm especially curious where the Milner character will go.

[ghost of miles]

Looks quite likely that there will indeed be another three episodes made, including a sequel to "Fifty Ships" (episode from an earlier season) that will take Foyle to America. This report from an Anthony Horowitz talk last week was posted to the Foyle's War discussion board:

It is very possible indeed that there will be a further series of FW. Mr Hwz will be meeting with Michael Kitchen next week to discuss it. Should there be a further series, it will consist again of three episodes, the first of which will be about Foyle's unfinished business with Howard Paige (yes!) and the other two seeing him in the 1945-49 period, possibly joining MI9.

Also this, from an interview with Horowitz posted at PBS:

PBS: 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?

AH: 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.

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

AH: 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

PBS: Can we look forward to a new series?

AH: 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.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Weizen, you in particular might appreciate this--a glowing review of Foyle's War from the American Spectator:

Foyled Again: American Spectator on "Foyle's War"

Hey Ghost -- appreciate the heads up on this piece.......have added 'em to the Netfix queue.