N/R
Starring Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell
Created by Anthony Horowitz
The Story:
It's 1940 and World War II is in full swing. Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle (Kitchen) had requested a transfer to join the war effort, but was denied. Instead, he is going to have to keep the Hastings Police on the south coast of England safe from crime. Given a driver (Weeks) and a wounded veteran (Howell) to round out his team, Foyle soon comes to realize that crime doesn't stop just because war has engulfed the region.
Well, this was certainly a step in the right direction compared to Downtown Abbey.
I have only watched the first episode, and there were some slow spots, as the show seems to run just a bit long.
It seems like a slightly shorter run-time and the show could be tightened up considerably.
However, things actually happened during the entire running time of the episode unlike Abbey.
That said, it is an interesting concept: a police procedural set at the onset of World War II, in one of the regions most affected by war.
I definitely won't be marathoning this anytime soon, but I can see dusting off an episode now and again if I've got nothing else to watch.
The dilemma: it seems like I've ALWAYS got something else to watch.
Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: Seemed to be a B- range... but I'm going to end up with a C+. It means well, but I'll have to see if it tightens up in a 2nd episode.
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Definitely no to a purchase, but I will probably watch a few more episodes.
