As the first post-war series of 'Foyle's War comes to an end Foyle is given the task of protecting a vital asset in MI-5's operations against the Soviets. That asset is a former member of the SS who insists that he only worked behind a desk. He believes that somebody is after him; he has seen somebody following him and he has received a bullet in the post. As Foyle investigate several possible threats emerge; the people sharing a house with him clearly know dislike him, we've seen a man follow him in the opening scene and to complicate things further the Americans want him for reasons that aren't made immediately apparent. In a secondary story a man approaches Sam's MP husband to complain about a fraud involving his land which was compulsorily purchased during the war; Sam uses her MI-5 connections to track down the man responsible; something that is quite illegal and could get Foyle in trouble.
This episode was a good conclusion to this series; the plot involving the Nazi gave the story a war time element and raised the question about what one should do with former enemies who may have committed atrocities but happen to be more useful unpunished. There were a good number of potential killers who might try to kill the German so the viewer was left guessing. There were also one or two twists that I've endeavoured not to spoil here. The secondary story was unrelated to the main plot but didn't prove to be a distraction. As always the cast did a fine; Michael Kitchen was born to play Foyle and Honeysuckle Weeks is delightful as Sam; the rest of the cast put in good performances as well. The only real weak point in the episode was the way the Americans were shown as more than a little overbearing; still that is a minor quibble. I enjoyed this first new post war series and hope Foyle returns again.
This episode was a good conclusion to this series; the plot involving the Nazi gave the story a war time element and raised the question about what one should do with former enemies who may have committed atrocities but happen to be more useful unpunished. There were a good number of potential killers who might try to kill the German so the viewer was left guessing. There were also one or two twists that I've endeavoured not to spoil here. The secondary story was unrelated to the main plot but didn't prove to be a distraction. As always the cast did a fine; Michael Kitchen was born to play Foyle and Honeysuckle Weeks is delightful as Sam; the rest of the cast put in good performances as well. The only real weak point in the episode was the way the Americans were shown as more than a little overbearing; still that is a minor quibble. I enjoyed this first new post war series and hope Foyle returns again.