Foyle's investigation into the death of a nameless Russian leads to a mysterious military facility and the discovery that the victim was a spy with dangerous connections to British intellige... Read allFoyle's investigation into the death of a nameless Russian leads to a mysterious military facility and the discovery that the victim was a spy with dangerous connections to British intelligence.Foyle's investigation into the death of a nameless Russian leads to a mysterious military facility and the discovery that the victim was a spy with dangerous connections to British intelligence.
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- TriviaDr. Ross attempts to give the dying Palenko a blood transfusion without apparently testing his blood type. He does this by using O-Negative blood, which can be given to any recipient. It was crucial to try and stabilise Palenko who was suffering massive blood loss. Had he survived a bit longer, they could then take the time to do a blood test and transfuse the appropriate blood type.
- GoofsThe election declaration includes the name, party and votes of each candidate. At that time only the name and votes were read out. When declarations were broadcast the reporter would typically add the party between the name and the vote, e.g. "John Smith" (reporter: "Labour") "5432 votes".
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Captain McDonald: [Anxious to leave] I'm sorry. I have a meeting. Is there anything else I can help you with?
Christopher Foyle: Well, I sincerely hope so. I've come to give you another opportunity to tell me the truth.
"The Cage" is the second episode of 'Foyle's War's' revival period, having returned 2013 after a three year absence when initially cancelled. While it is not 'Foyle's War' at its best and nowhere near among the series' best episodes, it is an improvement on the previous episode "The Eternity Ring" and a worthy episode in its own right. That episode did have a lot of fine things, but was rather chaotic, rushed and not always easy to follow, one of the lesser 'Foyle's War' episodes to me.
Not everything works. The episode is at its least compelling with the character of Adam and his politics subplot, all the other regular characters have much more personality and development and the politics subplot just meanders and doesn't add anything really. It just seemed like an attempt to make Adam more interesting but doesn't achieve that.
While it is much better paced than "The Eternity Ring", the story easier to follow and the filming closer to prime 'Foyle's War' than the chaotic nature some of the previous episode had, somehow a more deliberate pace would have worked better with a series where all the story lines are quite complex.
However, the quality of the production values are high. 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 and while the story could have been much better told it still maintains interest.
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 and after the war in a new light. This was a bold move and dealt with a lot of honesty and tact. The character tensions were also handled very well and added a lot of intrigue.
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 and Hilda and Arthur are worthy regular characters, if not yet as interesting as Milner (very much missed).
All the supporting cast do a very good job.
In summary, a strong episode if not a 'Foyle's War' high point. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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