S4.E1

Invasion

Episode aired Jan 15, 2006
TV-14
1h 33m

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American troops arrive in Britain and the Corps of Engineers building an airstrip on a Hastings farm is met with resentment.American troops arrive in Britain and the Corps of Engineers building an airstrip on a Hastings farm is met with resentment.American troops arrive in Britain and the Corps of Engineers building an airstrip on a Hastings farm is met with resentment.

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Foyle's War: Invasion

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Trivia
The decorations for the dance at the American base incorporate the Morse code symbol for "V" (...-). This was commonly used in World War II as a symbol for victory and was often associated with the first four notes in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Goofs
When Captain Kieffer initially tries to block Foyle's attempts to investigate the murder, he points out that the American base in technically American soil. This is incorrect, since the base is not an embassy or consulate.

Quotes
[last lines]
Captain John Kieffer: I'm new here. I know how you British are always murdering each other, but I didn't expect to get caught up in it like that, so, uh... maybe I behaved like a jerk.
Christopher Foyle: Well, you did much that was right.
Captain John Kieffer: Can we put all this behind us?
Christopher Foyle: Course.
Captain John Kieffer: Good. And in the interest of furthering British - U.S. friendship, I happen to have a quart of Jack Daniels in the back. Don't suppose you'd care to come back to the base and help me in drinking it, would you?
Christopher Foyle: To, um, help the war effort?
Captain John Kieffer: Exactly.
Christopher Foyle: Don't see why not.
Captain John Kieffer: Climb aboard.
[they get in the Jeep and start off]
Christopher Foyle: By the way, what's a jerk?
Captain John Kieffer: Ah, let me explain.
Christopher Foyle: Nothing to do with dried meat?
Captain John Kieffer: Nothing to do with dried meat. That's jerky.
Christopher Foyle: That's jerky.
Captain John Kieffer: Okay, look, a jerk is someone who... i-it's...

Connections
Featured in Masterpiece Mystery: Foyle's War, Series IV: Invasion (2007)

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3/10

First Clunker...

I was really disappointed with this episode & thought it showed far too much revisionism in both its historical reference points (some of which have been commented upon elsewhere, specifically having to do with inaccurate locations & anomalies in medical history) and especially the stereotypical behavior of bigoted locals and boorish "Yanks".

In particular the rude behavior by the American sergeant towards Foyle in front of his captain without a breath of a reprimand rings loudly false but also the extremely outgoing uninhibited yahoo behavior of the "Yank" soldiers which would not have been in character with 1940s recruits though of course highly amusing and identifiable with 21st century "hip" viewers.

A real disappointment.