S4.E1

Invasion

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

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8.0/10

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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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9/10

The Americans are here!

It has always baffled me that to date Invasion sits at the bottom of the ratings pile, I actually think this is a great, and rather important episode.

Invasion, I always assume referred to the arrival of the Americans, Foyle gets a dig in about them being late, but also adds in the level of gratitude felt by their presence.

It's a great story, Zoe Tapper's character seemed to be marked out as the victim very early on, she was trouble, the solution comes as a surprise.

Some great scenes between Foyle and the US Captain. Fortunately we would see him again. I did question whether the US troops would have behaved in such a way to a superior Officer, not sure.

My one issue here, is Keith Baron's accent, I loved him as an actor, but he is a little inconsistent here with his chosen dialect(s.)

Excellent, 9/10.