I agree with the other reviewers, this is a must see.
I just want to add 2 comments to already has been written
Michael Kitchen is outstanding in the series House of Cards trilogy volume 2.
In regard to Set 1 only ,I do not understand the excitement about Honeysuckle Weeks [Sam]. I have not seen the other volumes but in set one, I find her adequete but not outstanding.

THE FOYLES WAR SERIES IS WELL DONE, IT IS TRUE TO FORM OF THE TIME, THERE ARE EXCELLENT VIEWS OF THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE. IF YOU ARE A TRUE CHRISTIAN AND DECRY THE PROMISCUITY AND ENCOURAGED VIOLENCE ON TV ALLOWED BY THE NETWORKS TODAY YOU WILL FIND THIS SERIES A WELCOME RELIEF.

Love this series and how well done it is. My high school kids really learn about that period during the war and what daily life was like. Good morals and that is getting harder to find in shows these days. Well done

Take one of the most compelling, yet excessible times in modern history: England, during World War II. Mix in an intelligent, complex murder mystery & you have Foyle's War. Michel Kitchen is Christopher Foyle, the middle aged Detective Chief Superintendent of Hastings, a seaport south of London. He has been turned down repeatedly for active duty at the outbreak of the war. He is considered too valuable on the home front as the top cop in the area. England is expecting an invasion by the Germans before & after the disaster at Dunkirk. The first season consists of four 100 minute episodes (no commercials). Each of the four episodes closely follows real events from the war, starting chronologically from 1940 to 1945 in the fifth season. In the pilot "The German Woman" Foyle investgates the murder of a German national. Real events such as internment of Germans living near the coast, fear of invasion, hatered of anything or anybody German & the first taste of the bombing to come. Also covered in the first season, The Itailian declaration of war, antisematism, spies, terrorist & so much more. Foyle is disturbed by the new indifference people demonstrate over the individual murders of innocent people he must still investigate given the dying of thousands, a mere 30 miles away accross the channel. He is helped by his new driver, (he doesn'tdrive) Sam, (Honeysuckle Weeks)a "plucky" young lady who helps in many ways he can't even imagine. His
assitant, Paul, (Julian Overdon) is a severely injured vet from the ill-fated Norwegian invasion.
All five seasons are available on dvd along with interviews of the principals. I cannot recommend this British series strong enough.

Start at the beginning with this series and watch the months of World War II build up. This local constabulary reveals how the Brits faired at home during World War II. The characterizations are fine line drawings and the actors are superb. Such a period piece reveals why the Brits have such grit and why they are our allies even today. Makes you proud to have known what strength of purpose this war revealed at home. Hooks you into watching the entire series so you might as well buy it all now.