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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- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsWhen 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.
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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...
- ConnectionsFeatured in Masterpiece Mystery: Foyle's War, Series IV: Invasion (2007)
When the GI (Joe Franetti) is talking to Samantha Stewart about his military service, he says he received training at Fort Benning in Virginia. Fort Benning is located in the state of Georgia, not Virginis.
Second, a reference is made to the medicine streptomycin. According to the internet site "Foyle's war.com" this episode is set in August 1942. Streptomycin was not discovered until 1944.
I hope the producers/director will do a better job in researching all the facts about the events in wartime Great Britain. This is one of the best series on television. Please don't let poor research degrade this excellent production.
- gacrum32
- Mar 1, 2006
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