‘Timeless Masterpiece’ war drama inspired by real story now streaming for free
A “truly excellent” series can now be streamed for free, with fans branding it “the best television show they have ever watched”.
“One of the best historical dramas” can be watched over and over again, as the show is now available to stream for free.
Airing for eight seasons over a 13-year period, Foyle’s War revolved around Hasting’s Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle (played by Michael Kitchen) during and after the Second World War.
Foyle’s War stars actor Michael Kitchen as Det Ch Sup Christopher Foyle. (Image: ITV)
“The scripts are intelligent, the plots engrossing and, with casts drawn from the cream of British actors, the performances are impeccable,” someone posted on IMDb.
A fellow fan shared: “The two simple and only facts you really need to know about this program are that [Michael] Kitchen is an underrated genius and that as detective/murder mysteries go this is, and will remain, a timeless masterpiece.”
A third questioned: “A truly excellent series, where would we be without it?”
Someone else commented: “It’s a wonderful series, for my money it’s one of the best. 10/10.”
A string of fans are also in agreement, calling Foyle’s War “the best television show I have ever watched” and stating that it is “one of the best historical dramas I have ever seen”.
While Foyle himself and the supporting cast are fictional, Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz has previously shared that a lot of the storylines are based on real-life events.
All eight seasons of Foyle’s War are available to stream on ITVX. (Image: ITV)
In an essay for Radio Times in 2015, he shared: “I’ve found myself touching on stories that are often dark and disconcerting, all the more so because they are absolutely true.”
He also told The Telegraph that he worked with the Imperial War Museum to find out more true stories about the Second World War for the show.
Horowitz explained: “It’s strange that we would never have been able to tell these stories to a mass audience if we were not seen and promoted as a ‘murder mystery’ show…
“But the greatest pleasure, for me, has been not the crimes but the way we have been able to explore this extraordinary period in British history.
“These are stories that deserve to be told and I’m proud that we have told so many of them.”
Foyle’s War is available to watch on ITVX.
SOURCE: EXPRESS