# Another season of Foyle's War available on Netflix **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447 "2014-09-14T01:12:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/1 "2014-09-14T01:12:28Z")
Not sure if they have the complete season or not, as there are only 3 episodes streaming … Sill, a wonderful series and I’m happy to see _any_ new episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/2 "2014-09-14T06:15:39Z")
Are they making an eighth season? There’s a listing for one in wikipedia, but I can’t find any official word, and I thought I heard Michael Kitchen was packing it in after season seven. I was kinda digging their transforming it into a show about espionage in season seven, so I’m hoping we get another season of that. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/3 "2014-09-15T09:45:05Z")
Ooh! I didn’t even think there would be a new series. Thank you for the heads up! A lovely period piece and Michael Kitchen’s Foyle is a delight. Likeable and lowkey, always very gentlemanly, but there’s a definite prickly side to him that one doesn’t expect from Michael Kitchen characters. And I really liked Sam, too. I miss whatshisname, Milner, though. Yes, **Simplico** , [there’s an eighth series (or ninth, according to this article… I have no idea what the real deal is) that’s been commissioned for 2015](http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20131120/foyles-war-renewed-for-ninth-season-in-2015). And there are some \*verrrry \* interesting angles mentioned in that article. The subject of IG Farben and industrialists who profited from the war, for example. Great to know–thank you, **Boyo Jim**! ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/4 "2014-09-15T09:53:10Z")
> [@choie](#): > > I miss whatshisname, Milner, though. I liked him to, but it was always kind of distracting that the actor clearly forgot he was supposed to be an amputee after the first season. At one point he actually kicks a ner-do-well into a wall during a fight. Apparently WWII era prosthetics were incredible! > [@](#): > > They’re calling what’s officially the Seventh Series “Season 8.” But the actual eighth series won’t air until 2015. In fact, [there’s not just an eighth series to air in 2015, but a ninth has been commissioned too](http://www.theoaklandpress.com/arts-and-entertainment/20131120/foyles-war-renewed-for-ninth-season-in-2015)! And there are some \*verrrry \* interesting angles mentioned in that article. Thanks for the confirmation. I couldn’t find anything and was convinced wikipedia just had a stub article for a season that wasn’t going to happen. Something to look forward to. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/5 "2014-09-15T15:13:45Z")
I love Foyle’s War, but I don’t remember where we left off. I think the war was ending, is that right or possible? Wait, Foyle quit! (I think; it was a while ago) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/6 "2014-09-15T15:22:16Z")
I can only speak to what has been shown on Neflix, which might be only a subset of what was originally broadcast on TV, During the original run, Foyle quit and was coaxed back a couple of different times, IIRC. The end of the previous series had him leaving again, and boarding a ship to America, The new episodes of Netflix show him getting off the ship that returns him to England. There are some references in the script as to what he did in America, but we never see him there. He is recruited to work for MI-5, and through some convoluted means, reunited with Sam. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/7 "2014-09-15T23:53:21Z")
Any idea when this new series will be on PBS or BBC America or what have you? ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/8 "2014-09-17T00:46:30Z")
I think _Foyle’s War_ is easily one of the best TV shows I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch. Saw that the 3 new episodes were on, and my wife and I binged them in one night. Now I has sad! I loved the original story line, and the new story line is awesome, too. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/9 "2014-12-30T14:20:49Z")
> [@BobArrgh](#): > > I think _Foyle’s War_ is easily one of the best TV shows I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch. Saw that the 3 new episodes were on, and my wife and I binged them in one night. Now I has sad! > > I loved the original story line, and the new story line is awesome, too. Ditto. I really wish they would make more. Not only is the acting good throughout, they are really good whodunnits as well. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/10 "2014-12-30T14:30:32Z")
This is probably a bizarre observation, but one thing that struck me is that the characters look like real, ordinary people. On too many TV shows, everyone is gorgeous, with the exception of the evil characters or the comedy relief, and they go to the other extreme with them. But on Foyle’s Law, all of the characters seem genuine and believable because they look like regular folks. We were probably halfway thru the series on Netflix when this occurred to me. I don’t know what that says about me… ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/11 "2014-12-30T14:39:21Z")
Go Sam! Foyle’s War is an amazing show, one of my favorite whodunnits. The acting’s very good, and the artistry in the filming is also great. I heard that Honeysuckle Weeks (actress for Sam) and Micheal Kitchen are actually close friends IRL, which probably adds to the show. (Also, I need to point out: Honeysuckle Weeks is an amazing name.) > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > This is probably a bizarre observation, but one thing that struck me is that the characters look like real, ordinary people. On too many TV shows, everyone is gorgeous, with the exception of the evil characters or the comedy relief, and they go to the other extreme with them. But on Foyle’s Law, all of the characters seem genuine and believable because they look like regular folks. > > We were probably halfway thru the series on Netflix when this occurred to me. I don’t know what that says about me… Now that you mention it, you’re right - everyone’s not a beauty queen, which is a nice change from most shows. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-season-of-foyles-war-available-on-netflix/698447/12 "2014-12-30T18:15:15Z")
A rather jarring reminder that Michael Kitchen is a British Boomer. (Safe for everyone) _[Foyle's War Theme\_Plugged: Michael Kitchen - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLI91MJ2-g)_