Foyle's War

Foyle's War2002

Foyle's War is a British detective drama television series set during (and shortly after) the Second World War, created by Midsomer Murders screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series Inspector Mors… more »



Hilda Pierce:
You like to inhabit dangerous territory, Mr Foyle.

DCS Christopher Foyle:
Well, not by choice.

Hilda Pierce:
Well, this time even you should tread carefully. I've stuck my neck out for you, and I have to say I felt a very cold breeze indeed. Operation Tiger, does that mean anything to you?

DCS Christopher Foyle:
M-might.

Hilda Pierce:
Slapton Sands in Devon.

DCS Christopher Foyle:
What happened there?

Hilda Pierce:
Nothing happened there. That's the official verdict, and that's the way it shall remain for many years to come.

DCS Christopher Foyle:
Unofficially?

Hilda Pierce:
You never spoke to me, I never gave you this, and it would be better if nobody ever found out you knew anything about it.

DCS Christopher Foyle:
All right.

Hilda Pierce:
Just remember: a war always hides a great many dirty secrets. This has been a long war, and this secret's very dirty indeed.

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