David Richards (9) (1948–2017)

At the beginning Foyle is still trying to retire, by the end he is no longer a police detective but he's still assisting in cases. Another trilogy of cases. The Russian House; Killing TIme and The Hide. Full of twists and turns and people being very people. There's racism; treachery and politics sprinkled liberally and the characters work hard to uncover the truth as best they can.

I really like the characters and how they're portrayed and look forward to more.

We watched the three comedies over three weeks, but missed out MacBeth as reviews suggested it was a bit gory. The other three were extremely well done, set in the 21st century. 'Taming of the shrew' and 'Much ado about nothing' were only loosely based on Shakespeare's plays, though 'A midsummer night's dream' was much closer to the original.

Great acting, good chemistry, and very clever scripts. We were surprised how much we enjoyed these. Definitely recommended if you like this kind of show more thing, and don't object to Shakespeare's ideas being adapted so extensively.

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Three good episodes of this great British War Mystery. Not quite as good as the original 5 sets.

I would call these efforts failures. Phew!