Scrobs has been re-watching the whole series of Foyle's War of late.
We bought the entire box set some time ago, and always felt enthralled by the performance of Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks and the supporting cast with some excellent names and acting in several excellent stories.
Watching the various films again has been a bit of a revelation, as the plots have become clearer, the narrative more understandable, and generally, they're all still a superb example of excellence from ITV!
I'm near the end of the series; Foyle has left the police force, and one of the occasional names from previous programmes is taking a major element of the stories - Ellie Haddington who has a amazing part as Hilda Pierce of MI5.
When we first watched the series years ago, and Hilda appeared on the scene, we almost felt a shiver at the depth of a brilliant part played in an amazing style! Now she's a 'regular', after ending one of the films last evening, I mused as to how she would have made a fantastic 'M' from the Bond films...
Judi Dench was indeed excellent, but now she's 'retired', I'm going to vote for Hilda Pierce - Amazon MGM please note!
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