The last episode of Foyle's ...
Question: The last episode of
Foyle's War has aired. I'm not asking for your help in publicizing a campaign to send swords (foils, get it?) to the BBC. I'm not asking if there is a snowball's chance that the show will be picked up by, I don't know, the Cartoon Network. I'm simply marking the passing of a great series. Though they will be missed, I'm grateful to have spent any length of time with these characters. Now on to
Mad Men.
Answer: If only every series were allowed to reach as dignified and satisfying a conclusion as the final season of
Foyle's War (which, by the way, was produced by ITV, not the BBC). And while it makes sense to me that Foyle's story would end with the conclusion of the war, there's a very real possibility that we could see the show continue into post-WWII peacetime.
Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton told reporters at last month's TCA press tour that the producers and writers are talking with Michael Kitchen about extending the franchise: "It's a tough sell, but I really hope. And if there is a
Foyle's piece, we'll be there." So will the show's many fans, I'm sure.
