It starts at the beginning of WW2 and ends a few years after the end of the war. Foyle is Chief Superintendent based in Hastings who appears to answer to the Metroplitan Police rather than the local Chief Constable . His staff is a DEtective Sergeant with a wooden leg which cures itself after a few episodes and a female driver. There are other Police officers who work at Hastings Police station but nobody else above the rank of Sergeant. Realistically it is way off beam but the stories and acting are excellent. After the war Foyle is recruiting by Hilda Pierce from the secret service. The two outstanding characters are Foyle and Hilda Pierce
Review of Foyle's War
