But so far it's been an utter joy. Occasionally they try to foist a modern sensibility on a 1940's drama, but generally it's been an utter joy. I hope the writing continues to stay top-notch. It just seems that Brits do this sort of thing better than the Americans. They know when to underplay a scene.
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But the writing stays sharp the whole way through. Only stumble was when they told the writer/creator that it was going to be canceled, and he had to rush the end of the war, then they didn't cancel. That area seems a bit rushed, but understandably so.
..Joe
Spoilers a-plenty: I've gotten there, and I'm a little perplexed. They were talking about V-E day being the end of the war. Maybe my historical perspective is skewed by being an American, but there was still a war in the Pacific. Did England drop out of the war after V-E Day?
I just looked it up, and Britain's involvement in the war in the Pacific is called "Britain's 'forgotten war.'" From the booklet that came along with the Foyle's War complete set I purchased, it looks like they forgot it, too. I expected the turn of focus to be on the boys in the Pacific. They didn't forget the young men who fought in North Africa. It's confusing.
The Brits knew V-E Day wasn't the end of the war, but for the one nation that held out against Hitler, it was a tremendous relief for them, The European war was over, and that meant that the boys in Europe were coming home.
Hitler was always perceived as the bigger threat to the world, and the US was the dominating force in the Pacific, so the UK could take a collective sigh of relief when the conflict ended in their part of the world.
..Joe
Thank you for your reply! That makes perfect sense!
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