Foyle's War: The French Drop
10:00 pm - 10:10 pm, Thursday, January 15 on ITV3 (10)
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The French Drop
Season 3, Episode 1
When a man's charred remains are found after an explosion, Foyle's investigations lead him to a top secret intelligence organisation. With murder and deception rife among its members, the race is on to find out the truth, but the detective's discoveries threaten his future career. Wartime drama, starring Michael Kitchen with guests Angela Thorne, Ronald Pickup and Samuel West
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Cast & Crew
Michael Kitchen
(Actor)
.. Christopher Foyle
Anthony Howell
(Actor)
.. Paul Milner
Honeysuckle Weeks
(Actor)
.. Sam Stewart
Angela Thorne
(Actor)
.. Lady Anne Messinger
Ronald Pickup
(Actor)
.. Sir Giles Messinger
Samuel West
(Actor)
.. Wintringham
Geoffrey Freshwater
(Actor)
.. Sgt Eric Rivers
Lydia Leonard
(Actor)
.. Marion Greenwood
Timothy Kightley
(Actor)
.. Cooper
Jake Harders
(Actor)
.. Frenchman
Amanda Pointer
(Actor)
.. Receptionist at Admiralty
Rupert Frazer
(Actor)
.. Howard
Timothy Carlton
(Actor)
.. Admiral Francis
Brian Poyser
(Actor)
.. Aubrey Stewart
Ellie Haddington
(Actor)
.. Hilda Pierce
Tony Haygarth
(Actor)
.. Maccoby
Goran Kostic
(Actor)
.. Jan Komorowski
Paul Brennen
(Actor)
.. Eric Stafford
William Scott Masson
(Actor)
.. Jacques Dumont
Raymond Coulthard
(Actor)
.. Nicholson
Deborah Findlay
(Actor)
.. Evelyn Cresswell
Dave Hill
(Actor)
.. Jack Fenner
John Grillo
(Actor)
.. Pilkington
Markus Napier
(Actor)
.. German SD Officer
Murray McArthur
(Actor)
.. Guard at Hill House
Jill Green
(Executive producer)
Anthony Horowitz
(Executive producer)
Gavin Millar
(Director)
Keith Thompson
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Michael Kitchen
(Actor)
.. Christopher Foyle
Born:
October 31, 1948
in
Leicester
Best Known For:
Foyle's War.
Early-life:
Born October 31, 1948, in Leicester. As a boy, he was the head chorister in the Church of the Martyrs choir. The acting bug bit early, and he started treading the boards with the National Youth Theatre and later the Belgrade Theatre. He then went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he won the Emile Littler Award, which is given to students with outstanding talent and aptitude for the professional theatre. He graduated in 1969.
Career:
Kitchen immediately began gaining roles on stage, quickly building a reputation for himself. He was also keen to shun small parts in glossy productions, preferring to play larger roles in less well-attended plays. He made his movie debut in 1971's little-seen Unman, Wittering and Zigo, following it up with Dracula AD 1972. Since then, he's worked steadily on TV and in films. Among his most famous projects are Brimstone and Treacle, Breaking Glass, Out of Africa, The Russia House, Dandelion Dead, A&E and the hugely acclaimed TV series Foyle's War. He also appeared in two of Pierce Brosnan's Bond movies and starred in ITV's 2007 drama Mobile.
Quote:
On playing criminals: "I've done quite a few very unpleasant, extremely nasty people and they keep coming - but there seems to be a lot more money in evil, so I'm happy to take them."
Trivia:
Kitchen has two sons with Rowena Miller, whom he met while she was a dresser at the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late 1980s.
Anthony Howell
(Actor)
.. Paul Milner
Honeysuckle Weeks
(Actor)
.. Sam Stewart
Angela Thorne
(Actor)
.. Lady Anne Messinger
Ronald Pickup
(Actor)
.. Sir Giles Messinger
Born:
June 07, 1940
in
Chester
Best Known For:
A string of film and TV roles.
Early-life:
Ronald Alfred Pickup was born in Chester on June 7, 1940 to Daisy and Eric. Ronald went on to train to become an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his TV debut in a 1964 edition of Doctor Who. Since then, Ronald has been a regular fixture on the stage, in the cinema and on TV screens.
Career:
During his long and prolific career, Pickup has made guest appearances in the likes of Crown Court, Matlock, Bergerac, Boon, Lovejoy, Silent Witness, Casualty, The Bill, Hustle, and New Tricks. He had recurring roles in Wagner, Moving, Fortunes of War, The Rector's Wife, Ivanhoe, and Holby City. His film credits include The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Nijinsky (1980), Never Say Never Again (1983), The Mission (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), Lolita (1997), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and its 2015 sequel. Pickup is also an established stage actor with roles in a number of productions, including Three Sisters, Amy's View, and Waiting for Godot.
Quote:
"Working with Laurence Olivier was like the culmination of an ambition from when I was about nine-years-old."
Trivia:
Pickup was nominated for an Olivier award for his role in Amy's View.
Samuel West
(Actor)
.. Wintringham
Born:
June 19, 1966
in
London
Best Known For:
His roles in Howards End and Hornblower.
Early-life:
Samuel Alexander Joseph West was born in south London on June 19, 1966, to thespians Prunella Scales and Timothy West. He has a younger brother, Joe, and an older half-sister, Juliet, from his father's first marriage. His childhood was spent either at home with his mother or visiting his father on location around the globe. His parents discouraged him from becoming an actor, and at first it seemed their ploy worked when he concentrated on studying science at school. He planned to study physics at Oxford University, but switched to English.
Career:
West had a small part in TV series Nanny when he was 13, but didn't become hooked on acting until appearing with Oxford University's theatre group. He went on to appear in a TV adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia as Prince Caspian, but 1992's Howards End was his big break, earning him a Bafta nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Since then he's appeared in A Feast at Midnight, Carrington, Persuasion, Jane Eyre, Stiff Upper Lips, Hornblower, Iris, and Van Helsing. He also starred in the critically acclaimed play ENRON in 2009 and alongside his father in Caryl Churchill's two-hander A Number, in 2011. In 2012 he appeared as grumpy angel Zac Gist in ITV1's fantasy drama Eternal Law. More recently he featured in Hyde Park on Hudson and Mr Selfridge.
Quote:
"The problem with being fashionable is you become unfashionable."
Trivia:
In 2005 West became the artistic director of Sheffield Theatres, eventually leaving two years later when the city's Crucible was closed for refurbishment. He's also directed a number of plays.
Geoffrey Freshwater
(Actor)
.. Sgt Eric Rivers
Lydia Leonard
(Actor)
.. Marion Greenwood
Timothy Kightley
(Actor)
.. Cooper
Jake Harders
(Actor)
.. Frenchman
Amanda Pointer
(Actor)
.. Receptionist at Admiralty
Rupert Frazer
(Actor)
.. Howard
Timothy Carlton
(Actor)
.. Admiral Francis
Brian Poyser
(Actor)
.. Aubrey Stewart
Ellie Haddington
(Actor)
.. Hilda Pierce
Tony Haygarth
(Actor)
.. Maccoby
Goran Kostic
(Actor)
.. Jan Komorowski
Paul Brennen
(Actor)
.. Eric Stafford
William Scott Masson
(Actor)
.. Jacques Dumont
Raymond Coulthard
(Actor)
.. Nicholson
Deborah Findlay
(Actor)
.. Evelyn Cresswell
Dave Hill
(Actor)
.. Jack Fenner
John Grillo
(Actor)
.. Pilkington
Markus Napier
(Actor)
.. German SD Officer
Murray McArthur
(Actor)
.. Guard at Hill House
Jill Green
(Executive producer)
Anthony Horowitz
(Executive producer)
Gavin Millar
(Director)
Keith Thompson
(Producer)
