S7.E3

Sunflower

Episode aired Apr 7, 2013
12
1h 29m

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Foyle is drawn into the bizarre murder of an ex-Nazi defector and leading expert on Soviet intelligence who had been working for MI5.Foyle is drawn into the bizarre murder of an ex-Nazi defector and leading expert on Soviet intelligence who had been working for MI5.Foyle is drawn into the bizarre murder of an ex-Nazi defector and leading expert on Soviet intelligence who had been working for MI5.

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Trivia
The character of Kurt Strasser is likely inspired by Kurt Meyer, the real commander of the 12th SS Panzergruppe Hitlerjungend. After the war he was found guilty of war crimes for the massacre of 20 Canadian soldiers in the garden of the Ardenne Abbey (near Caen) on June 7 and 8, 1944, during the Battle of Normandy. His sentence was commuted and he was released in 1954.

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In a flashback to Normandy in 1944, a Waffen-SS officer is seen to be wearing a black uniform with a red swastika armband. This uniform had been mostly taken out of service by 1941 in favor of the standard field grey uniform and would definitely never have been worn in combat,

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[last lines]
[as they drive out of the airfield]
Samantha Stewart: Where to, sir?
Christopher Foyle: Good question.

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9/10

No Shrinking Violets

This is an interesting use of the series. Foyle is playing in the big leagues, working in high espionage situations. In this one, a man who was once a Gestapo agent has come to work as a professor at a university. Even though he has a checkered past, he seems to be "valuable" to Foyle's employers. A man who is suffering from serious injuries, both mental and physical, recognizes this man. The aforementioned Nazi senses that someone is out to get him. Many players are brought into the fold, working undercover, to protect this guy. Or are they? Anyway, there are some quick changes in this episode, a few red herrings, and some good twists. I really enjoyed this.