Factual error: Foyle's son is assigned to be a target for radar tracking, and he is assigned a Spitfire. However, the aircraft depicted is a four-bladed model, which didn't exist in 1940.
Foyle's War (2002)
1 mistake in Eagle Day
Starring: Michael Kitchen, Anthony Howell, Honeysuckle Weeks
DCS Christopher Foyle: The uniform suits you.
Andrew Foyle: Thanks. I wish I could say the same about your dressing gown.
Trivia: The fuel station features metal miniblinds in several scenes. These did not become available until the early 1940s and would aluminium be diverted from airplane production to blinds?
Question: Why does Foyle wear an overcoat at all times of the year? I know that the English summer is temperate, but always a long, floppy overcoat?
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Answer: He doesn't actually wear it all the time even in summer. In some episodes in the summer he simply wears his suit with jacket.