What can you tell us about the new series of Foyles War?
“It’s very exciting – it’s only three parts this year, so they’re all like mini movies. It’s all about the period after the war, so it’s the tough time in England. Foyle’s obviously not working for the police force any more – he’s an advisor and he’s finding it hard to take his retirement seriously.”Your character is brought in for a love story, isn’t he?”Yes. My character – Adam Wainwright – bumps into Sam in London and through the depressing time in England, they find a love between them while battling through different scenarios. They become very close and Foyle sort of hands Sam over – it’s like the father approving of the new boyfriend!”Were you nervous about joining a long-running series?”It’s something I’d watched and I was a big fan of Honeysuckle [Weeks] and Michael [Kitchen], so it’s always a bit strange coming into something so established and playing a new big character. With a devout fan base, the pressure is on! But they were more than welcoming and the character is so lo
