Foyle’s War, the British detective ITV TV drama series from the creative talent of Anthony Horowitz of the deserved & acclaimed  ‘Midsomer Murders’ & ‘Hercule Poirot’ series,  has been shooting the London scenes for the first of the last ever, three new episodes of Foyle’s War 2009 Series 7 here in London, on our doorstep.

Set in June 1945, VE Day is being celebrated in London and Europe, whilst the war continues on further shores…

SHTA Chair,  Simon caught up with lead star cast member Michael Kitchen  who plays Superintendant Christopher Foyle and Honeysuckle Weeks (Samantha “Sam” Stuart) on a tight filming schedule in Cartwright Gardens and Burton street in WC1, transforming the Avalon Hotel back to its ‘hay day’, and the area  back to the 1940’s.

The crew, actors/actresses and support staff were fantastic, conciderate and patient given that their set was slap bang in the middle of a busy Bloomsbury street (Kings Cross ward), of people going about their very ordinary and routine daily business.

Carrying a camera in my bag 24/7, I have a ‘thing’ about catching the social and changing history of London in images, it’s one of my hobbies I rather enjoy and a legacy to leave for later generations to come.

I took my camera out and snapped a few pictures, how could you not?

Asked by one of the senior managers, very politely if I was Paparazzi, after my embarrassment I was slightly flattered at being given the credibility of being a professional photographer but declined, and admitted the fact that I was only merely a local resident with an enthusiastic interest in photography who happened to be in the right place at the right time (shopping for cat food for a very fussy cat) and would be posting the photographs on our residents website for the wider community.

All on the way to Waitrose, one of the very many reasons,  I love London.

Foyle’s War 2009 Series 7 – the last – no more – the end – showing on ITV on a television set, PC, laptop  or mobile device in your area soon.

Simon Lamrock

Chair SHTA