I've been watching Foyle's War. An ITV production out of Britain, it is the story of a police inspector and his staff working out of Hastings during WWII.

The settings are period, the costumes authentic and the stories beautifully written.  But the acting stands in a category of it's own. It is superb.

The reason [well, one of the reasons] I'm writing about it is because of it's authenticity. It takes you there. It places the observer in the middle of the story.  I find myself asking, often, what would I do in that situation?  At first I take the high road and say to myself I would, of course, always do the honorable thing.  But then I decide to get real and consider, as well as I am able, to feel things as though I am there.  What would I do?  Can I even answer that w/o actually experiencing each situation?  I don't know.

What I do know is that I am asking myself these questions in the first place.  Oh, it's not the first time I've asked myself that while reading or watching a story or newscast.  But it is the first time I find myself asking it as often.

The second reason I'm writing about it is to let you know about the series [if you aren't familiar w/it already].  I'm getting it through Amazon but I believe it's available elsewhere, too.  If you're at all interested in mysteries, period pieces or just wonderfully told stories, I highly recommend it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310455/