Character: Assistant Commissioner R.F. Summers
Actor: Edward Fox
Episode: The German Woman

Top British actor Edward Fox makes a rare TV appearance in Foyle's War.

"I play Foyle's boss Summers, who's the assistant commissioner of police. I haven't worked for a while because I don't do so much now, but I really wanted to do this. I thought it was a good story well told.

"You read the script and you decide to act the part. It always helps to be in the right costume. Once I got Summers' uniform on I became upright. He is very military, in flared trousers, a jacket with brass buttons and lots of medals."

The role brought back memories of Edward's youth. "I grew up hearing Winston Churchill's voice. I have many memories of a childhood in the war and most of them are good."

Edward is one of the country's most prestigious actors with a long illustrious career in theatre, television and film. Among the best known of his films are The Day of the Jackal, A Bridge Too Far, The Duelists, Ghandi, The Jokers, Oh! What A Lovely War and The Go-Between. The Voysey Inheritance, Portrait of a Lady, The Bachelors, Churchill's People and Gulliver's Travels are among his TV credits.

But his favourite role remains Edward VIII in Edward and Mrs Simpson - which won him a BAFTA for Best Actor. "It was a good time and an interesting job to do," he says.

Edward is now part of an acting dynasty, with his wife, actress Joanna David, and their daughter Emilia Fox.

September 2002; Publicity Release