Defending Jacob vs Foyle's War
Defending Jacob has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.9/10 for Foyle's War). Foyle's War is the older of the two (2002 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Defending Jacob
Foyle's War| Defending Jacob | Foyle's War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2002 |
| Seasons | 1 | 9 |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Mark Bomback | Anthony Horowitz |
| Main cast | Michelle Dockery, Pablo Schreiber, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gabriel, Sakina Jaffrey | Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks |
Synopsis
Defending Jacob
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.
Foyle's War
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
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