A Touch of Frost (1992– )

DI Frost is an old-school no-nonsense copper who believes in traditional policing methods. Assisted by several officers including the ever-able DS Toolan, Frost uses what he knows about the... See full summary »

Stars:

David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons

11 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Jason	...	DI Frost (42 episodes, 1992-2010)
Bruce Alexander	...	Supt. Mullett (42 episodes, 1992-2010)
John Lyons	...	D.S. Toolan (39 episodes, 1992-2010)
Arthur White	...	Ernie Trigg (27 episodes, 1994-2010)
James McKenna	...	Sgt. Brady (25 episodes, 1996-2010)
David McKail	...	Dr. McKenzie (20 episodes, 1992-2008)
David Gooderson	...	Pathologist (18 episodes, 1992-2006)

Storyline

DI Frost is an old-school no-nonsense copper who believes in traditional policing methods. Assisted by several officers including the ever-able DS Toolan, Frost uses what he knows about the street to find solutions to complex crimes as a member of the Denton CID. His home life is complex as he cares for his wife until her death and then leads a quiet bachelor's life, with only the occasional attempt at a relationship with another woman. His daily nemesis however is the Station's commander, Supt. Mullett, who is constantly worrying about budgets, staffing levels and crime statistics. He doesn't appreciate DI Frost's rough and ready manner, which doesn't stop him from trotting him out - with his George Cross, Britain's highest civilian honour for gallantry - when it suits him.

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Plot Keywords:

death | police officer | investigation | police | detective inspector | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 1992 (UK)

Also Known As:

Detetive Frost

Filming Locations:

Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre, Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

ITV Productions, Excelsior, Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Novellist R.D. Wingfield, whose "Frost" book were the inspiration for the series, was very critical of the TV adaptation and said that it had ruined the character of Jack Frost that he had created in his novels.

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Quotes

Frost: No, it's not him. He's too stupid.

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Connections

Referenced in ShakespeaRe-Told: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)

User Reviews

Detective with a human touch

What a great detective series! "A touch of Frost" does not contain any stupid gunfights or rediculous unrealistic carchases. In a way, even the "whodunnit-part" is rather secondary in this series. Many of the cases that he must solve are not at all remarkable or especially spectacular. Instead, it all seems to come very close to real life police work. The real strength, then, lies in the very good characterization of the dramatis personae. Victims, criminals and most of all Frost himself are shown as people of flesh an blood. With their problems, their moods, their backgrounds... You really start to care for them, and that's why the rather trivial situations shown here are more powerful than typically poorly characterized people being killed by evil serial killers. With some mild humour inserted in places, you end up with a very good mix.

Highly recommended quality series, worth to stay at home for!