Line of Fire: Part 1 (25 Dec. 1999)

DI Frost investigates the murder of a policeman murdered during a sting of a ring of international; car thieves and someone murdering local pets.

Director:

Robert Knights

Writers:

R.D. Wingfield (characters), Michael Russell (screenplay)

Stars:

David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Paul Jesson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Jason	...	DI Jack Frost
Bruce Alexander	...	Supt. Mullett
Paul Jesson	...	DS Dorridge
Nicky Henson	...	DS Larry Finlay
Beth Goddard	...	Helen Fox
Georgia Mackenzie	...	WPC Susan Kavanagh
Lindy Whiteford	...	Shirley Fisher
Christopher Hollis	...	Det Insp Mark Newcombe
Daniel Caltagirone	...	Ray English
Ben Caplan	...	Sam Goodwin
Arthur White	...	PC Ernest 'Ernie' Trigg
James McKenna	...	Sgt. Don Brady
Emma Cooke	...	Sally Wainwright
Amanda Haberland	...	Tracy Cockroft
Tara Moran	...	Anne Moore

Storyline

During Christmas, a local power station worker is burgled. Shortly afterward, he falls to his death in a mysterious accident. Then a young police detective, Tim Fox, is murdered. Frost wonders if Fox's death is really related to the large investigation he was working on to uncover a car theft gang.

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Plot Keywords:

superintendent | power plant | jack frost | computer | chain of command | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1999 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Excelsior, Independent Television (ITV), Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 75 min (DVD) 75 min (6 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Shirley Fisher: You're still getting into trouble, Jack?
DI Jack Frost: Why stop the habits of a lifetime?

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Purple Haze"
(uncredited)
Performed by Jimi Hendrix

User Reviews

Great!

A Regional Crime Squad detective is found murdered on Jack's patch. Could his death have something to do with an undercover car theft ring? When Frost takes the lead in the subsequent investigation, he soon comes head-to-head with the dead policeman's boss, as well as suffering severe hostility from the victim's colleagues....

A welcome performance from Nicky Henson as D.S. Larry Finlay, a hard-hitting but sometimes naive officer who understandably takes offence to Jack's techniques to catch the killer. But is Jack pushing his luck too far or is he on the right track?

Line of Fire was the first of three two part specials of A Touch of Frost, which also welcomed the return of a character whom viewers hadn't seen for five years! A great cliffhanger awaits the end of part one and is not to be missed!