Dancing in the Dark (22 Feb. 2004)

Frost must deal with a corpse found in a recycling dump and a smuggling ring of white slavers specializing in young Polish girls.

Director:

Roy Battersby

Writers:

R.D. Wingfield (characters creator), Tony Charles (screenplay),

Stars:

David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Nicholas Burns

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Jason	...	Insp. Jack Frost
Bruce Alexander	...	Supt. Mullett
Nicholas Burns	...	D.C. Tranter
John Lyons	...	D.S. Toolan
Clive Wood	...	Stephen Richford
Jill Baker	...	Elizabeth Richford
Louisa Gilpin	...	Sarah Richford
Amber Sainsbury	...	Heather Wills
Sandy McDade	...	Dianne Hawkins (as Sandy Mcdade)
Andrew Dunford	...	Colin Bayliss
Patrick Baladi	...	Edward D'arblay
Julian Rivett	...	Terry Hirst
Arthur White	...	Ernie Trigg
David Gooderson	...	Pathologist (Derek Simpkins)
David McKail	...	Dr. Mckenzie (as David Mckail)

Storyline

Frost's efforts to join a gym and date Julie, the fitness instructor, are hampered by two suspicious deaths. The first concerns a man found dead on a waste tip with no identity beyond an empty wallet, seemingly a mugging victim. However his wife comes to report his disappearance and Frost, in following through, is intrigued to learn that her sleep therapist is rather more than just the concerned friend he professes to be. Could these two meek little souls be capable of murder? The other body is that of escort girl Heather, found in a hotel room booked by married businessman Stephen Richman. He denies murder but confesses that he was shocked to realize what she did as she was a student friend of his daughter. Later he is found dead in his car but Frost can see no reason for his suicide and rightly so. The escort agency is involved in bringing in Eastern European girls to work as pole dancers and Heather's desire to join in the profits of the enterprise may just have caused her death. ...

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Plot Keywords:

pole | detective constable | personal trainer | reference to sherlock holmes | toothpaste | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Polish

Release Date:

22 February 2004 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yorkshire Television (YTV), Excelsior, Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scenes at the Greyhound racing were filmed at Owlerton Dog Track in Sheffield.

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Quotes

Insp. Jack Frost: [Walking into his office and meeting his new partner] You are either a tailor's dummy, or you are Speedy Fitz-Tranter, and you're sitting in my chair!

User Reviews

Another winner

Illegal immigrants, fake passports and two murders dominate this excellent edition of Frost. Is there any connection between these cases?

Many funny moments abound when Jack decides to join the gym and gets friendly with trainer Julie Brown. Even more amusing is his hunt for appropriate trainers, and the consequences of eating a fry-up while his young sidekick enjoys a salad!

A gripping edition from start to finish, with the usual watchable performance from David Jason, Dancing in the Dark is sure to be yet another highlight for viewers.