Deep Waters (4 Feb. 1996)

Frost is frustrated in his interrogations of two men that stabbed a young woman during a robbery and a predatory professor possibly involved in an assault on a pretty co-ed.

Director:

Don Leaver

Writers:

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

Stars:

David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Jason	...	D.I. Frost
Bruce Alexander	...	Supt. Mullett
John Lyons	...	D.S. Toolan
Tamzin Malleson	...	Helen Tudor
Charlotte Bellamy	...	Jamie Merrick
Damian Lewis	...	Adam Weston
Darren Tighe	...	Tony Jarvis
Jonathan Hyde	...	Dr. Keith Michaelson
Gillian Bevan	...	Suzanne Michaelson
Simon Coates	...	Simon Marsh
Stephanie Turner	...	Mrs. Jarvis
Jay Simpson	...	Peter Bainbridge
Francis Magee	...	Rod Bainbridge
Katrina Levon	...	W.P.C. Lindsey Hunter
Matt Bardock	...	D.S. Clive Barnard

Storyline

DI Jack Frost investigates the stabbing of a woman during a robbery at a sub-post office. He is convinced that they have the culprits in custody but is frustrated by the limits placed on his ability to gather evidence. He also looks into an attack on the very pretty Helen Tudor who was pushed down the stairs at her university. She has no idea who may have pushed her but had recently rebuffed a professor, Dr. Michaelson, who had a reputation for getting too "close" to his students. In the course of the investigation, Frost learns that a woman very similar in appearance to Helen drowned some two years previously, even though she was a very good swimmer. Clive Barnard, now a DS in Boxborough, assists Frost in locating a possible suspect, a student who knew both girls. Frost finally finds himself a flat but also gets some unexpected lodgers.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | jack frost | interrogation | university | clothes obsession | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 1996 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Bretton Hall, Bretton, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Excelsior, Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 102 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Frost is in the professor's office, he examines the bookshelf. First, there are two copies of the same book ("Psychology") just a few inches apart, Next, when Frost removes a book called "Violent Death" and opens it, it's clear that a phony cover was placed on a real book upside-down.

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Quotes

[Frost is slowly and silently going through a suspect's records]
Gareth King: Look, are you going to tell me what this is about or what?
Frost: You're not under arrest, Mr. King. You're free to leave whenever you like.
[King gets up to leave]
Frost: What time did you get back today?

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Connections

References How I Won the War (1967)

User Reviews

An intriguing episode

When a beautiful young college student is injured in a fall on campus, Frost finds it difficult to locate a suspect. In his quest to discover the truth, he is reunited with an old friend and colleague, while also having to deal with a shopkeeper's murder.... But gathering enough evidence to charge the alleged suspects is going to be much harder than he thinks....

A family tragedy dominates the satisfactory conclusion to the student's accident, but with her life in serious danger can Jack save her before it's too late? The fine suspense builds to a tense ending, making Deep Waters a suitably watchable edition. 8/10