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"A Touch of Frost" Penny for the Guy (1997)



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User Rating:
8.4/10   49 votes
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R.D. Wingfield (novels)
Malcolm Bradbury (screenplay)
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Original Air Date:
9 February 1997 (Season 5, Episode 1)
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Plot:
A manpower shortage and a rash of child kidnapped for ransom force a vacationing Frost back to work partnering with beautiful but ambitious DS Liz Maud. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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David Jason ... D.I. Frost
Bruce Alexander ... Supt. Mullett
Susannah Doyle ... D.S. Liz Maud
Philip Stone ... Henry Finch

Miles Anderson ... Sir Richard Cordwell

Stephen Moyer ... D.C. Burton
John Lyons ... D.S. Toolan
Michael Angelis ... Reggie Stansfield
Carol Harrison ... Susie Stansfield
Paul Moriarty ... Sgt. Wells
James McKenna ... Sgt Brady
Gwyneth Powell ... Kitty Rayford

Charles De'Ath ... D.C. Collier
Damian Warren ... P.C. Packer
David McKail ... Dr. McKenzie
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Quotes:
Supt. Mullett: [as Frost is wading into a stream] Jack! You'll drown yourself!
D.I. Frost: [Sarcastically] Anything for you, sir.
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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Terrific, 1 December 2006
10/10
Author: jamiecostelo58 from United Kingdom

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

The case of a missing boy kidnapped by a man who wants revenge is displayed to brilliant effect in this Frost edition. What revenge though? The dangerous game of cat-and-mouse the kidnapper plays with Frost is simply immense, adding to the tension of whether or not Jack will succeed in finding the boy. To start with, Jack only suspects the actual kidnapper, but can he find any actual evidence before it's too late? Great detective teamwork from Jason, Susannah Doyle (D.S. Maud), John Lyons (D.S. Toolan) and Stephen Moyer (D.C. Burton) in their difficult quest to nail the culprit.

Actor Philip Stone portrays old man Finch to terrific effect, and probably steals the limelight from David Jason, so strong is his performance as a seemingly innocent OAP.

This episode could be the best of the entire Frost series, mixed with intense nail-biting moments and the usual funny gaffes (goodbye Jack's battered old Ford Sierra at last!), and is my firm favourite.

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